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EU wants to buy COVID-19 vaccines up front – unless they’re made in America

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:29
The European Commission is seeking a mandate from EU countries to buy promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates in advance from pharmaceutical firms, as long as they are not produced solely in the United States, officials said.
Categories: European Union

BELGRADE – UN Court urged to hospitalise Mladić

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:29
The defence team of Ratko Mladić has called on the mechanism for international criminal tribunals (MICT) in The Hague to allow the general, who has been sentenced for war crimes in Bosnia, to be treated in hospital after his health...
Categories: European Union

ZAGREB – Only tourist destination in the EU

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:29
Only tourist destination in the EU. According to interior minister Davor Božinović, Croatia is currently the only EU member state that has a functioning tourism sector. Of the 104,782 people who entered Croatia between Wednesday (10 June) and Thursday (11...
Categories: European Union

"La victoire est possible au Sahel", selon l'Elysée

CRIDEM (Mauritanie) - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:29
La Provence - "La victoire est possible au Sahel", a estimé jeudi l'Elysée, en se félicitant des progrès réalisés dans la lutte...
Categories: Afrique

SOFIA – ‘It’s their choice’

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:28
‘It’s their choice’. The European Parliament must adopt a resolution stating that it is Roma people’s choice to live in marginal and very poor socio-economic conditions in Europe, according to Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki (VMRO/ECR).  Dzhambazki’s comments are featured in...
Categories: European Union

ATHENS – Weird incident with Operation Irini

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:27
Greek media reported that an incident occurred on Wednesday (10 June) off the coast of Libya. A Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessel allegedly carrying weapons for Libya escorted by three Turkish frigates broke the arms embargo of the EU Irini operation. Apparently, there was only one Greek frigate...
Categories: European Union

ROME – New reopenings in Italy

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:24
Playgrounds and summer camps for children could be allowed to reopen as of Monday (15 June), according to the latest draft government decree. Games rooms and betting agencies will also be allowed to reopen that day, provided they comply with...
Categories: European Union

HELSINKI – Everyday-racism a problem in Finland

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:23
A new survey released in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations on Tuesday (9 June) shows that people of African descent living in Finland experience racism and discrimination on a daily basis. An earlier 2018 European Union report...
Categories: European Union

BRUSSELS – Recovery fund money ‘not enough’ for Belgium

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:22
Walloon Minister-President, Elio Di Rupo (PS), said on Thursday (11 June) that crisis aid to be provided to the region within the framework of the European Commission’s post-COVID-19 recovery fund was “insufficient”. Under current plans, Belgium would be able to...
Categories: European Union

PARIS – France extends borders by growing its maritime space

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:21
France’s maritime space is set to extend by 151,323 km2 in the Indian Ocean, off Reunion Island and the Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), the French Secretariat-General for the Sea and the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea...
Categories: European Union

Unsustainable imports, Brexit disruption, glyphosate assessment

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:19
Welcome to EURACTIV's AgriFood Brief, your weekly update on all things Agriculture & Food in the EU.
Categories: European Union

Börsengang: Ina Invest wagt 2020 den ersten Börsengang in der Schweiz

Blick.ch - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:16
Mit der Ina Invest Holding steht am (heutigen) Freitag an der Schweizer Börse SIX der erste Börsengang des laufenden Jahres an. Die Implenia-Abspaltung wagt den Gang aufs Parkett.
Categories: Swiss News

Coronavirus in Tanzania: Has Covid-19 disappeared?

BBC Africa - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:15
Several doctors in the country say Covid-19 is spreading fast despite the government's claims to the contrary.
Categories: Africa

EU voices ‘serious concern’ at US International Criminal Court sanctions

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:06
The EU’s diplomatic chief on Thursday (11 June) voiced “serious concern” at moves by President Donald Trump to sanction any International Criminal Court officials who investigate US troops. Ramping up pressure for the Hague-based court to stop its probe of...
Categories: European Union

When it comes to nuclear power, fear is a bad advisor

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 07:59
There are many valid arguments against specific nuclear projects – including cost efficiency, safety, and environmental footprint. But one should also be honest in comparing the trade-offs with competing technologies, writes Pieter Cleppe.
Categories: European Union

‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda must be at heart of government policy, German NGOs demand

Euractiv.com - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 07:52
As Germany prepares its latest plans to promote the objectives of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, a group of 17 German NGOs have weighed in on changes they want to see. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Welt-Albinismus-Tag 13.6.: Menschen mit Albinismus in Afrika noch immer stark diskriminiert

Blick.ch - Fri, 06/12/2020 - 07:48
Trotz Aufklärung und Unterstützung erleben Menschen mit Albinismus in Afrika noch immer starke Diskriminierung. Der Welt-Albinismus-Tag von morgen Samstag will die Aufmerksamkeit auf das traurige Thema lenken.
Categories: Swiss News

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