Photo by Farah Almazouni on Unsplash A major new report, which looks at the challenges faced by the industry and companies in the Single Market, has been given a guarded welcome. The findings of the report on the Future of EU Competitiveness seeks to contribute to the Commission’s work on a new plan…
Photo by Erwan Hesry on Unsplash A major new report voices optimism about the future of the troubled agricultural sector in Europe. This is despite concerns voiced by farmers in the recent past that the industry attracted insufficient support at national and EU level. The report, by the 29 members of the EU’s…
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash The first three years of the EU’s €724 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) have seen delays in funds being disbursed and projects being implemented. That is according to a worrying report published on Tuesday by the EU watchdog. The delays, they says, “put at risk the achievement…
Photo by Liam Burnett-Blue on Unsplash A senior MEP has welcomed the prospect of closer cooperation between the EU and Japan. Reinhard Bütikofer, the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on EU-Japan relations, was speaking after the “Hydrogen High-Level Business Forum” in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Japan is the EU’s second-biggest trading partner in Asia after…
Photo by Kristine Wook on Unsplash The EU has called for an “immediate humanitarian pause” to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza against the poliovirus. The demand comes as it emerged that the Gaza Strip has been hit by its first outbreak of polio in over two decades. The area had been polio-free…
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Unsplash The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine has strongly condemned the killing of a British journalist working for the Reuters news agency. It also said the events of the last few days has been “unprecedented” for the media organisation and its representatives in war-torn Ukraine. This…
Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash Substantial fresh cash aid is being made available to several EU countries to help them cope with natural disasters. On Tuesday,the EU said some €1 billion was being freed up to help five EU states. The European Commission is proposing financial support from the EU solidarity fund….
Photo by Adrien Converse on Unsplash The European Commission has launched a call for nominations of scientists to be shortlisted for future membership of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors. The group provides high-quality, timely and independent scientific advice to the College of European Commissioners on any subject, including on policy issues that the European…
Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash The EU says it has released an additional €122 million for humanitarian assistance in the Greater Horn of Africa. This comes as the region continues to face the impact of conflicts and climate-related disasters such as drought and floods. The funding will, says the commission,…
Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash The EU has moved to provide what is says is an “immediate response” to the mpox outbreak in Africa. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and…
