Sea-Watch 3 to Enter Sicily
The sea rescuers of the “Sea-Watch 3” with 440 people on board had to wait for a week to be assigned a safe harbour. Now they are allowed to enter the Sicilian city of Pozzallo. The
EU Wants to Participate in US-Russia Talks
Talks between the US and Russia on the Ukraine conflict are scheduled to occur on January 10. The EU foreign affairs representative Borrell is now calling for the EU to participate while the US wants to
COVID Surge Across Europe
In France, the number of new corona infections has increased significantly for days. While more than 100,000 new cases were reported for the first time on Christmas Day, the authorities now registered 179,807 new infections within
France to pay Monthly Bonus for Hospital Staff amid Omicron Surge
France seeks to pay nurses in intensive care units a monthly bonus of 100 euros from January. The bonus will be paid as early as January and contributes to the recognition of the harsh working conditions
Refugee Numbers in Europe Rise Again
After fewer asylum seekers arrived in Europe in 2020 due to the corona pandemic, the number of initial applications rose again in 2021. A particularly large number of people seeks to stay in Germany. The number
EU and US Discuss Efforts to Deliver 1.7 Billion Vaccines Globally by Mid-2022
Senior European Commission officials have met with senior White House and other U.S. government officials on progress and next steps towards achieving the US-EU Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now,
EU and US Discuss Efforts to Deliver 1.7 Billion Vaccines Globally by Mid-2022
Senior European Commission officials have met with senior White House and other U.S. government officials on progress and next steps towards achieving the US-EU Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now, and Building Back Better Health Security. Led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s Head of Cabinet Björn […]
Greece Wants EU Funds to Extend Anti-Migrant Wall on Land Border with Turkey
The government of EU member Greece is going to restart a request for the European Union for funding in order to extend a steel wall that partly covers the country’s land border with Turkey as a measure against illegal immigration.
EU Agrees Vaccine Delivery Acceleration with Pfizer
The European Commission has agreed with BioNtech-Pfizer to accelerate the delivery of its mRNA vaccine to Member States, starting in a few weeks. In Q1 of 2022, BioNtech-Pfizer will deliver an additional 20 million vaccine doses with 5 million in January, 5 million in February and 10 million in March. These doses come on top […]
Regional Leaders Call for More Positive Turkish-EU Relations
Regional leaders from Turkey and the European Union have expressed the need to advance more positive relations between Turkey and the EU, increasing contacts and collaboration, with economic sustainability as a central theme. The comments came at a meeting of the Working Group Turkey, which was created by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) […]
EU Council Approves Conclusions on Plan to Safeguard Food Supply
EU farming ministers today approved conclusions on a plan to protect the EU’s food supply system against future threats. The contingency plan for food supply and food security was developed by the EU Commission as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the vulnerability of Europe’s food chain […]
