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EC in deal to accelerate delivery of BioNtech-Pfizer jabs to EU countries

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission agreed on December 19 with BioNtech-Pfizer to accelerate the delivery of its mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 to

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EMA: Janssen vaccine against Covid-19 may be used as booster dose

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe team new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 15 that its human medicines committee had concluded that a booster dose

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Move to criminalise hate speech, hate crimes at EU level

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has presented an initiative to criminalise hate speech and hate crime at EU level. “Hate speech and

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EU extends ‘roam like at home’ to 2032

December 9, 2021December 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament and EU member states have agreed to extend the “roam like at home” system – whereby citizens

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EMA, ECDC on Covid-19 jabs: ‘Mix-and-match’ approach can be used for both initial doses and boosters

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Evidence from studies on a “mix-and-match” approach to vaccination against Covid-19 suggests that the combination of viral vector vaccines and

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Covid-19: EC approves contract with Valneva to secure a new potential vaccine

November 10, 2021November 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission approved on November 10 the eighth contract with a pharmaceutical company with a view to purchasing its

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EU approves new Blue Card rules for highly-skilled workers from outside bloc

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on October 7, European Union justice and home affairs ministers approved new rules for the entry and residence of

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EC calls on EU countries to improve safety of journalists

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Commission presented on September 16 its first-ever formal recommendation to strengthen the safety of journalists and other media

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EC to donate further 200M doses of Covid-19 vaccines to non-EU countries

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission will donate a further 200 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 to non-EU countries by mid-2022, to

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