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Coronavirus: Online platforms remove ‘millions’ of misleading ads

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Online platforms have removed or blocked millions of misleading advertisements or product listings promoting false claims or scam products in

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Covid-19: EC boosts urgently-needed research and innovation with further 122M euro

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 19 that it has mobilised a further 122 million euro from its research and

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EC: 117M euro granted for developing treatments and diagnostics of coronavirus

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 12 that eight large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the

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Covid-19: EC proposes 3BN macro-financial assistance package to support 10 countries

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 22 that it had adopted a proposal for a three billion euro macro-financial assistance

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Covid-19: MEPs call for emergency fund to support media

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

Additional European Union action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the ravaged media and culture sectors, members of

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Coronavirus: European Commission issues guidelines on testing

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commisssion presented on April 15 guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies, as part of the European Roadmap towards lifting

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EC, European Investment Fund make available 8BN euro finance for 100 000 SMEs

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 6 that it had “unlocked” a billion euro from the European Fund for Strategic

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EC proposes 100BN euro solidarity instrument to help employees keep incomes, firms stay open

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission is further increasing its response to the Covid-19 pandemic by proposing to set up a 100 billion

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EC scientists develop control material to help prevent coronavirus test failures

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

European Commission scientists have designed new control material that laboratories can use to check the correct functioning of their coronavirus

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