EU health ministers urge member states to step up co-operation against new coronavirus
European Union health ministers held a special meeting on February 13 for an exchange of views on the novel coronavirus
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EC: Excises on tobacco have hardly affected rates of smoking
The increase in EU minimum excise rates for cigarettes and fine-cut tobacco, set out in a 2011 directive, only had
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European health commissioner on coronavirus: ‘Time for facts, not fear’
This is the time for facts, not fear, European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on February 3 after meeting the head
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Eurostat: EU residents made 1.75 million trips to China in 2018
The outbreak of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus in the Hubei region in China has put a focus on
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New European Union visa rules come into force on February 2
New European Union rules on short-stay visas apply worldwide from February 2020, the European Commission said. “They make it easier
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EU mobilises 10 million euro for research on the new coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission is to grant 10 million euro from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, to support research
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EU presidents on Brexit: ‘A new dawn for Europe’
The presidents of three European Union institutions published an op-ed on January 31 to mark Brexit, titling it “a new
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EU concludes approval of Brexit withdrawal agreement
The Council of the European Union said on January 30 that it had adopted, by written procedure, the decision on
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‘Auld Lang Syne’ as European Parliament approves Brexit withdrawal agreement
The European Parliament voted on January 29 to approve the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, at the close of a debate characterised
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