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The Council of the European Union adopted on December 7 amendments to the directive on the common system of value added tax (VAT) to allow EU member states to temporarily […]
After years of working with the leadership of the European Union on codifying measures to fight antisemitism at the European, member state and local levels, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) […]
The European Commission approved on November 25 a sixth contract under the EU Vaccines Strategy, this time with the pharmaceutical company Moderna, the Commission said in a statement. The contract […]
The European Commission will on November 17 authorise a contract to buy up to 405 million doses of a vaccine produced by the European company CureVac, EC President Ursula von […]
Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school pupils are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis use and the challenges posed by new addictive behaviours. These […]
The European Union announced on November 12 that it will contribute an additional 100 million in grant funding to support the COVAX Facility to secure access to the future Covid-19 […]
The European Commission will on November 11 authorise a contract for up to 300 million doses of the vaccine developed by German companies BioNTech and Pfizer, EC President Ursula von […]
In 2020, among the 26 European Union countries for which data are available, there were 168 000 more deaths during weeks 10-26 (March –June) than the average number of deaths […]
European Union foreign ministers said on October 12 that the bloc was ready to take further restrictive measures against entities and high-ranking officials in Belarus, including Aleksandr Lukashenko, if the […]
The European Commission has signed a joint procurement framework contract with pharmaceutical company Gilead for the supply of up to 500 000 treatment courses of Veklury, the brand name for […]
