Category: Politics
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Charles Michel following his visit to the Madrid
European Council President Charles Michel visited the reception centre for Afghan employees of EU institutions evacuated from Kabul.
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Mergers: Commission starts investigation for possible breach of the standstill obligation in Illumina / GRAIL transaction
European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 Aug 2021 The European Commission has decided to open an investigation to assess whether Illumina’s decision to complete its acquisition of GRAIL, while the Commission’s in-depth investigation into the proposed transaction is still ongoing, constitutes a breach of the “standstill obligation”.
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CAPTURE21: Innovating back to normal
Capture21 is this year’s edition of Europol’s photo competition. Unfortunately, 2020 was a devastating year. Millions of people were out of work and left struggling to pay their bills. Meanwhile, more than a billion children missed out on crucial schooling. To make matters worse, criminals adapted their techniques to exploit our fears around the COVID-19…
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NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €5.1 billion in pre-financing to France
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 Aug 2021 The European Commission has today disbursed €5.1 billion to France in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the country’s financial allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
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Statement by Commissioner Johansson on the situation in Afghanistan at the extraordinary meeting of Interior Ministers
European Commission Statement Brussels, 18 Aug 2021 The European Commission has been following the latest developments in Afghanistan with great and increasing concern.
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Coronavirus: 13 European countries provide urgent assistance to Tunisia
… situation within the country, the European Union and its member states continue …
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Blockchain Algorithms To Apply For Regulation
… a trading licence in the European Union. They’ve been granted …
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EU mobilises €3 million in humanitarian aid for Haiti following devastating earthquake
European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 Aug 2021 In light of the devastating effects of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, the European Union is allocating €3 million in humanitarian funding to address the most urgent needs of the affected communities.
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State aid: Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Aug 2021 The European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the introduction of a new product in the the form of guarantees on synthetic securitisation tranches under the European Guarantee Fund managed by the European Investment Bank Group (consisting of the European Investment Bank, “EIB” and the