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At the forefront of curtailing the pandemic
4 February 2020, 142nd Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions Belgium - Brussels - February 2020 © European Union / Giedre Daugelaite Dr Hans Henri P. KLUGE, Regional Director for Europe, World Health Organization Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, President of the European Committee of the Regions

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At the forefront of curtailing the pandemic

04 February 2021, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, 142nd plenary session – European Committee of the Regions: I am very happy to be here today,…

5 February 2021 · 6 min read

Protests on agri laws pick up in Rajasthan, across caste, religion
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Protests on agri laws pick up in Rajasthan, across caste, religion

Over the past one week, protests against the three farm laws in Rajasthan, which were earlier concentrated at Shahjahanpur in Alwar district, along the state border with Haryana, have spread…

5 February 2021 · 3 min read

European Union funds new project to improve personalized treatments for ovarian cancer
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European Union funds new project to improve personalized treatments for ovarian cancer

The European Union has funded a project to improve personalized treatments for ovarian cancer with nearly 15 million euros for five years. The international DECIDER project has partners from 14…

5 February 2021 · 3 min read

Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe
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Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe

A European alert food system is nearing 500 reports because of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in products with sesame seeds. Belgium made the first alert in early September 2020…

5 February 2021 · 4 min read

EU flags concern over Austrian minimum airfare plan
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EU flags concern over Austrian minimum airfare plan

The EU has raised concerns over Austrian plans to set a minimum airfare, a spokesman said, weighing in on an environmental policy debate that pits traditional airlines against low-cost carriers.…

5 February 2021 · 2 min read

Air France, unions rail against EU bailout conditions
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Air France, unions rail against EU bailout conditions

Air France and its pilot unions protested on Wednesday (3 February) against EU demands that the airline give up takeoff and landing slots at its Paris base in return for…

5 February 2021 · 3 min read

EU presidency trio assesses European defence policy progress
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EU presidency trio assesses European defence policy progress

Portugal’s defence minister, João Gomes Cravinho, held a videoconference with his German counterpart and the Slovenian secretary of state on Wednesday (3 February) to take stock of “developments in European…

5 February 2021 · 2 min read

Majority of French still against Balkans’ EU integration
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Majority of French still against Balkans’ EU integration

Some 59% of French citizens do not see the prospect of the Western Balkans countries’ EU accession in a positive light, a new study has found. But it also revealed…

5 February 2021 · 3 min read

Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid as violence rises: EU commissioner
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Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid as violence rises: EU commissioner

Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid but rising violence is preventing deliveries, a senior European Union humanitarian official said on Wednesday (3 February), reiterating calls for a ceasefire between the…

5 February 2021 · 2 min read