Europe
Conference on the Future of Europe: inaugural event in Strasbourg on 9 May
The inaugural event to launch the Conference on the Future of Europe will take place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Europe Day, Sunday 9 May.
The official institutions category of The European Times keeps you informed on the latest developments within the European Union’s governing bodies. Get up-to-the-minute coverage on the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of the EU as they shape policy and law across Europe. Our experienced journalists analyze how decisions made in Brussels impact citizens, businesses, and nations across the continent.
Institutions
Start here
Recommended first read
Conference on the Future of Europe: inaugural event in Strasbourg on 9 May
Health
Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency…
Health
South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of…
Health
UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many midwives have been deployed to other health services, according to a new…
Health
Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s…
Health
UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion…
Health
Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it…
Health
Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in
Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday,…
Health
Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID,
Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases…
Europe
EP group leaders’ statement on the Conference on the Future
The Conference of Presidents recalls the importance of an adequate composition and role for the plenary of the Conference. Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP