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EU Questions Ukrainian President’s Sanctions On TV Stations
The European Union has questioned a move by … February 3, the spokesperson of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell … Power Broker Pull Strings The EU statement contrasts with…
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EU will not respond to ‘threats’ from London over Northern Ireland border disruption, says Dublin
The EU will not scrap or alter controversial Brexit border arrangements for Northern Ireland in response to “unilateral demands or threats” from London, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned. Simon Coveney…
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Israeli-born Margaret Karram elected president of Focolare movement
The international Focolare Movement that promotes unity and universal kinship has a new president for the next six years -- Margaret Karram -- an Arab Catholic, born 1962 in Haifa,…
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The Lies Told About The EU Copyright Directive’s Upload Filters May Help Get Them Thrown Out In Court
from the freedom-to-conduct-business dept Although the main fight over the EU's Copyright Directive was lost back in March 2019, there are plenty of local battles underway. That's a consequence of…
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How the EU spent €469M on COVID-19 research in a year
The European Commission has invested €469 million in 105 COVID-19 research projects, with funding for 45 clinical trials taking the biggest share, of €118.9 million, according to the latest data.…
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Widening 2.0: draft work programme details EU plans to plug the east-west R&D gap
A Horizon Europe draft work programme sheds more light on Widening 2.0, the European Commission’s strategy to help countries reform their R&D systems, attract talent and use structural funds for…
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EU auditors to scrutinise Horizon 2020 Widening efforts
The European Court of Auditors is assessing if measures in Horizon Europe to reduce the east-west innovation gap have had any impact, with a report expected by the end of…
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EU declares a €4B research war on cancer
The EU on Wednesday set out a €4 billion Beating Cancer plan, including the most concerted push ever for research and its translation through to better treatments. The plan, an…
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Penn Lecture Series Explores Race and Religion
Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Steven Weitzman and Anne Albert | Courtesy of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Steven…
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Holy See: “Effective action” needed to fight poverty in Covid-hit developing nations – Vatican News
Leaving “no one behind” in the present Covid-19 pandemic “depends on the willingness of States to act in solidarity and fraternity in building the common good,” according to the Holy…