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Road safety: deal for modern EU driving licence rules | News
The agreement on an update of EU driving licence directive reached on early Tuesday morning is intended to improve road safety in Europe, with almost 20,000 lives lost on EU…
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Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) seminar on Priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions (PAMIs) for cholera control in Ethiopia
This activity was organized by Africa CDC, ECDC and WHO AFRO with the aim to share knowledge and capacity building on the Identification of Priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions (PAMIs)…
Africa
Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release
Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are “particularly vulnerable” to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to the…
Europe
Council and Parliament strike provisional agreement on new rules for driving licences
Today, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the update of the driving licence directive. This update of the directive will have an important impact…
Europe
Kaja Kallas Stresses EU’s Role in Israel-Palestine Crisis During Visit to Tel Aviv
During a joint press conference in Tel Aviv with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas reiterated the European Union’s commitment to Israel’s security…
Education
Parliamentary question, A Third Infringement Case Against Italy for Lettori discrimination
Parliamentary question calls for checks on evidence submitted by Italy in an unprecedented third Commission infringement case for non-implementation of the Lettori rulings of the Court of Justice In an…
Human Rights
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
"Ignorance allows for racism, but racism requires ignorance. It requires that we don't know the facts," says Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University…
Europe
Council adopts financial benchmarks regulation to ease burden on SMEs
The Council adopted today a regulation on financial benchmarks with the aim of reducing red tape for EU companies, particularly SMEs.Benchmarks are widely used by companies and investors in the EU as…
Europe
Fourth EU-India Maritime Security Dialogue held in New Delhi
The European Union and India held their fourth maritime security dialogue in New Delhi on 21 March. They discussed developments in the maritime security situation in Europe and in the…
Europe
A Step Toward Peace: Margara-Alican Border Temporarily Reopens Amid Diplomatic Hopes
In a landmark move signaling progress in Armenian-Turkish relations, the Margara-Alican border crossing between Armenia and Türkiye has been temporarily reopened. The European Union (EU) swiftly welcomed the development, praising…