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European Commission refers Poland to the European Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges

Rule of Law: European Commission refers Poland to the European Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges and asks for interim measures Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland...

Coronavirus: Commission mobilises €123 million for research and innovation to combat the threat of variants

The Commission is mobilising €123 million from Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme, for urgent research into coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe adds to a...

Interim statement of the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO

Interim statement of the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 7 April 2021 Reading time: 2 min (509 words) The COVID-19 subcommittee of the...

Global technology governance can succeed with the right cooperation

This article is part of the Global Technology Governance Summit New and emerging technologies can help humanity become more resilient and adaptable in a post-pandemic world. The speed and complexity of technological advancement...

London police chief says she won’t step down after police clashes

London police commissioner Cressida Dick said she was not considering stepping down after officers were criticised for clashing with protesters at a vigil held for Sarah Everard. Video showed Metropolitan police officers...

UK PM ‘concerned’ by Sarah Everard vigil footage

Sarah Everard vigil: Boris Johnson ‘deeply concerned’ by footage Boris Johnson has said he is “deeply concerned” by footage showing police officers detaining women at Saturday’s vigil to remember Sarah Everard. The...

Organised crime: Dozens held in Belgium and Netherlands after investigators crack coded network

Police in Belgium and the Netherlands have made dozens of arrests in a vast operation against organised crime after an encrypted communications network popular with criminals was broken up, prosecutors said on...

Vaccine nationalism: ‘UK has not blocked exports’ says Johnson in rebuke to claims by EU’s Michel

Boris Johnson has hit back at claims from the European Council president who accused the UK of banning exports of COVID-19 vaccines. The fresh row over vaccine nationalism between the UK and...

‘Get back to basics,’ urges WHO as Europe records first rise in COVID cases in six weeks

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe rose last week ending a six-week decline, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. More than one million new cases of the deadly...

EU unveils plan to force companies to publish wages to help close gender pay gap

The European Commission has unveiled a plan to force companies to be more transparent with their salaries to end the difference in pay between men and women. Brussels wants all workers to...

Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic apologised for his comments on Thursday.

Slovakia became the second EU member after Hungary to receive doses of Russia’s Sputnik V

‘Unacceptable’: Ukraine slams Slovak PM over territory swap ‘joke’ Slovakia’s prime minister has apologised after saying he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines. On Monday,...

Commission initiates an investigation to decide whether to prolong the steel safeguard measure

Commission initiates an investigation to decide whether to prolong the steel safeguard measure Today, the Commission has initiated an investigation to assess whether the safeguard measure currently in place on imports of...

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