The eurozone economy is likely to shrink between 8% and 12% this year as it struggles to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde (pictured) said on Wednesday (27 May), writes Balazs Koranyi. The ECB earlier said the economy could shrink by between 5% and 12%, but speaking in […]
French utility EDF has submitted an application to Britain’s regulators to build the £17-18 billion Sizewell C nuclear plant in the east of England, it said on Wednesday (27 May), writes Susanna Twidale. The application, known as a development consent order, made to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate was expected in March but was delayed due […]
A senior European Union politician couldn’t help a Brexit quip as he waded into Britain’s row over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser and mastermind of leaving the bloc who is accused of violating coronavirus travel curbs, writes Gabriela Baczynska. Cummings refused to resign on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong by […]
A British minister said on Wednesday (27 May) that it was time to “move on” after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser provoked outrage and widespread scorn by making a 400 km (250 mile) road trip during the coronavirus lockdown, write Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton. Dominic Cummings (pictured) has refused to quit after it […]
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has moved far aside all other topics of international and regional political agenda. These days we hear very little about the situation in Syria, Yemen, Persian gulf and Venezuela. Even controversial dispute among OPEC+ members over oil price has been placed behind the theatrical scenery of the […]
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) have published landmark advice on 26 May, warning the European Commission that immediate action is needed to protect two critically vulnerable marine species. A group of NGOs has welcomed the move, which came in response to their major intervention last year. ICES has urged the Commission […]
“As the third round of negotiations on the EU-UK future partnership takes off, the EPP Group is worried by the lack of progress and calls on the UK government to engage constructively in all areas of the negotiations,” said Christophe Hansen MEP, the European Parliament’s negotiator of the post-Brexit agreement. “It takes two to tango. […]
Today (27 May), the European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all member states, the European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, embedded within a powerful, modern and revamped long-term EU budget. The Commission […]
©Getty Images The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has today (27 May) agreed on the structure and business approach of the new Pan-European Guarantee Fund (EGF) to tackle the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was endorsed by the European Council on 23 April as part of the overall […]
#NextGenerationEU – Europe’s moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation
Today (27 May), the European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all member states, the European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, embedded within a powerful, modern and revamped long-term EU budget. The Commission […]
#Eurozone economy to shrink between 8% and 12% in 2020: Lagarde
The eurozone economy is likely to shrink between 8% and 12% this year as it struggles to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde (pictured) said on Wednesday (27 May), writes Balazs Koranyi. The ECB earlier said the economy could shrink by between 5% and 12%, but speaking in […]
#EDF seeks building consent for Britain’s #SizewellC nuclear plant
French utility EDF has submitted an application to Britain’s regulators to build the £17-18 billion Sizewell C nuclear plant in the east of England, it said on Wednesday (27 May), writes Susanna Twidale. The application, known as a development consent order, made to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate was expected in March but was delayed due […]
Cummings and his #Brexit friends leave when they should stay, quips EU’s Tusk
A senior European Union politician couldn’t help a Brexit quip as he waded into Britain’s row over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser and mastermind of leaving the bloc who is accused of violating coronavirus travel curbs, writes Gabriela Baczynska. Cummings refused to resign on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong by […]
British minister says ‘move on’ from rage over PM adviser #Cummings road trip
A British minister said on Wednesday (27 May) that it was time to “move on” after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser provoked outrage and widespread scorn by making a 400 km (250 mile) road trip during the coronavirus lockdown, write Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton. Dominic Cummings (pictured) has refused to quit after it […]
East of #Ukraine, is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has moved far aside all other topics of international and regional political agenda. These days we hear very little about the situation in Syria, Yemen, Persian gulf and Venezuela. Even controversial dispute among OPEC+ members over oil price has been placed behind the theatrical scenery of the […]
Scientists call for immediate EU action to protect dolphins and porpoises following NGO request
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) have published landmark advice on 26 May, warning the European Commission that immediate action is needed to protect two critically vulnerable marine species. A group of NGOs has welcomed the move, which came in response to their major intervention last year. ICES has urged the Commission […]
“As the third round of negotiations on the EU-UK future partnership takes off, the EPP Group is worried by the lack of progress and calls on the UK government to engage constructively in all areas of the negotiations,” said Christophe Hansen MEP, the European Parliament’s negotiator of the post-Brexit agreement. “It takes two to tango. […]
#NextGenerationEU – Europe’s moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation
Today (27 May), the European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all member states, the European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, embedded within a powerful, modern and revamped long-term EU budget. The Commission […]
#EIB Board approves €25 billion Pan-European Guarantee Fund to respond to #COVID-19 crisis
©Getty Images The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has today (27 May) agreed on the structure and business approach of the new Pan-European Guarantee Fund (EGF) to tackle the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was endorsed by the European Council on 23 April as part of the overall […]
#Coronavirus - Inyon Ewopeyen endistri etap nan pwoteje sitwayen Ewopeyen an
Konpayi Ewopeyen yo te reponn rapidman a kriz sa a. Yo montre yon solidarite ekstraòdinè pou fè fas ak pandemi yo ansanm pou pwoteje sante sitwayen Ewopeyen yo. Anpil konpayi atravè Ewòp retooled ak remove pwodiksyon yo nan satisfè demann lan pou Ekipman Pwoteksyon pèsonèl (PPE), dezenfektan ak aparèy medikal. 26 Me, Komisyon an [...]
#Coronavirus - Apre apèl Komisyon an, tribin retire dè milyon de reklam ki twonpe
Kòm yon pati nan angajman li nan pwoteje konsomatè yo sou entènèt, Komisyon Ewopeyen an te kowòdone yon tès depistaj ('bale') nan sit entènèt, ak objektif la nan chèche konnen ki kote konsomatè nan Inyon Ewopeyen an yo te sibi kontni pwomosyon reklamasyon fo oswa pwodwi tronpe nan ... kontèks coronavirus la. Rezilta yo montre ke, apre apèl Komisyon an, [...]
Plan envestisman nan peyi Espay: finansman € 200 milyon dola pou #Gewod pou devlope machin vèt
Bank Envestisman Ewopeyen an (EIB) ap bay € 200 milyon dola bay konpayi panyòl Gestamp envesti nan rechèch li yo ak pwogram devlopman. Finansman an garanti pa Fon Ewopeyen an pou Envestisman Estratejik. Gestamp, ki anplwaye kèk 43,000 pèsonèl, pral sèvi ak sipò finansye a yo devlope pi an sekirite, pi lejè machin ki gen pi ba emisyon. Aktivite R & D yo pral [...]
Sou 26 me, Komisyon Ewopeyen an te lanse yon konsiltasyon piblik sou pwoteksyon an ak fasilitasyon nan envestisman kwa-fontyè nan Inyon Ewopeyen an. Envestisman prive se esansyèl pou finanse ekonomi Ewòp la ak biznis yo. Li kontribye nan kreyasyon an nan travay ak nan diversification nan sèvis ak pwodwi nan mache sèl nou an. Mobilize finansman prive yo pral [...]
Nan dat 26 me, Prezidan Komisyon Ursula von der Leyen, Prezidan Konsèy Charles Michel ak Premye Minis Japonè Shinzō Abe te fè yon reyinyon lidè vityèl e yo te pibliye yon lage pou laprès ansanm. Yo adrese repons lan nan pandemi coronavirus yo, en enpòtans solidarite mondyal, koperasyon ak miltilateralis efikas. Lidè yo diskite bezwen an [...]
$ 10 milya dola leve soti vivan nan fon devlopman nan #Coronavirus vaksen - kòmantè #Oxfam
Kòmantè sou anons la pa Komisyon Ewopeyen an ke $ 10.4 milya dola te leve soti vivan nan finans rechèch la ak devlopman nan vaksen, tretman ak tès pou coronavirus la, Anna Marriott, Sante Manadjè Policy pou Oxfam te di: "Pifò moun ap gen kè kontan yo wè lajan piblik. envesti nan devlopman vaksen pou coronavirus yo. Men, [...]
Konplo a otorizasyon ekspòtasyon pou ekipman pwoteksyon pèsonèl (PPE), premye prezante nan mwa mas ane sa a, asire konpetans nan ekipman pou de pwodwi sa yo nan Inyon Ewopeyen an nan tan nan yon pandemi coronavirus, sispann aplike, jan li te planifye, soti nan 26 me. Evalyasyon komisyon Komisyon an te mennen nan konklizyon ke li te sèvi li [...]
Almay vize fasilite distans ak leve avètisman vwayaj Ewopeyen an - medya
Almay plan yo fasilite etap distans sosyal soti nan 29 jen, yon semèn pi bonè pase deja planifye, ak gen pou objaktif pou leve yon avètisman vwayaj pou 31 peyi Ewopeyen an soti nan mitan mwa jen, medya Alman rapòte, ekri Michelle Martin. Rapò yo vini kòm rejyon Alman diskite avèk Chanselye Angela Merkel ki jan yo plis fasilite restriksyon lockdown prezante nan mwa mas [...]
Okenn nan anplwaye mwen te febli #Coronavirus messagerie - PM Johnson
Premye Minis Britanik lan, Boris Johnson, te di Lendi (25 me) li te kwè ke okenn nan anplwaye li yo te febli mesaj sante piblik la sou fason moun ka ede rezoud epidemi coronavirus la, e li ajoute ke li regrete kòlè li sou mouvman konsèy li yo, ekri Estelle Shirbon. "Wi nan kou mwen regrèt konfizyon an ak [...]
