EU recognises Covid certificates from Turkey and Ukraine
The EU will recognise national Covid certificates from Turkey, Ukraine and North Macedonia from Friday, opening the way to easier travel for their residents, the European Commission said.
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August 22, 2021 Relative of Deutsche Welle journalist killed by Taliban
Taliban fighters trying to track down western-affiliated journalists allegedly shot dead a family member of an editor working for Deutsche Welle and seriously injured another, the German public broadcaster has said.
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August 21, 2021 EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain
The EU’s two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain’s foreign minister said.
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August 20, 2021 EU funds Romania’s brown bear search
Romania, which is home to an estimated 6,000 brown bears, the largest population in the EU, has launched a project to find the real population of these bears, using EU cohesion funds.
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August 19, 2021 Luxembourg emerges as Europe’s sanctions leader on data breaches
Which European countries impose the most or the largest fines for data breaches? After last month’s record fine for Amazon, EURACTIV takes a closer look.
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August 18, 2021 EU solar power generation hits record high
Solar power supply in the European Union during June and July rose to a record high in 2021, accounting for 10% of total electricity produced in the region, a report by independent climate think-tank Ember said on Wednesday (18 August).
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August 17, 2021 EU foreign ministers to hold Afghan crisis talks
EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks via videolink Tuesday (17 August) on the situation in Afghanistan as European nations scramble to evacuate personnel from the country, officials said.
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August 16, 2021 EU Commission presses for overhaul of asylum rules as Taliban enter Kabul
The crisis in Afghanistan and the actions of Belarus demonstrate the need for a fast overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum rules, EU Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Sunday (15 August). “If there is one thing that the situation in Afghanistan and the actions of Belarus have shown, it is that the clock […]
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August 15, 2021 EU border agency trials high tech controls as Afghan fighting spreads
The EU’s border agency is trialling new high-tech surveillance equipment to detect migrant boats, just as rapid gains by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have raised the prospect of a surge in people fleeing to Europe.
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August 2, 2021 Pfizer and Moderna raise prices for COVID-19 vaccines in EU
Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (1 August).
