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COVID-19: EU institutions take action to procure life-saving medical equipment

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Last week, the Commission set up a scheme to gather medical equipment (through rescEU) so that the necessary supplies to combat COVID-19 can quickly get...

EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the Commission is launching today the first fleet of firefighting aircraft under...

Parliament strengthens EU disaster response capability

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
An upgrade of the EU’s civil defence mechanism, tested to its limits by 2017 and 2018 forest fires, storms and floods, received the support...

MEPs vote to upgrade EU civil protection capacity

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee on May 17 voted in favour of upgrades to the EU civil defence mechanism, which was tested to its...

EU plans rescEU to tackle natural disasters

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission on November 23 presented new plans to strengthen Europe's ability to deal with natural disasters. The proposal is a central part of...

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Hungary and the Commission to negotiate conditions for the release of frozen EU funds

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Top officials from the European Union and Hungary's incoming...

Taiwan claims China’s sanctions on European arms’ sales won’t affect sourcing

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Taiwan's Defence Minister Koo Li-hsiung, also known by his...

Poland asks European Parliament to waive Mariusz Kamiński’s immunity

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The European Parliament has received a motion to waive...

Incoming prime minister alleges Orbán’s oligarchs are transferring assets and planning to flee abroad

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Wealthy business figures associated with Viktor Orbán's regime are...

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