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Friday, 22 November

Материалы с тегом "EU" – страница 8

18:16
BioNTech made an important statement regarding the vaccine against the newly-emerged COVID-19 strain
Co-founder of BioNTech Ugur Sahin claimed said that the immune response of the coronavirus vaccine produced by his company can also resist a new strain of the mutated virus, which has been recently found in the United Kingdom.

16:39
European Medicines Agency recommends first COVID-19 vaccine for authorization in the European Union
European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting conditional marketing authorization for the vaccine Comirnaty, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in people from 16 years of age, as was announced by Emer Cooke, Executive Director of EMA during the press conference.

18:52
The European Union has extended economic sanctions against the Russian Federation
The Council of the European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia expiring on January 31 for six months due to the situation in Eastern Ukraine, as was reported by the press-service of the Council of the European Union.

19:45
A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in the UK
In Britain, new COVID-19 strain symptoms explained – from fewer to tiredness. The official symptoms of coronavirus include a new persistent cough, the loss of taste and smell, and a high fever, as was reported by The SUN.

22:51
The World Bank Scales-up Support to Ukraine to Help Protect Low-Income Families
On December 11, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a loan to Ukraine in the amount of $300 million for the Second Additional Financing for COVID-19 Response under the Social Safety Nets Modernization Project.

09:23
The Venice Commission issued a Joint Urgent Opinion on the legislative situation regarding the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
The European Council issued an opinion requested by President Zelenskyy on 25 November 2020 regarding the constitutional crisis in Ukraine following decision No.

14:38
The EU disburses €600 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has disbursed €600 million to Ukraine under its COVID-19 related macro-financial assistance (MFA) program today, as was announced on the website of the European Commission press-service.

13:22
EU adopted a sanctions package for human rights protection
The Council of the European Union adopted the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. The main goal of the new sanctions mechanism is to enable the EU to stand up in a more tangible and direct way for human rights, which is one of the fundamental values of the EU and its foreign policy.

11:06
The United Kingdom has authorized Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
The UK becomes the first country to authorize the COVID-19 vaccine created by German and American companies Pfizer and BioNTech.

00:05
Europe imposes stricter quarantine restrictions
According to DW, the governments of Germany, Lithuania and France are imposing stricter quarantine measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

08:05
The United Kingdom has made a scandalous decision on sanctions against Russia
The United Kingdom is going to lift sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia. With this, the UK is going to remove restrictions on imports of foil, pipes, and ferrosilicon from the Russian Federation.

10:28
The United Kingdom has officially left the EU
At midnight on January 31, the Brexit Agreement between the UK and the European Union will come into force.

15:09
Experts made an important statement on the future of anti-Russian sanctions
Sanctions should remain a key instrument of pressure on Russia to reestablish Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, as stated by Ukrainian and Italian foreign policy experts during a round-table discussion organized by the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) together with Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.

18:41
EU agreed to expand sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea
The ambassadors of the European Union have agreed to expand sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea, as reported by European news agencies with reference to sources in the EU.

22:25
Donald Trump's Ukraine statements on the New Year's Eve
On the New Year's Eve, the US President Donald Trump stated that France, Germany, and NATO should provide Ukraine with more financial assistance.

08:47
US and other Western military aid to Ukraine: details
Responding to Apostrophe’s request, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense named the military aid Ukraine receives from its partners.

13:51
The European Union agreed to provide Ukraine with an assistance tranche of after the launch of the new energy market
The European Union is ready to allocate another tranche of the Fourth program of macro-financial assistance in the amount of EUR 500 mln to Ukraine.

12:05
According to a European Commission official, the EU will provide Ukraine with a major tranche of assistance after the new energy market is introduced
Introducing a law on the electricity market is a condition for Ukraine to receive the next tranche of macro-assistance from the EU – 500 million euros.

13:26
Foreign policy with Zelensky: an important nuance regarding Russia and Putin
Ukraine will not change its development vector and will continue to strive for EU and NATO under Vladimir Zelensky’s presidency.