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#EAPM – Commissioners (and Boris) to get their day in ‘court’
By Health Correspondent While the British government awaits a UK Supreme Court ruling over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled the Queen over the proroguing of Parliament, the Ursula von der Leyen team of would-be Commissioners await their turn for a grilling by MEPs, writes European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) Executive Director Denis Horgan. […]
Sunrise saga underlines broader problems in the EU’s #telecoms sector
By Graham Paul The escalating dispute between a Swiss telecommunications firm and its leading shareholder might seem like a domestic matter, without many knock-on effects for the European bloc. But the storm brewing between Sunrise, Switzerland’s second most prominent telecom operator, and German shareholder Freenet— which is trying to block Sunrise from acquiring cable firm […]
UK’s #Labour likely to extend reach of planned #FinancialTransactionTax
By Guest contributor Britain’s opposition Labour Party would seek to broaden a tax on financial transactions to cover foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives and commodities to raise further funds from London’s powerful financial center if elected, write Kylie MacLellan and Kate Holton of Reuters. John McDonnell (pictured), the second most influential man in the party, […]
#Kazakhstan and #China leaders agree to develop long-term strategic partnership
By Astana Times Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during an 11 September meeting in Beijing to “develop a long-term, strategic and comprehensive partnershipâ€�, reports The Akorda, writes Dilshat Zhussupova. L-R: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo credit: akorda.kz. “We believe that China’s success is an important […]
#Kazakhstan history of peace and #Denuclearization are valuable in time of global risks, says president
By Astana Times As the role of international law and global institutions in maintaining peace and security diminish, Kazakhstan’s history of peace and denuclearization can serve as a valuable model, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the 11 September gathering of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, writes Zhanna Shayakhmetova. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivers a […]
How the EU deals with #Migration
By EU Reporter Correspondent Afghans braving rough seas to cross from Turkey to the Lesvos, Greece.©UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis Migration represents challenges and opportunities for Europe. Learn how the EU deals with refugee movements and asylum. The unprecedented arrival of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in the EU, which peaked in 2015, required an EU response on […]
Sassoli: #FriendsOfFootball with #UEFA to kick out hate
By EU Reporter Correspondent European Parliament President David Sassoli this week met with UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis in Brussels. UEFA used the opportunity to highlight the various football projects it is running to help young immigrants and refugees integrate in Europe. “These are vital projectsâ€�, said Sassoli, “Football is a way of bringing people […]
#Erasmus+ – EU boosts participation of African students and staff in 2019
By EU Reporter Correspondent The EU has invested an additional €17.6 million to support over 8,500 newly selected African students and staff to participate in Erasmus+ in 2019. This increase in Erasmus+ funding is one more step towards the commitment announced by President Jean-Claude Juncker in his State of the Union speech in September 2018 […]
#Kazakhstan seeks high-tech agricultural co-operation with #China
By Guest contributor Kazakhstan will develop its high-tech sector and elements of Industry 4.0 to increase the degree to which its economy is based on innovation and new technologies, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during the 11 September sixth meeting of the Kazakhstan-China Business Council in Beijing, writes Zhanna Shayakhmetova. China has become a world […]
#Vaccination – European Commission and World Health Organization join forces to promote the benefits of #Vaccines
By EU Reporter Correspondent                 On 12 September, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) co-hosted the world’s first Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels. The aim is to accelerate global action to stop the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, […]
