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Ukraine: EU and UN transfer special oxygen equipment for treating COVID-19
Ukraine: EU and UN transfer special oxygen equipment for treating COVID-19 to medical facilities in Luhansk Oblast Equipment will help provide oxygen therapy to people with respiratory disorders typical of coronavirus infection. Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, August 28, 2020 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine has transferred 50 specialized oxygen concentrators worth U.S.…
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European Union sets stage for sanctions on Turkey
The European Union is preparing to sanction … Josep Borell on Friday said EU was expressing solidarity with Greece … clear and determined in defending European Union’s interests and solidarity with … are essential but that the EU is focusing on supporting Greek …
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Banksy-Sponsored ‘Louise Michel’ Boat With Rescued Migrants Asks for Urgent EU Assistance
… -rescued-migrants-asks-for-urgent-eu-assistance/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) … Mediterranean Sea, has asked the European Union for urgent assistance. “Alert! … being left alone in an #EU (!) Search and Rescue Zone … are trying to reach EU states using various routes, …
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Liberia: European Union Expresses Deep Concerns Over Alarming Rate of Rape Cases – Front Page Africa
Monrovia – The European Union Delegation and the Embassies … the following statement: The EU shares the deep concern expressed … of Monrovia. Likewise, the EU recognises the initiative taken … in every society. The EU therefore remains committed to supporting …
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Coronavirus Global Response: European Union organises a humanitarian air bridge to Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire – A flight from the European Union (EU) humanitarian air bridge will land in Abidjan today, carrying medical equipment and PPE for Ivorian health personnel. The shipment includes medical outfits, masks and refrigerators, to protect the people of Côte d’Ivoire and ensure their access to healthcare, as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Janez Lenarčič,…
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Merkel on Greece-Turkey East Med Row: All EU Countries Have Obligation to Support Athens
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated that all European Union countries have an obligation to support Greece in its row with Turkey over Cyprus’ offshore energy resources. The chancellor added that she had already discussed the dispute between Athens and Ankara “intensely” with French President Emmanuel Macron. Merkel also confirmed that Germany is “committed to” preventing…
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Inaugural meeting of Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development takes place
The inaugural meeting of the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development took place on 26 August, bringing together the Commission’s members for the first time to review the objectives and agree the terms and scope of the Commission.
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Fanny Lopez, paediatric nurse supporting premature newborns and their parents
“I am always amazed to see the potential and will in newborns to grow and develop. As caregivers, we are there help them develop to their full potential. Our care and support are particularly important when they are born premature,” says Fanny Lopez, a paediatric nurse working in the intensive care unit of the neonatal…
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Criminal network dismantled in Lithuania, the UK and Ireland
The Hague, 27 August 2020 – Judicial authorities and police in Lithuania, United Kingdom and Ireland, with support from Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a criminal network responsible for drug trafficking, money laundering and trafficking in human beings. At least 65 people were exploited as street dealers. Yesterday in Lithuania, Ireland and the UK, 18…
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Future EU financing: Parliament and German Council Presidency kick off talks | News | European Parliament
Negotiations between Parliament and Council finally started after EU leaders found a common position on the long-term EU budget and recovery fund on 21 July.Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP