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Lifting of travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of third countries
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted.
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Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights
A Spanish consumers association Atty Luis de Miguel Ortega, with a coalition of other associations, has written the President of the European Commission requesting urgent response and adjustment to the law in different health issues related to the current situation of pandemic, saying that: This institutional behavior, together with the evident collusion with philanthropic-looking pharmaceutical…
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Turkmen Court Sentences Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to Two Years in Prison
On August 6, 2020, a Turkmen court sentenced Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to two years in prison for their conscientious objection to military service. The siblings are 21 and 25 years old, respectively. The court refused the brothers’ request to appeal. This is the second time both were convicted for their neutrality.
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Spain: EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit
Spain: Biotech innovation – the EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit to develop treatments for vascular calcification The EU bank will support Palma-based Sanifit in its work to develop cutting-edge solutions in biomedical research. The venture debt operation is supported by the Investment Plan for Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set…
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EU support for Italian biotech’s red blood cell technology to treat rare diseases
The EIB and Italian biotech company EryDel SpA have signed a contract to provide a loan of €30 million to EryDel. This late-stage biotech company aims to develop and commercialise therapies based on its proprietary RBC technology for the treatment of rare diseases. The EU bank’s loan is backed by a guarantee from the European Fund…
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FIEE SGR gets EU backing to close its second fund dedicated to energy efficiency
Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energetica SGR (FIEE SGR), the leading Italian fund and one of the largest European funds specialising in energy efficiency for energy transition, has launched its second fund – the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II (FIEE II) – with a first close of €127.5 million, above the initial minimum of €100 million,…
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CoR COTER Bulletin No. 3: Updates on the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected our world and our way of living with dire loses and substantial consequences on every aspect of our daily existence. The Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and the EU Budget (COTER) at the European Committee of the Regions will prepare regular bulletins on the policy fields within its remits…
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High Representative EU on the postponement of elections in Hong Kong
The EU issued a declaration on the postponement of the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong
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The EIB`s lends EUR 10 million to Credo Bank
Team Europe: The EIB`s lends EUR 10 million to Credo Bank under its Georgia Outreach Initiative to support MSMEs The EIB will lend EUR 10 million in synthetic local currency to Credo Bank, the leading actor on microfinance market in Georgia predominantly servicing enterprises in rural areas and agricultural sector; This is the second loan…
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Portugal: EIB supports The Navigator Company’s decarbonisation strategy with €27.5 million
The EIB will support The Navigator Company, a major Portuguese industrial group and Europe’s leading pulp and paper manufacturer, with a €27.5 million loan for the construction and operation of a new biomass boiler at their integrated mill facility located in Figueira da Foz, a cohesion region in Portugal.