-
EU urges online platforms to gird for new wave of COVID consumer scams
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European … related to the pandemic. The European Union executive says that rogue traders …
-
Albania needs to expand population coverage to move towards universal health coverage
New WHO analysis finds that out-of-pocket payments for health are a major source of financial hardship for people in Albania. Around 8% of households are pushed into poverty or further impoverished after paying out of pocket and 12% experience catastrophic health spending. The financial hardship caused by out-of-pocket payments is heavily concentrated among poorer parts…
-
ESMA publishes new Q&A on product governance
ESMA publishes new Q&A on product governance Friday 06 November 2020 11:35 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The Q&As on MiFID II…
-
Cancer committee chair: EU should not scrimp on healthcare
… the incumbent chair of the European Parliament’s special committee on … cancer treatment for the entire European Union. Let’s make an … . Do you think the EU should have greater responsibility for … and thus protect the entire EU population which requires this …
-
Daily News 06 / 11 / 2020
European Commission Daily news Brussels, 06 Nov 2020 Equal Pay Day: Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioners Schmit and Dalli Women in the European Union still earn less than men. The gender pa…
-
ESMA updates Q&A on Benchmarks Regulation
ESMA updates Q&A on Benchmarks Regulation Friday 06 November 2020 10:18 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers on the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). The Q&As provide clarification on transitional provisions of the Regulation regarding critical benchmarks. The purpose of this Q&A is…
-
Helicopter paramedic nurse Jacqueline Zbären – providing emergency care in inhospitable terrain
“Most of my missions stand out in some way or another due to the nature of helicopter operations. They often entail emergencies either on a mountain or in inaccessible terrain, or otherwise involve serious patterned injuries or time-critical medical conditions,” explains Jacqueline Zbären, a helicopter paramedic nurse working in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland.
-
Calendrier du 9 novembre au 15 novembre 2020
European Commission Commissioners’ weekly activities Brussels, 06 Nov 2020 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 9 novembre 2020 Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) President von der…
-
‘Desperate Stuff’: No 10 Reportedly Denies EU Taunts That UK is Stalling Trade Talks Over US Election
… the UK and the European Union have been scrambling to … Boris Johnson has dismissed EU accusations that Britain was … © REUTERS / HENRY NICHOLLS European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel … ;t be reached. Updating @Europarl_EN & Member States on …
-
Migration: Worsening conditions for migrants and refugees across Europe
Language English 06/11/2020 The Coronavirus pandemic continues to severely affect migrants and refugees. Difficulties to enter the EU, increasing reports of pushbacks and violence at the borders, and worsening conditions in reception centres are some of the main concerns the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) identifies in its latest migration quarterly bulletin. At the…