Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19 and its catastrophic impact on fragile economies and health...
Explainer: EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into our lives
1. What is the new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy?
The new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy is a comprehensive, systemic and ambitious long-term plan for protecting nature and...
Border controls in Schengen due to coronavirus: what can the EU do?
Travelling freely in the EU was until two months ago a given for most Europeans, but restrictions introduced to halt the spread of the...
Covid-19: the EU plan for the economic recovery
On 15 May Parliament called on the European Commission to present a major economic stimulus plan to help mitigate the shock from the coronavirus...
How to safely resume travel and reboot Europe’s tourism in 2020 and beyond
EU Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after...
Greece takes over the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
Greece today took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from Georgia during a video-conference meeting with representatives...
Covid-19 recovery fund must be embedded in EU long-term budget
MEPs discuss plans to reboot Europe’s economy in light of Covid-19 on Wednesday and vote on a resolution later in the week. Learn more...
EU Commission supports Member States in their transition to a climate-neutral economy
The European Commission has approved all requests made by 18 Member States for support with the preparation of their territorial just transition plans, which...
COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation
Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of human trafficking at risk...
Commission steps up fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Commission has today put forward a comprehensive approach to further strengthen the EU's fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Commission has...