HISTORY AND POLITICS —
HISTORY AND POLITICS —
ANNOUNCEMENT —
EU: European Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. Von de Leyen, “to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, put people back at the centre”
ANNOUNCEMENT —
EU: European Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. “Ensuring equal opportunities, no one should be left behind”
Arrest of Alexey Navalny: von der Leyen, “the Russian authorities must immediately release him”. Sassoli, “an offence to the international community”
EU: funding to Romania to bring drinking water to homes. Only 72% of population connected to public water system
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Coronavirus Covid-19: the EU buys another 300 million vaccines from BioNTech-Pfizer
Migrants Day: EU, “Migration has always been a part of our European identity”
COVID-19 Coronavirus: EU supporting low- and middle-income countries with €500 million for vaccines. Urpilainen (Commission), “it is a moral imperative”
EU Commission: Single Digital Gateway to be launched tomorrow “to promote online access to public services across Europe”
EU Commission: programme to fight terrorism and extremism. Inclusion and education. The issue of foreign fighters
SECURITY —
