Youth: DiscoverEU programme, 35,000 travel passes for European 18-year-olds from tomorrow
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EU Parliament: today’s debate featuring Question Time on von der Leyen’s Commission two years on. War, pandemic, Next Generation EU also on the agenda.
EU Commission: 405 million for research into cancer, renewable energy and climate change
Social media: TikTok, Meta, Twitter and Microsoft take measures against fake news about war and Covid. The focus on the pandemic is fading out
Ukraine: event in Warsaw on 9 April to raise funds and humanitarian aid. Bono, Madonna, Elton John and other artists will be joining
“Stand Up for Ukraine” —
Ukraine: EU Commission coordinates private donations. Drugs, vaccines, tents, beds and blankets on their way. Laptops required
EU Commission: traffic, pollution, road accidents. The virtuous examples of German, Portuguese, Finnish and Greek municipalities
Ukraine: EU Commission launches an online one-stop shop for researchers fleeing the war
EU Commission: Brussels, European Humanitarian Forum from 21 to 23 March
Ukraine: Von der Leyen (EU Commission), “all those fleeing Putin’s bombs are welcome in Europe”. Temporary protection in the EU
RUSSIA-UKRAINIAN WAR —
Sanctions against Russia in place. Kessler: “Europe has been late in responding”
di Irene GiuntellaAfter having worked on negotiations with governments for days, the EU closes its airspace and intensifies sanctions against Russia over…
