SURVEY —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: report by Joint Research Centre, “loneliness doubled in Europe during the pandemic”. Young people most affected
Eurostat: EU, 3 asylum seekers in 10 are minors. In 2020, 129,000 applications lodged from children mainly from Asia and Africa
EU Commission: simplification of State aid rules adopted
European Commission: infringement procedures for incorrect transposition or wrong application of EU law up in 2020. Bad performance by Italy
Research: EU Commission, an additional €120 million for 11 new projects to fight coronavirus and its variants
2021 REPORT —
European Commission: Jourova (vice-president), “no one is immune to the forces undermining the foundations of the rule of law”.
Digital sovereignty: EU Commission launches Alliances for semiconductors and industrial cloud technologies
Security: Microsoft Exchange impaired and exploited by hackers in Chinese territory. Borrel (EU), “irresponsible, harmful behaviour”
Coronavirus Covid-19: from the EU, vaccines, face masks, ventilators and ambulances to third countries
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