Coronavirus: The European Union stands by its Eastern partners
As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission stands by Eastern partner countries and has reallocated €140 million for the most immediate needs in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. In addition, the Commission will also…
EU issues statement on continuous human rights violations in eastern Ukraine
On 27 March, the EU Spokesperson announced that according to the latest report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the practice of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of conflict-related detainees in eastern Ukraine continues. The OHCHR report…
CONNECT University offers free online sessions on all things digital
CONNECT University is offering a number of free online sessions on various topics in the digital field.
The sessions are compiled in a playlist, which includes workshops by experts on cybersecurity, disinformation, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, virtual reality, circular economy…
The Coronavirus pandemic and the new world it is creating
" COVID-19 will reshape our world. We don’t yet know when the crisis will end. But we can be sure that by the time it does, our world will look very different. How different will depend on the choices we make today ", writes the High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy Josep Borrell in a…
EU keeps lookout for COVID-19 disinformation
According to the EUvsDisinfo website, cases of disinformation related to coronavirus have been spotted for over 2 months now.
EUvsDisinfo reports that as disinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, its narrative remains the same: the virus is man-made, and it is a…
Energy and Climate Committee reviews progress on national climate commitments under Paris Agreement
The fifth Energy and Climate Committee meeting was held on 25 March to discuss countries’ progress on updating their nationally determined contributions (NDC2) and integrated national energy and climate plans (NECPs). The event, which was attended by 70 participants, was held online in light of the…
European Commission approves additional support via Horizon 2020 to strengthen priorities, including coronavirus research
The Commission has adopted an update of the 2020 Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme to allocate increased funding to its priorities, including urgently needed research and innovation projects into the coronavirus.
The update includes €47.5 million in funding…
Human rights and democracy: a new Action Plan for new challenges
Today, the European Commission and the High Representative set out the priorities and way ahead on Human rights and Democracy, adopting a Joint Communication and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024. Further, they put forward a joint proposal to the Council to act by…
EU allocates funds for small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine’s east
The EU has launched a programme to support small and medium-sized businesses in the government-controlled east Ukrainian region of Donbas.
The ‘FinancEast’ programme has a total budget of €9.5 million and covers up to 50% of the cost of investment projects financed by selected Ukraine-based banks…
European Endowment for Democracy launches 2019 Annual Report
This year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is launching its 2019 Annual Report online.
This year’s report provides an overview of EED’s work during the past year, supporting activists, independent media and human rights defenders in the European…