decembrie 2020 Month:

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that an exceptional meeting on the approval of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against COVID-19 has now been scheduled for 21 December, eight days earlier than originally envisaged. Vaccinations across the EU will begin on 27 December, provided the EMA authorises the shot. A second vaccine by Moderna will be […]

EU leaders finally reached a compromise on the EU’s next budget and the recovery fund „Next Generation EU”, together amounting to €1,8 billion. EU leaders had originally agreed on the deal in the summer. However, in recent weeks, Poland and Hungary had threatened to veto the deal over its „rule of law mechanism”, which the […]

On 2 December, the European Commission adopted a strategy for sustainably managing the pandemic over the coming winter months. The strategy recommends continued vigilance and caution throughout the winter period and into 2021 when the roll out of safe and effective vaccines will occur. Measures include physical and social distancing, testing and contact tracing, safe […]

The European Parliament approved €823 million in EU aid to seven countries to help them tackle emergencies including the coronavirus pandemic. More than €130 million will be distributed in advance payments to Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal. The majority of the aid, up to €683 million, will be used to support Croatia […]