Robust new trade enforcement rules entered into force in the European Union on Monday designed to further strengthen the EU's toolbox in defending itself against unfair trading ...
The European Parliament gave the green light Wednesday to EUR 672.5 billion in grants and loans from a 'Recovery and Resilience' fund to help EU countries tackle the effects of the COVID-19 ...
With Europe in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, the EU's winter economic forecast provided grounds for cautious optimism Thursday, projecting stronger growth momentum for the second half of 2021 ...
The EU member states agreed Wednesday on a negotiating mandate for revised rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications services.Διαβάστε ...
The European Parliament gave the green light Wednesday to EUR 672.5 billion in grants and loans from a 'Recovery and Resilience' fund to help EU countries tackle the effects of the COVID-19 ...
The EU Commission launched a public consultation Tuesday to gather views on the current VAT rules for financial and insurance services, and to seek ideas on possible improvements.Διαβάστε ...
The EU Ombudsman called Tuesday for greater transparency and public scrutiny at Europe's disease prevention agency, as part of a wide-ranging enquiry into how EU institutions responded to the ...
The EU's Portuguese presidency launched the ambitious research and innovation programme 'Horizon Europe' Tuesday with a budget of EUR 95 billion to spur Europe's economic recovery from ...
The EU Commission started legal action Thursday against 24 Member States for failing to enact a new EU telecoms directive which regulates and reforms electronic communications networks and ...
A new EU approach to cancer prevention, treatment and care, outlined Wednesday by the EU Commission, tackles the entire disease pathway from prevention to quality of life of cancer patients and ...
The capacity of European firms to take up and develop state-of-the-art technology varies considerably among Member States and prevents the EU from fully exploiting its potential, EU auditors said ...
The EU Commission launched Tuesday a public consultation on a new EU Soil Strategy, the last of a set of consultations on different ecosystems forming part of the EU Biodiversity ...
The EU Commission disbursed EUR 14 billion to nine Member States Tuesday in the fourth instalment of financial support to Member States to help alleviate the social impact of the coronavirus ...
New EU rules to restrict access to explosive precursors, in force from Monday, strengthen controls on the sale and marketing of dangerous chemicals used by terrorists to build homemade ...
The EU hailed the success of the EU-Japan trade deal on its second anniversary Monday, as it agreed a number of improvements to the agreement in the area of protected foods, wine and vehicle ...
Vaccine exports outside the EU will be subject to an authorisation by Member States, the European Commission announced Friday, ;to ensure timely access to COVID-19 vaccines for all EU ...
'Greenwashing' - where websites take advantage of consumers looking to buy environmentally sound products - is on the increase, an EU report on online breaches of EU consumer law found ...
The EU announced Thursday it is preparing new temporary rules to help air carriers cope with the drastic decline in air traffic caused by the Coronavirus crisis and avoid operating empty ...
The European Commission sent an additional reasoned opinion to Poland on Wednesday as it steps up its legal action to safeguard the independence of the judiciary in Poland.Διαβάστε ...
The European Commission presented Wednesday a green paper to launch a broad policy debate on the challenges and opportunities of Europe's ageing society, inviting the public to express its ...
Βενετία, Ιταλία: Άνθρωποι διαμαρτύρονται κατά της εισαγωγής ενός συστήματος εγγραφής και της επιβολής τέλους στους τουρίστες που επισκέπτονται την πόλη για μία ημέρα, το οποίο προορίζεται για τη διατήρηση της λιμνοθάλασσας της πόλης. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters
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1902
Ο ποδοσφαιρικός σύλλογος Νιούτον Χιθ μετονομάζεται σε Μάντσεστερ Γιουνάιτεντ.
1933
Ιδρύεται η Γκεστάπο, η μυστική αστυνομία του ναζιστικού καθεστώτος.
1986
Στον πυρηνικό σταθμό παραγωγής ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας του Τσερνόμπιλ, στη Σοβιετική Ένωση, σημειώνεται έκρηξη, με αποτέλεσμα το χειρότερο πυρηνικό ατύχημα στην Ιστορία.
1994
Διεξάγονται οι πρώτες πολυφυλετικές εκλογές στη Νότιο Αφρική.