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NOT GOING WELL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used a visit to (northern) Nicosia on Tuesday to repeat his provocative claim that talks on the future of Cyprus can only happen between “the two states.” He came to mark the 47th anniversary of his country’s invasion of Cyprus, in yet another move that will complicate Turkish relations with the EU. Turkey doesn’t have “another 50 years to waste,” Erdoğan said. Nektaria Stamouli has the report. GOOD MORNING, and happy Belgian ...

EU Reporter Published 2 days ago Switzerland’s Federal Council today (26 May) announced that it was bringing to an end its discussions with the EU on a new EU-Swiss Institutional Agreement. The main difficulties have been over state aid, free movement and the related issue of the wages of posted workers.  Switzerland has reached the conclusion that the differences between Switzerland and the EU are too great and that the conditions necessary for its conclusion have not been met. In a state...

The international community needs to step up at the WHA and strengthen local production of health technologies, Graduate Institute researchers argue.

EU Reporter Published 2 days ago Switzerland’s Federal Council today (26 May) announced that it was bringing to an end its discussions with the EU on a new EU-Swiss Institutional Agreement. The main difficulties have been over state aid, free movement and the related issue of the wages of posted workers.  Switzerland has reached the conclusion that the differences between Switzerland and the EU are too great and that the conditions necessary for its conclusion have not been met. In a state...

The EU Health Security Committee (HSC) has agreed to update the common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, easing the way for the EU’s single digital vaccine certificate to allow foreign travel. Following the update, 83 tests are now included in the common list, of which the results of 35 tests are mutually recognised by all member states. Commissioner for health, Stella Kyriakides, said, “Rapid antigen tests play a crucial role to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Having a wider list o...

Modern Diplomacy Published 1 day ago The European Commission is today complementing the successful EU Vaccines Strategy with a strategy on COVID-19 therapeutics to support the development and availability of much-needed COVID-19 therapeutics, including for the treatment of ‘long COVID’. Today’s Strategy covers the full lifecycle of medicines: from research, development and manufacturing to procurement and deployment. It is part of the strong European Health Union, in which all EU countri...

In its Therapeutics Strategy, adopted on Thursday, the Commission says that vaccination rates are increasing across the EU, but therapeutics are vital to treat those people who are still falling ill and reduce the rate of acute and severe Covid-19. It also includes the treatment of so-called ‘long Covid’. Authorizing three new therapeutics to treat Covid-19 by October and possibly two more by end of the year are among the targets set in the strategy.  This will be ensured by development ...

LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Competition & State Aid • Air Canada and Transat withdraw from proposed merger after European Commission rejects remedy package – Remarks from Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Vestager on COVID-related concerns • European Systemic Risk Board advocates more targeted COVID support to foster financial stability • EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy Trade / Export Controls • European Commission repor...

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EU Monitor The Commission is mobilising €123 million from Horizon Europe, the new EU i research and innovation programme, for urgent research into coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe adds to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight the coronavirus and contributes to the Commissions overall action to prevent, mitigate and respond to the impact of coronavirus variants, in line with the new European bio-defence preparedness plan HERA Incu...