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Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00
According to the EAACI Anaphylaxis Guidelines 2021, “anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction characterised by the acute onset of symptoms involving different organ systems and requiring immediate medical intervention”. Marcia Podestà is President of Food Allergy Italia. The World Allergy Organization...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 09:55
The POTENTIAL consortium headed by France and Germany has begun work on the European Digital Identity wallet, with deployment excepted by 2025, it was announced at the launch event in Paris on Monday (10 July).
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 09:49
The Council of the EU discusses a telecom EU regulation that aims at fostering gigabit infrastructure deployment across the EU. Member States seem to accept the binding instrument of a regulation, at the condition that it respects "minimum harmonisation".
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 08:12
China's foreign minister Qin Gang will not attend a diplomatic gathering in Indonesia as expected this week, sources familiar with the matter said, extending an unexplained public absence that has lasted for more than two weeks.
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:50
In an exclusive interview, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Wagner fighters reached a nuclear base and that their intention was to acquire small Soviet-era nuclear devices in order to "raise the stakes" in their mutiny.
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:43
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria calling for solidarity with EU states affected by migration, social media being blamed for language loss in Albania and other European countries, and so much more.
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:35
In a “puzzling” meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, EU Council chief Charles Michel vowed to “re-energise” Turkey’s EU future, although a couple of hours before, the European Commission in Brussels rejected Ankara’s request to unfreeze EU accession talks...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:28
The United States is "well positioned" to reach a deal with the European Union before the end of 2023 to allow critical minerals mined or processed in Europe to qualify for US clean vehicle tax breaks, a senior US treasury official said on Monday (10 July).
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:18
As many as 61,000 people may have died in Europe's sweltering heatwaves last summer, according to new research, suggesting countries' heat preparedness efforts are falling fatally short.
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:16
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) will support Hlas’ membership bid to join the Party of European Socialists (PES), said SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil, adding that Smer will face the consequences if it cooperates with the far-right. Klingbeil met Hlas leader...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:14
Albania’s Special Court Against Organised Crime and Corruption (SPAK) has asked parliament for authorisation to arrest former deputy prime minister Arben Ahmetaj over a range of corruption-related charges. Ahmetaj is currently under investigation by the prosecutor concerning the controversial incinerator...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:13
Albanian language skills are falling amongst youth, according to the results of the annual state matura exam, but this phenomenon, blamed by some on social media, is also occurring throughout Europe. Official data published by local education institutions found that...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:12
The Republika Srpska government, one of the two autonomous entities of post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina, declared a state of emergency in an entire northeastern region to contain the spreading of African swine fever on Monday. Agriculture Minister Savo Minic told Nezavisne Novine...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:11
It is high time to recognise 11 July as an official International Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide, said the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic. The massacre occurred over around a month...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:09
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, agreed to disagree over Podgorica’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence, but both leaders showed willingness to increase trust and the strength of the relationship in the future. Vučić pointed out...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:07
The government has scaled back the national Recovery and Resilience Plan by scrapping several projects that would not have been completed by the mid-2026 deadline amidst warnings from the EU Commission that delays are becoming very risky. Finance Minister Klemen...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:01
Over half of Poles fear increasing immigration to Poland, with men and the voters of the conservative ruling camp being the most worried, a recent poll conducted by the IBRiS institute for private Radio Zet broadcaster found. Poland and Hungary...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:00
European civil society organisations, think tanks and other stakeholders call on EU and national level decisionmakers to show bold and forward-thinking political leadership by prioritising the promotion of climate action and social justice as one coherent and mutually reinforcing agenda.
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 06:53
VVD (Renew), the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte allegedly tanked the coalition to make the upcoming elections about migration, some Dutch MEPs said during a parliamentary debate on Monday, while others accused VVD of hypocrisy. The Dutch cabinet...
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 06:52
The Belgian government agreed on pension reform on Monday, paving the way for the long-awaited release of part of the EU recovery funds the European Commission had tied to the reform. On Monday, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD/Renew...
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