Europe

Most European Union countries continue to exceed airborne pollutant levels, although measures against the covid-19 pandemic have temporarily improved the situation, often increasing air quality. This was stated today in its report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which presents the results of measurements from 2019 as well as preliminary data from last year. According to her, the Czechia is one […]

• 21/09/2021
• By Petr Dubinsky

The European Union will have a new office from next year to better prepare the European bloc in response to the covid pandemic for further crises. The European Commission today unveiled details of a forthcoming health authority called HERA, which will protect EU countries from a recurrence of the severe effects of coronavirus infection. Brussels wants to […]

• 16/09/2021
• By Petr Dubinsky

The European Commission (EC) plans to create a new chip-making ecosystem. It wants to ensure the competitiveness and self-sufficiency of the 27-member bloc, because the global shortage of semiconductors has shown how dangerous it is to rely on suppliers from Asia and the United States. This was said in the European Parliament today by the President of […]

• 15/09/2021
• By William Malcolm

The European Central Bank (ECB) will slow down bond purchases to support economic growth in the eurozone affected by the covid-19 pandemic. At today’s meeting, the Governing Council of the ECB decided to reduce its monthly purchases of bonds under the emergency pandemic program called PEPP compared to the previous two quarters but did not provide specific figures […]

• 09/09/2021
• By William Malcolm

The European Commission (EC) wants to start issuing the first of a series of so-called green bonds in October, which it intends to cover with a third of the extraordinary recovery fund used to kick-start the economies of European Union countries after the coronavirus crisis. The commission plans to raise a total of 250 billion euros […]

• 07/09/2021
• By William Malcolm

Prime Minister Andrej Babis admitted that his government did not manage the covid-19 epidemic well last September when it came to the return of children to school and people on holiday. However, his August statement “Best in Covid” was taken out of context and misused by some journalists and the opposition, he said. Babiš said this before […]

• 01/09/2021
• By Petr Dubinsky