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AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DAY —
REPORT 2020 —
Environment: EEA, fewer deaths from pollution but still a high number of deaths. Too much smog in Italy, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland and Romania
POLITICS —
Pope Francis: phone call with European Council President Michel. COVID and fight against religious hatred discussed
Disability: EU Commission on Strategy 2010-2020, “progress” but also “room for improvement”
VIRTUAL SUMMIT —
G20: health, economy, climate and the environment on the agenda. Von der Leyen (EU Commission), “a new start in multilateral cooperation”
INTERVIEW —
Visentini (European Unions): “Recovery Plan, we must act now or we risk a social disaster”
di Gianni BorsaEuropean Trade Union Confederation ETUC-CES General Secretary discussed with SIR the economic situation in the Old Continent, severely hit by…
ENVIRONMENT —
Climate: Timmermans (EU Commission) new “Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy”. Harnessing sun, wind and oceans
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE —
Migration and asylum: Sassoli (EU Parliament), “behind numbers there are people and stories. We need effective and humane policies”.
EU Commission: “fighting child sexual abuse with all tools at our disposal. Increased risks during lockdown
COMECE —
Message of Presidents of EU Bishops’ Conferences: “Build a universal fraternity that leaves no one out”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe message of the Presidents of the Bishops´ Conferences of the European Union to the European Institutions and the Member…
Economy: 14 billion to nine EU countries under SURE to protect jobs. Social bonds issued on financial markets, “strong investor interest”
EUROPEAN UNION —
