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Turkey included in EU Digital COVID Certificate system

Turkey has been included in the EU Digital COVID Certificate system, the country announced on Aug. 30.

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In an online statement, Turkey's Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the EU Commission's equivalence decision for vaccination certificates issued in Turkey had been published in the bloc's Official Journal on Aug. 20.

EU Faces New Migrant Crisis as Number of Illegal Migrants Coming via Western Balkans Doubles

The number of migrants illegally entering the European Union by crossing the Western Balkans has almost doubled this year, EU border agency Frontex said on Thursday, with the majority coming from Syria and Afghanistan, Reuters reported.

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria Plunged to 4.7 Percent in April

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2021 was 4.7 per cent, down from 5.1 per cent a month earlier and from 5.9 per cent in April 2020, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on June 1, citing seasonally-adjusted data.

According to Eurostat, the April 2021 figure represents an estimated 154 000 people in Bulgaria, compared with 169 000 in March 2021 and 192 000 in April 2020.

Minister presents digitalisation priorities of EU presidency in Brussels

Brussels – Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik presented in Brussels on Thursday the priorities of the coming Slovenian EU presidency when it comes to digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security. What he deems key are the AI, digital services and digital markets acts.

EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early as US prolongs J&J pause

The European Union said on April 14 that it is expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier than expected, as the United States said it would continue a pause in vaccinations using the Johnson & Johnson shot for at least another week so regulators can assess possible blood clot links.

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