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Lenarčič says EU Commission hopes reason will prevail in Ukraine crisis
Brussels – Janez Lenarčič, Slovenia’s European commissioner, told Slovenian correspondents in Brussels on Friday that the European Commission’s work was currently most affected by the Ukraine crisis. It is preparing for all possible scenarios, hoping that reason will prevail and peace will be preserved, he stressed.
EU Ombudsman: EC hides Correspondence between Von der Layen and Pfizer
The EU's ombudsman today criticized the European Commission for failing to release text messages between its president, Ursula von der Leyen, and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Reuters reported.
The two exchanged text messages before concluding the deal for the vaccines against COVID-19 between the EC and the pharmaceutical giant.
Von der Leyen: Good meeting with Prime Minister Brnabic PHOTO
Ursula von der Leyen pointed out that further cooperation in the future on the development of quality projects under the €30 billion Investment Plan for the Western Balkans has been agreed.
EU has No Plans to Withdraw from Ukraine and Expects the US to explain Why they did
At the moment, the European Union does not plan to withdraw the families of its diplomats from Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell was quoted as saying by Reuters.
US State Department has Ordered the Families of all Employees of US Embassy in Kiev to leave Ukraine
The EC welcomes the Dialogue between the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovachevski and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talked on the phone yesterday, and among the topics discussed was the visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to Skopje this week, MIA reported, citing a government press release.
The EU will Recognize Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas as Clean
The European Commission will classify nuclear energy and natural gas as clean fuels, giving them access to green finance. This was announced to the European edition "Politico" by the first vice-chairman of the Commission Frans Timmermans.
In an interview published Thursday, Timmermans said:
The EC will not Recommend Mandatory Vaccination against COVID-19
The European Commission will not recommend mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.
This was stated today by a spokesman for the commission in response to questions related to statements by EC President Ursula von der Leyen, quoted by BTA.
Britain to convene Meeting of G-7 Health Ministers over Omicron
Britain has announced that it will convene an emergency meeting of G-7 health ministers tomorrow to discuss developments in the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, Reuters reported.
The EU bans flights, panic over the worst strain of coronavirus
As a reminder, the World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting today on the occasion of the appearance of a new strain of coronavirus.
However, some countries have already started canceling flights from that part of the world. According to world media, Italy has banned people coming from South Africa from entering Italy due to a new variant of coronavirus.
European Commission is Preparing Automatic Data Exchange in the EU for Fake Covid Certificates
The European Commission is preparing measures for automatic exchange between EU countries of data on fake covid certificates. This was announced by the representative of the Legal Department of the European Commission Anna Galego before the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.