Sweden bans Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks
Sweden is banning equipment from Chinese telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE from its new 5G network.
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Albania and Greece take maritime dispute to international court in The Hague
Albania and Greece say they have agreed to refer a dispute over maritime borders in the Ionian Sea to the International Court of Justice.
EIT Awards 2020: announcement of nominees
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is today unveiling the list of 28 outstanding entrepreneurs from across Europe nominated for the EIT Awards 2020.
ENISA Threat Landscape 2020: Cyber Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Targeted, Widespread and Undetected
Threat landscape maps Malware standing strong as #1 Cyber Threat in the EU, with an increase in Phishing, Identity Theft, Ransomware; Monetisation holding its place as cyber criminals’ top motivation; and the COVID-19 environment fuelling attacks on homes, businesses, governments and critical infrastructure.
Investor citizenship schemes: European Commission opens infringements against Cyprus and Malta for “selling” EU citizenship
Today, the European Commission is launching infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta by issuing letters of formal notice regarding their investor citizenship schemes also referred to as “golden passport” schemes.
77% of Europeans insist EU funds be linked to respect for Rule of Law
A majority of EU citizens supports a larger EU budget to overcome the pandemic. Public health is the priority, followed by economic recovery and climate change.
European Cooperation: enhanced front and back office systems at the SPTO
On 15 October the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), with support from the EUIPO’s European cooperation projects, completed its technical stack upgrade of the designs front office system. This followed a set of improvements to the back office system on 10 October.
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 16 October 2020
In the week ending 16 October 2020 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 304.7 billion.
UNDP and EIB expand partnership to support governments in tackling global crisis
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new partnership agreement to scale up their support to countries facing situations of emergency caused by epidemics, natural disasters, conflict and other types of fragility.
New UK Ambassador to Hungary Aims to Strenghten Bilateral Cooperation
The United Kingdom’s new ambassador to Hungary, Paul Fox, said his aim during his tenure in his post would be to “maintain and further strengthen the friendship and collaboration” between the two countries. In an introductory video on Facebook, Fox named climate change, environment protection, trade, investment, academic and scientific cooperation, strengthening shared democratic values, […]