Latin Americans lodge far fewer applications for asylum in the EU+
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Latin Americans lodge far fewer applications for asylum in the EU+ Description: Asylum applications from six main origin countries in Latin America have fallen strongly since August 2020, possibly because of fewer flight connections to the EU+ and increased movements towards the United States.
Launch of EpiPulse, a new portal to strengthen the prevention and control of infectious diseases
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Launch of EpiPulse, a new portal to strengthen the prevention and control of infectious diseases Description: On 22 June 2021, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launches the European surveillance portal for infectious diseases (EpiPulse), an online portal for European public health authorities and global partners to collect, analyse, share, and discuss infectious disease data for threat detection, monitoring, risk assessment and outbreak response.
Europol helps Belgian and Swiss authorities unravel Vitae Ponzi scheme
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Europol helps Belgian and Swiss authorities unravel Vitae Ponzi scheme Description: With the support of Europol, the Belgian Federal Judicial Police (Federale Gerechtelijke Politie, Police Judiciaire Fédérale) under the jurisdiction of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office (Federaal Parket, Parquet Fédéral) has taken action against the alleged members of an organised crime group running a worldwide Ponzi scheme.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions, receives the International Medal of the Community of Madrid
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions, receives the International Medal of the Community of Madrid Description: The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, has received the International Medal of the Community of Madrid in recognition of his "unconditional support" to the region, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new CoR study sounds the alarm about the lack of involvement of regions and cities in national recovery plans
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: A new CoR study sounds the alarm about the lack of involvement of regions and cities in national recovery plans Description: While the EU Heads of State and Governments are meeting in Brussels to review the state of play of the economic recovery, the results of a new study commissioned by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) unveil the lack of involvement of local and regional authorities in the preparation and implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs). The study was presented during the meeting of the CoR
Roll-your-own tobacco smuggling network dismantled in Portugal and Spain with Europol’s support
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Roll-your-own tobacco smuggling network dismantled in Portugal and Spain with Europol’s support Description: With the support of Europol, the Portuguese Republican National Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana) and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) with the cooperation of the Spanish Customs Surveillance Service (Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera), have dismantled an organised crime group involved in large-scale tobacco smuggling.