Several experts agreed on Tuesday to bet on an energy reform of buildings in the European Union (EU) and they called for the introduction of new standards to make gas spending on heating more efficient and sustainable, in order to avoid future increases in the price of bills. During a virtual conference organized by the […]
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Ómicron: the arrival of the new variant in Latin America and how it prepares to face it
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During the last week of November, Africa put the world on alert by detecting new cases of COVID-19 infections of a variant unknown until then and that could face a new pandemic wave. Ómicron, as the WHO dubbed it, has become potentially more contagious than Delta and has at least 32 mutations. Initially it was […]
The multi-million dollar investment plan with which Europe seeks to compete with the New Silk Road
The European Union has unveiled the details of a US $ 340 billion global investment plan, which was described as a “true alternative” to the Belt and Road Initiative. China, also known as the New Silk Road. The president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, said that the Global Gateway scheme (Global […]
US, EU and allies impose sanctions on Belarus
Updated on 02/12/2021 05:20 pm USA, the European Union (EU), Great Britain and Canada simultaneously imposed sanctions on dozens of government officials, organizations and companies. Belarus. For its part, the EU is targeting those accused of participating in a “hybrid attack” against the bloc using migrants. The three countries and the 27-nation bloc have targeted […]
EU tries to strengthen relations with Latin America while waiting for Celac
The European Union (EU) held a videoconference with Latin American and Caribbean leaders who are currently at the forefront of regional and subregional organizations, while waiting for Celac to once again have greater cohesion to organize a block-by-block summit that meets its expectations with these partners. “The leaders’ meeting that we are holding today is […]
EU announces gigantic plan to invest in infrastructure and counter Chinese influence
The European Union (EU) announced an ambitious plan to mobilize up to € 300 billion (about $ 340 billion) of public and private funds through 2027 on infrastructure projects to counter China’s global influence. The project, called Global Gateway, will pool own resources of the EU, of the 27 member states, European financial institutions and […]
Companies ask the European Union that companies like Netflix bear the costs of network development
The CEOs of 13 telecommunications operating companies, including José María Álvarez Pallete (Telefónica), Stéphane Richard (Orange), y Nick Read (Vodafone), among others they have signed a statement describing the enormous investment required the implementation of fiber and the 5G connection in Europe that has grown to 52,500 million euros per year, and how this network […]
Hybrid wars: when conflicts modernize but nothing changes
Cold, fear or desolation. That is what the faces of the approximately 2,000 migrants reveal, according to the Government of Belarus, from the Middle East and Africa who remain stranded on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland in a clear maneuver of pressure to the European Union (EU). On the other hand, there […]
EU hopes to close agreements on vaccines and fishing subsidies in WTO
The European Union (EU) hopes that at the next ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which begins in Geneva on Monday, multilateral agreements on the production of vaccines in developing countries and on fisheries subsidies can be concluded. The conference, which will take place from November 29 to December 3, will be the […]
EU authorizes use of Pfizer vaccine in children from 5 to 11 years old
The drug regulator of the European Union (EU) authorized the use of the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech in children between the ages of five and 11, paving the way for the vaccination of millions of primary school students on the continent amid a widespread spike in infections across Europe. This is the first time that […]