Coronavirus Global Response: €7.4 billion raised for universal access to vaccines

Today, the Commission registered €7.4 billion, equivalent to $8 billion, in pledges from donors worldwide during the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event. This includes a pledge of €1.4 billion by the Commission. This almost reaches the initial target of €7.5 billion and is a solid starting point for the worldwide pledging marathon, which begins today. […]

Montenegrin prison system receives protective equipment to address COVID-19 crisis

Responding to the emergency of COVID-19 crisis and to the need of providing support to inmates and prison staff, Council of Europe donated the first lot of personal protective equipment to the Administration for the execution of criminal sanctions in Montenegro. In total, 2.000 masks, 50 l of hand disinfectants and 10 dispensers were handed […]

The EU’s corona marathon: moving on all tracks

It is now more than a month that the corona virus has Europe in its grip. While every day we work flat out to address the crisis in all its aspects, it is good to step back and reflect on what living with COVID19 means, for our daily lives, for Europe, for the wider world […]