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RSSGlobal Education Summit: Team Europe pledges leading contribution of €1.7 billion to the Global Partnership for Education
At today's Global Education Summit, the EU and its Member States, as Team Europe, pledged €1.7 billion to the Global Partnership for Education to help transform education systems for more than one billion girls and boys in up to 90 countries.
Coffee sector: The Commission has received an EU Council mandate to negotiate a reform of the International Coffee Agreement
The Commission welcomes the adoption of the negotiation directives by the Council to negotiate changes to, and support the modernisation of, the 2007 International Coffee Agreement.
Vaccinating the world: 'Team Europe' to share more than 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with low and middle-income countries by the end of 2021
At the Global Health Summit in Rome, on 21 May 2021, President von der Leyen announced that ‘Team Europe' would share with low and middle-income countries at least 100 million doses by the end of 2021, mainly via COVAX.
International Trade Centre's Market Analysis Tools now free for all EU users
Small businesses will be key drivers in the recovery of global trade after COVID-19. To support growth, the European Union has endorsed free access to the International Trade Centre’s Market Analysis Tools for all EU users until 31 December 2022.
Youth Sounding Board for International Partnerships kickstarts its work: 25 young people ready to influence EU decision-making
The Youth Sounding Board for International Partnerships has started its work, with the members meeting each other and the Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen for the first time.
Republic of Senegal and Team Europe support agree to build a manufacturing plant to produce vaccines against COVID-19 and other endemic diseases
Joint Press Release - Producing COVID-19 vaccines in Africa came one step closer today after Team Europe formally agreed to support large-scale investment in vaccine production by the Institut Pasteur in Dakar, alongside other support measures.
Taking forward the commitment to reducing inequalities: Human Rights Based Approach Toolbox adopted
The EU has updated its 2014 Toolbox on the rights based approach (RBA) in line with its commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and to reducing all forms of inequalities, including gender inequality.
Digital4Development Hub: How the EU has been supporting the COVID-19 response with digitalisation
Today at the High Level event “One year of digital EU response to COVID-19”, the European Commission and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union presented its digital Covid-19 response activities and impact from the past year.
The European Union and the Republic of Kenya launch strategic dialogue and engage towards implementing the East African Community Economic Partnership Agreement
The European Commission welcomes the launching of the Strategic Dialogue between the European Union and the Republic of Kenya, agreed on 21 June 2021, and the strengthening of multilateral partnership between EU and the East African Community region.
Calling on Africa’s research talents: the ARISE programme is open for applications
The European Union’s “African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence” (ARISE) pilot programme’s call for applications has been launched by the African Academy of Sciences.