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Digital transformation: importance, benefits and EU policy
Learn how the EU is helping to shape a digital transformation in Europe to benefit people, companies and the environment. Translation in International Sign The digital transformation is one of the EU’s priorities. The European Parliament is helping to shape the policies that will…
International partnerships for the Digital Decade
The EU will promote its human-centred digital agenda on the global stage and promote alignment or convergence with EU norms and standards. It will also ensure the security and resilience of its digital supply chains and deliver global solutions. Translation in International Sign These will…
The Path to the Digital Decade
The Path to the Digital Decade is the Commission’s proposal to set up a governance framework to ensure Europe reaches its 2030 Digital Decade objectives. This governance framework will be based on an annual cooperation mechanism involving the Commission and Member States. The…
Europe’s Digital Decade: digital targets for 2030
Europe aims to empower businesses and people in a human-centred, sustainable and more prosperous digital future. Translated in International Sign On 9 March 2021, the Commission presented a vision and avenues for Europe’s digital transformation by 2030. This Digital Compass for the…
What is Digital Transformation?
Digital technology is changing people’s lives. The EU’s digital strategy aims to make this transformation work for people and businesses, while helping to achieve its target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Translation in International Sign Digital Europe programme 2021-2027 In 2018,…
Zero Pollution Action Plan
We need to reduce pollution in the EU and beyond. Our new Zero Pollution vision will help us live in a toxic-free environment. We will fight air and noise pollution, improve water and soil quality, revive damaged natural ecosystems, we will tackle harmful chemicals, pesticides, marine…
Europe’s digital future
Picture a medical emergency. A call to a first responder. The first moments of the call could mean the difference between life and death. What is the diagnosis? Is the patient in a critical condition? What if artificial intelligence could support the responder, helping them make the right…
EU COVID-19 Therapeutics Strategy
In combination with an increasing vaccination rate, better access to therapeutics means fewer hospitalisations, speedier recovery for COVID-19 patients and ultimately more lives saved. The EU strategy on COVID-19 therapeutics aims to support the development and increase the availability of…
EU COVID-19 certificate must facilitate free movement without discrimination
On Thursday, Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the pandemic. Universal, accessible, timely and free-of-charge testing needed across the EU EU COVID-19 certificates are not travel documents…
EU COVID-19 Certificate
The EU COVID-19 Certificate should facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Certificate will be a proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from COVID-19. It will be available, free of charge,…
MEPs approve deal to invest €5.4 billion in climate and environmental projects
The 2021-2027 programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) will become the EU’s most ambitious climate and environmental programme. LIFE is most ambitious EU climate and environmental programme ever Projects with highest potential for being successfully replicated to be prioritised…
How do COVID-19 vaccines get to you?
How do COVID-19 vaccines get to you? Mass manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines is complex and takes time. Up to 70% of manufacturing time is spent on testing and quality controls – ensuring doses are safe and effective. The European Commission is working with industry to step up manufacturing…
Health threats: boosting EU readiness and crisis management
The EU4Health programme aims to strengthen Europe’s health systems to better respond to future major international crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has shown the need for EU countries to better cooperate and coordinate in times of crisis and to…
Covid-19: the EU plan for the economic recovery
The EU is preparing massive investments to support people and businesses as Europe battles a deep economic recession due to the Covid-19 outbreak. On 27 May the European Commission presented in Parliament a €750 billion economic stimulus plan that along with a revised proposal for the…
How vaccines are approved in Europe by European Vaccination Information Portal
Only #vaccines that are safe and effective are approved for use in the European Union. How does the process of vaccine authorisation look like? Watch our video (turn on subtitles in your language) to learn more! Don’t forget to visit the European #Vaccination Information Portal…
Accessible democratic processes for all: leave no one behind the European Parliament
Making the European Parliament more accessible for the deaf EU citizens: raising awareness on the post-COVID 19 recovery plan in an accessible way. Making information and communications accessible for the deaf Europeans is more crucial than ever, as the…
The Digital Green Certificate
The European Union is introducing a Digital Green Certificate to remove obstacles to free movement within the EU. It is intended for each EU citizen who has received a COVID-19 vaccine, recovered from COVID-19 or had a negative test result. It is also open to family members if they come from…
How are vaccines developed, tested and authorised?
Vaccines are first studied in the laboratory. Developers determine their quality, safety and efficacy. Then, clinical trials are undertaken with human volunteers. These help confirm how vaccines work and how many doses are needed. Next, the vaccine developer submits the testing results to…
COVID-19 vaccination: MEPs call for EU and global solidarity
The EU must continue its concerted efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and take urgent measures to ramp up vaccines production to meet citizens’ expectations, MEPs say. In the plenary debate on Wednesday with the Portuguese Presidency and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, MEPs…
