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This report is designed to follow up and expand on the findings of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. It evaluates the current state of digital collaboration, focusing on aspects related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlights urgent deficiencies and challenges, and proposes measures to enhance global digital cooperation.

Brussels, 10 May 2020 The recent ruling of the German Constitutional Court put under the spotlight two issues of the European Union: the Euro system and the European legal system. We take good note of the clear statement of the European Court of Justice of 8 May. In the same vein, the European Commission upholds
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Aiming to secure peace in Europe after the horrors of the Second World War, the Schuman Declaration proposed cooperation among European countries in two key economic areas central to rearmament and warfare: coal and steel. As an institutional framework for this cooperation, the Schuman Declaration proposed the creation of the first supranational organisation in Europe,
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The Directorate for Communication of the Court of Justice received many enquiries concerning the judgment delivered by the German Constitutional Court on 5 May 2020 regarding the European Central Bank’s PSPP programme. The departments of the institution never comment on a judgment of a national court. In general, it is recalled that the Court of
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Today, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to Poland regarding the new law on the judiciary of 20 December 2019, which entered into force on 14 February 2020. Link Rule_of_Law_Poland

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ECB to grandfather until September 2021 eligibility of marketable assets used as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations falling below current minimum credit quality requirements Appropriate haircuts will apply for assets that fall below the Eurosystem minimum credit quality requirements Decision reinforces broader package of collateral easing measures adopted by the Governing Council on 7 April
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTMRilrgmiI&t=930s The new morphology of power

Secondo un sondaggio di SWG il 54% degli italiani pensa che la globalizzazione stia distruggendo la nostra economia. Il 52% considera la Cina un paese amico, il 32% la Russia. Quasi metà degli italiani (45%) crede invece che i nostri nemici siano i tedeschi, e il 38% i francesi. Abbiamo una brutta notizia per l’opinione
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – 8 April 2020 – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released today the findings of the first report by the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (IIT). The IIT is responsible for identifying the perpetrators of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic where the OPCW
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DECRETO-LEGGE 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e di adempimenti fiscali per le imprese, di poteri speciali nei settori strategici, nonche’ interventi in materia di salute e lavoro, di proroga di termini amministrativi e processuali. (20G00043) (GU n.94 del 8-4-2020) decreto-legge n. 23 dell’8 aprile 2020

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Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia, Latvia, Romania, Moldova, Armenia, and Estonia have activated Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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https://www.osce.org/odihr/449311 WARSAW, 30 March 2020 – Emergency legislation being adopted by governments across the OSCE region must include a time limit and guarantee parliamentary oversight, said the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) ahead of a vote in Hungary to extend emergency measures earlier adopted in the EU member
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14 Schengen countries have notified the European Commission of the reintroduction of border controls due to threats related to the spread of COVID-19: Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Switzerland and Norway. A number of other Schengen countries have introduced restrictions on movement of persons that affect internal borders,
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The United States faces drug and medical supply scarcities due to disrupted supply chains and increased demand. In response, the President may exercise emergency authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to address supply shortages and economic development impacts. During a press conference on March 18, 2020, the President indicated that he would invoke
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DECISION (EU) 2020/440 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 24 March 2020 (ECB/2020/17) on a temporary pandemic emergency purchase programme CELEX32020D0440ENTXT Article 4 Purchase amounts Purchases shall be carried out under the PEPP to the extent deemed necessary and proportionate to counter the threats posed by the extraordinary economic and market conditions on the ability
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Guidance to the Member States concerning foreign direct investment and free movement of capital from third countries, and the protection of Europe’s strategic assets, ahead of the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (FDI Screening Regulation) Communication Coronavirus Regulation 2019/452 ita

The corona crisis has led governments to take extraordinary budgetary measures to avoid an implosion of the economy. This is likely to lead to permanent increases in government debt levels. The most severely hit countries face the legacy of unsustainable debt levels that will trigger new sovereign debt crises in the future. The first best
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Invites Public Comments to Identify Additional Products Potentially Helpful to U.S. Response Washington, DC – Throughout the process of administering its Section 301 action to combat China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the United States has prioritized health considerations, and it is taking additional action for that objective
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https://www.ft.com/content/c6d2de3a-6ec5-11ea-89df-41bea055720b We face a war against coronavirus and must mobilise accordingly

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Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (24 March 2020) – Broad sectoral sanctions should urgently be re-evaluated in countries facing the coronavirus pandemic, in light of their potentially debilitating impact on the health sector and human rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday. “It is vital to
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The Commission today proposes the activation of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) as part of its strategy to respond quickly, forcefully and in a coordinated manner to the coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus__Commission ip101_en

Today, the European Commission has decided to create a strategic rescEU stockpile of medical equipment such as ventilators and protective masks to help EU countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Ursula von der Leyen said: “With the first ever common European reserve of emergency medical equipment we put EU solidarity into action.
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On 13 March 2020, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal to amend Regulation 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at EU airports. The proposal responds to the rapid spread of cases of Covid-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, that has led to a substantial drop in the number of flights and
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The Schengen Code lays down the common rules governing the management of internal and external EU borders, including rules and procedures concerning the exceptional introduction of border checks at internal borders. There are three cases in which Member States can introduce temporary border checks at their internal borders on grounds of a serious threat to
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