To be able to respond to international health crises faster in future, the ECDC is to be expanded and given additional powers. These are key results of the Informal Meeting of the 27 EU Health Ministers.
In the months since the outset of the pandemic, European partners have embraced a
My colleague Heiko Maas, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The coronavirus crisis is by no means over yet. We are witnessing that across Europe right now. The current situation brings home only too…
We have already achieved one important milestone: agreement on the recovery package
Tearing down walls together: a Plexiglass frame filled with some 6000 wooden blocks marked with quotations from European high and pop culture will be on display in ten European countries as part of the cultural programme of Germany’s EU Council Presidency.
Plexiglas grid in which the blocks were once housed will remain– the wall will have
Chaired by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier, EU trade ministers held a videoconference on 9 November to discuss an array of current topics. Why do people in Europe benefit from common trade policy? Here is a round-up of FAQs.
giving it more weight in trade negotiations than individual member states would have
The future of the Common Agricultural Policy, the Farm to Fork Strategy, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were on the agenda of the meeting of EU agriculture and fisheries ministers. It was the first time they had met under Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The ministers of the three nations, who will hold the presidency back to back, have
On 14 December, the foreign ministers from the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean will meet to discuss joint efforts to combat the pandemic, as well as cooperation on shaping the digital transformation, moving towards a sustainable economy, fighting climate change and preserving biodiversity.
more sustainable economy and free trade Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe have
The German EU Council Presidency 2020 is the country’s 13th presidency. This photo gallery takes a look back over the topics and highlights of Germany’s previous 12 presidencies from 1958 to 2007.
It states: “We, the citizens of the European Union, have united for the better.”
What do young people want for the future of Europe? From 14 September, the Goethe-Institutes and the German diplomatic missions in the EU and the United Kingdom invite kids to workshops about Olafur Eliasson’s artwork and to a direct dialogue with political decision makers.
His artworks and projects have been exhibited at the Biennale di Venezia, the Museum
Big data, algorithms, deep learning – artificial intelligence (AI) is omnipresent in everyday life. How can Europeans responsibly shape this process? As part of the cultural programme of Germany’s EU Council Presidency, the Goethe-Institut project „Generation A=Algorithm“ is searching for answers.
interactive robot Gaia © Lena Ziyan Schließen Two small, light-grey robots have
The spread of COVID-19 turned living rooms into office spaces and kitchen tables into classrooms, underscoring both the challenges and opportunities that stem from virtual work and digitalised communication.
We are on our way to a data driven economy and society – but we will have to determine
