Why are you presenting the farm to fork strategy now? The coronavirus crisis has underlined the importance of a robust and resilient food system that functions in all circumstances, and is capable of ensuring access to a sufficient supply of affordable food for citizens. It has also made us acutely aware of the interrelations between […]
Today, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system. The two strategies are mutually reinforcing, bringing together nature, farmers, business and consumers for jointly working towards a competitively sustainable future. In line […]
IMF Global Financial Stability Report The IMF sees financial markets heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, the Fund’s Financial Counsellor Tobias Adrian said at the press briefing of the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) on Tuesday. A further intensification of the crisis could threaten global financial stability. “We are facing an unprecedented crisis and it […]
On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Terumo BCT Inc. and Marker Therapeutics AG for use of their Spectra Optia Apheresis System with the Depuro D2000 Adsorption Cartridge devices as a blood purification system to treat patients 18 years of age or older with […]
Ferrari’s efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic continue: the Company has launched a fundraiser to support the health system of the province of Modena and will be matching all of the donations made by its clients. The initiative is the result of shared efforts by the Company and its many international clients who, in the […]
On 24 March, the European Commission launched the “COVID-19 Clinical Management Support System” with the aim to support clinicians in hospitals that are currently facing the coronavirus emergency all over Europe. Based on the experience with the European Reference Networks, the initiative will help to create rapid connections across Europe among the hospitals indicated by […]
EU Commission proposes SURE, a new temporary instrument worth up to €100 billion to help protect jobs and people in work Loans provided to Member State under the SURE instrument would be underpinned by a system of voluntary guarantees from Member States. This will allow the Commission to expand the volume of loans that can […]
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection. Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) were able to test blood samples at four different time points in an otherwise healthy […]
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