CVMP opinions on veterinary medicinal productsUnder Regulation (EC) No 726/2004The Committee adopted by consensus a positive opinion for a marketing...

One year ago tomorrow, on 25 March 2022, the national authorities of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine set up of a joint investigation team (JIT) into alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. Over the past 12 months, four more countries have joined the JIT, and Eurojust has developed a dedicated support structure that includes the establishment of a centralised database to collect, store and analyse evidence.

News Yesterday, the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Ms. Nina GREGORI was at the Court of Justice of the European Union where, together with its President – the Honourable Mr. Koen LENAERTS – she spoke to a High-level Roundtable attended by over 160 representatives of 25 EU+ countries, Third Countries , the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the UNHCR, the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ) and the Association of European Administrative Judges (the AEAJ).

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend €450 million to Redes Energéticas Nacionais SGPS, S.A. (REN) to finance renewable energy connections and the reinforcement and upgrading of the Portuguese electricity transmission network. This financing will contribute to REN’s five-year electricity transmission investment programme (2022-2026), benefiting several regions across Portugal.

The Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed yesterday a collaboration agreement aimed at promoting activities of mutual interest. The agreement seeks to create a framework for cooperation in areas related to intellectual property rights.

Two bursaries covering the registration fee for the 2023 European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) are currently being offered through the EMCDDA’s partnership with the COPOLAD III programme. Professionals, academics or experts from Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) are encouraged to apply (1).

The EIB loan will support EGF’s plan to invest €202 million in waste management in Portugal over the period 2022-2024.

Some €750 million will be provided for the upgrading and management of sections of the Autostrade Alto Adriatico motorway, which will have a substantial economic and social impact for the region. The agreement was signed today at the headquarters of Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Trieste by Sole Director of Società Autostrade Alto Adriatico (SAAA) Anna di Pasquale, Deputy Managing Director and Business Director of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Massimo Di Carlo, and Principal Advisor of the Growth Capital and Project Finance Department of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Simone Dell’Atti, in the presence of the President of Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Commissioner with responsibility for completion of the A4 motorway.

(20.03.2023) EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel starts an official three-day visit to Austria today where he will meet with high-level officials including the Minister of Health, Johannes Rauch, and Minister of Justice, Dr Alma Zadić. The Director will be accompanied by EMCDDA colleagues and by Franz...