Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The European Commission on Friday unveiled a plan for a coordinated approach to the restriction of movement resulting from measures being implemented by individual member states to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In a proposal to the European Council, the Commission said it wanted …
Read More »Merkel: EU, China want to set example for multilateralism
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Germany and the European Union (EU) wanted to continue the conversation with China and set an example for multilateralism. Merkel made the remarks at her routine press conference after the summer vacation every year, when she answered …
Read More »German FM calls on Greece, Turkey to discuss natural gas dispute
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Before his mediation trip, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday called on Greece and Turkey to discuss their territorial claims in the Mediterranean. “A further escalation can only harm everyone, but above all those directly involved on site,” Maas said in a statement released …
Read More »EU reaches first deal to buy potential COVID-19 vaccine
Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Union (EU) reached on Friday its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said in a press release. The deal, made with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, would secure the …
Read More »EU offers support to iron ore exploration unit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has offered Euros 800,000 (about Shillings 3.5 billion) to Uganda to develop an iron ore exploration unit in the Department of the Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) in Entebbe. In a notice prior to commencement of the work, the EU says the …
Read More »Uganda’s tourism feels COVID heat
TOURISM: ‘Uganda cannot just sit back and wait for the crisis to be over’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | If the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t happen this year, this was supposed to be a “super year” for Uganda’s tourism industry. “By November, last year, we already knew that we would …
Read More »UK, EU set timetable for crunch talks in bid to beat October deadline
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The British government and the European Union (EU) confirmed Friday a new timetable of meetings aimed at reaching a post-Brexit deal on a future relationship before the end of 2020. A series of meetings between negotiating teams from both sides will meet in London and …
Read More »European union tourism retreat enters day two
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | European Union Ambassadors are meeting in Western Uganda to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Uganda’s tourism sector. Tourism is one of Uganda’s top foreign exchange-earners with annual receipts of USD 1.6 billion brought in by 1.8 million tourists according to the Uganda Tourism …
Read More »EU commissions ranger outpost at Queen Elizabeth national park
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) has commissioned a 12-unit staff accommodation block at Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The 325 million Shillings facility will aid rangers to fight poaching in the national park. The project is part of a bigger USD 1.3 million (4.8 billion Shillings) …
Read More »Italy PM says EU recovery fund “radical change” from austerity, fiscal conservatism
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | In his report to Italian parliament on European Union (EU) summit which agreed on a landmark deal over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that European leaders have taken a “historic” …
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