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Meeting with Clément Beaune, French State Secretary for European Affairs
On Monday 14 September, the Secretary General met Clément Beaune, French State Secretary for European Affairs. During this first meeting, they discussed the Council of Europe’s role in helping its member states to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic effectively and to learn a number of lessons from the...
Commissioner calls on Greek authorities to provide adequate support to all those affected by fire at Moria
“The fire that destroyed most of the Registration and Identification Centre of Moria and the informal settlements surrounding it, on the Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday night has dramatically worsened the living conditions of more than 12 000 asylum seekers and migrants, including more than...
Council of Europe Bank and Italy sign € 300 million loan agreement to support COVID-19 response
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance have signed a € 300 million loan agreement to finance the emergency and health expenditure associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy was the first EU country to declare the state of emergency on 31 January...
