New calculations from Eurofound show that the difference in female and male employment rates cost the EU, including the United Kingdom, over €360 billion in 2018. This updated aggregate figure builds upon previous research done by Eurofound on the gend… read more
March 02, 2020 About the EUIPO Alicante News February 2020 The latest edition is out now. The aim of Alicante News is to provide up-to-date information on EUIPO-related matters, as well as on other general IP issues, to the users of the EU trade mark … read more
Coronavirus The environment and public health committee will discuss the coronavirus and how the EU and member states are dealing with the situation on Thursday. On Thursday the committee members will also vote on the financing of the EU’s Civil Protec… read more
The President of the European Council has been closely following the situation in Syria and Turkey in cooperation with the European Commission. He held a phone call with President Erdoğan today, in which he expressed his condolences over the loss of li… read more
The European Union considers today’s conclusion of the Afghanistan-U.S. Joint Statement for Peace and the settlement between the U.S and the Taliban as important first steps towards a comprehensive peace process, with intra-Afghan negotiations at its c… read more