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EU migration and home affairs policy overview

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Explore the European Commission's policies on migration and home affairs, including the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the accommodation of refugees from Ukraine, the fourth State of Schengen report, and the new European Internal Security Strategy.

Why is the UK’s Green Homes Grant Scheme failing to deliver?

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Homes account for just under 30% of energy use and around 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK - what does this mean for the UK's Green Homes Grant Scheme?

The Habsburg Empire: Is the nation-state national and the empire imperial?

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Gábor Egry, Director-General at the Institute of Political History and principal investigator of Horizon 2020 funded project NEPOSTRANS, dissects the ideologies that shaped and outlived the Habsburg Empire.

70% of available COVID vaccines in 2021 have been pre-ordered

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Currently, 16% of the global population have pre-ordered 70% of available COVID vaccines in 2021 - a group of virus experts now warn that COVID will keep evolving unless low income countries can access vaccines.

How will everyone benefit if WTO members sign the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver?

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Rachel Thrasher, Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center in Boston, explains how the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver rejected by the WTO could ramp up global vaccine production.

Empowering governments and their people through digitisation

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Tracey Lethbridge, head of UK public sector at OpenText, discusses how digital technologies could empower governments and their people during the current pandemic and beyond.

Mandatory hotel quarantine will begin on 15th February

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The government has confirmed that from the 15th of February travellers entering the UK from a country on the travel ban list will be required to quarantine in a government-approved hotel.

Israel will give Palestinian doctors their first 5,000 vaccines

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Israel has agreed to give the first 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinian medical workers - but only if they live in annexed east Jerusalem, while the West Bank and Gaza remain without vaccines.

European Commission pays out €14 billion under the SURE programme

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The European Commission has allocated €14 billion to nine Member States under the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) programme.

All UK adults could be offered COVID vaccine by May

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According to recent reports, all UK adults could have their first dose of the COVID vaccine by May, 2021 - opening up the potential of a real summer.

Domestic abuse services receive £40m to support victims

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Specialist support services for victims of rape and domestic abuse will receive an extra £40 million funding boost from the Government.

President Biden signs bundle of executive orders on climate change

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Yesterday, President Biden signed a slew of executive orders on climate change, describing the new proposals as a way to fight an "existential threat".

UK hits melancholy milestone of over 100,000 COVID deaths

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he had done "everything possible" to prevent 100,000 COVID deaths, as the UK witnesses 50,099 fatalities in the space of 79 days.

European Commission to create “transparency mechanism” for vaccine exports

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In response to the AstraZeneca feud, EU officials are creating a "transparency mechanism" for vaccine exports - which would indirectly hold companies accountable for fulfilling their agreed contracts.

UK is undecided about closing borders against COVID mutation

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Tomorrow (26 January) the COVID 'O' meeting is expected to be a moment of decision-making about border policy, as the more infectious South African and Brazilian COVID mutations continue to circulate.

Allocating green belt to employment land

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Andy Jansons, Director of Jansons Property discusses, explores the logic behind releasing Green Belt land for employment sites in tandem with releasing land for the construction of housing in the same area.

UK Home Office loses 150,000 arrest records due to tech problem

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According to The Times, 150,000 arrest records were accidentally erased - including fingerprint, DNA and arrest histories.
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