MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss womenâs key role in fighting the pandemic during an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Thursday morning.
The annual inter-parliamentary meeting marking International Womenâs Day gathers MEPs and national MPs to discuss gender equality and womenâs rights issues. This yearâs theme is ââWe are strong: Women leading the fight against COVID-19ââ.
After an introductory word by the Chair of the EP Womenâs Rights Committee, Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT), opening speeches will be delivered by EP President David Sassoli, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, followed by a keynote speech by the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
To help bridge the stubborn gender pay gap, the EU Commission will present pay transparency measures so that differences in wages and salaries do not remain hidden from employees.
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome Health Reuters Staff ROME (Reuters) - Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19.
Claudia Alivernini, one of the first recipients of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Italy, receives her vaccination at the Spallanzani hospital in this screengrab taken from a video, in Rome, Italy December 27, 2020. Ministero della Salute/Handout via REUTERS
Nurse Claudia Alivernini speaks next to Health Minister Roberto Speranza during a news conference after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the country begins vaccinations, at the Spallanzani hospital in Rome, Italy, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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December 27, 2020 9:04 AM By Zamira Rahim and Arnaud Siad, CNN
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A pilot took to the skies above Germany using his flight path to draw a syringe, ahead of the launch of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign across Europe, according to data from FlightRadar24.
The pilot, Samy Kramer, invited people on his Instagram account to follow his flight, in a two-seater plane, on website FlightRadar24.
The air traffic tracking site reported that the flight took off from Friedrichshafen, near Lake Constance in southern Germany, on December 23, and lasted one hour and 44 minutes.
The European Union (EU) officially kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, days after approving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on December 21.
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(CNN) A pilot took to the skies above Germany using his flight path to draw a syringe, ahead of the launch of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign across Europe, according to data from FlightRadar24.
The pilot, Samy Kramer, invited people on his Instagram account to follow his flight, in a two-seater plane, on website FlightRadar24.
The air traffic tracking site reported that the flight took off from Friedrichshafen, near Lake Constance in southern Germany, on December 23, and lasted one hour and 44 minutes.
The European Union (EU) officially kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, days after approving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on December 21.