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Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods
African Swine Fever, ASF, is a disease transmitted from wild boar to farmed pigs.
There's no risk to us, ASF can't infect humans, but it does cause huge economic problems and Poland is currently on the front line. Find out in Unreported Europe what is being done to stop the spread of the disease.
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Euroviews. Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View
Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still.
Europe News
EU leaders task Commission with pandemic recovery plan
While EU leaders asked the Commission to come up with a plan on the long-term recovery, they've signed off on a previously agreed 540 billion euro package to deal with the short term consequences of the economic downturn and insist it’s functioning by June 1st.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. Creating a “Hygiene Society” can get life back on track and stave off future epidemics ǀ View
Having worked alongside the NHS in numerous sectors for more than two decades, I feel a very human obligation to protect NHS staff and the wider public from the toll that both the virus and the shutdown are taking. The latter is almost as damaging as the former.
Spain
Euroviews. Bernat Solé i Barril: Reshaping the post-coronavirus world from a European point of view ǀ View
As a committed and reliable partner of the European project, the Government of Catalonia has always been present and active in the European debates, and now, as we begin to look at the new future ahead of us, we want to share our experiences in order to contribute to building commons solutions.