Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has offered Euros 800,000 (about Shillings 3.5 billion) to Uganda to develop an iron ore exploration unit in the Department of the Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) in Entebbe. In a notice prior to commencement of the work, the EU says the …
Read More »Uganda’s tourism feels COVID heat
TOURISM: ‘Uganda cannot just sit back and wait for the crisis to be over’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | If the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t happen this year, this was supposed to be a “super year” for Uganda’s tourism industry. “By November, last year, we already knew that we would …
Read More »UK, EU set timetable for crunch talks in bid to beat October deadline
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The British government and the European Union (EU) confirmed Friday a new timetable of meetings aimed at reaching a post-Brexit deal on a future relationship before the end of 2020. A series of meetings between negotiating teams from both sides will meet in London and …
Read More »European union tourism retreat enters day two
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | European Union Ambassadors are meeting in Western Uganda to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Uganda’s tourism sector. Tourism is one of Uganda’s top foreign exchange-earners with annual receipts of USD 1.6 billion brought in by 1.8 million tourists according to the Uganda Tourism …
Read More »EU commissions ranger outpost at Queen Elizabeth national park
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) has commissioned a 12-unit staff accommodation block at Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The 325 million Shillings facility will aid rangers to fight poaching in the national park. The project is part of a bigger USD 1.3 million (4.8 billion Shillings) …
Read More »Italy PM says EU recovery fund “radical change” from austerity, fiscal conservatism
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | In his report to Italian parliament on European Union (EU) summit which agreed on a landmark deal over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that European leaders have taken a “historic” …
Read More »EU negotiation over massive recovery plan enters 3rd day with no major breakthrough
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The European Union (EU) special summit which aims to decide on the next seven-year budget and a massive recovery fund dragged into the third day on Sunday with disputes over core issues still unresolved. But the heads of state and government of the EU member states, …
Read More »EU says deeply concerned over U.S. growing use of sanctions
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Friday he was deeply concerned over the growing use of sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, by the United States against European companies and interests. “We have witnessed this …
Read More »EU authorizes remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The European Commission has authorized anti-viral drug remdesivir for the treatment against coronavirus on Friday, making it the first drug authorized at the European Union level for the treatment of COVID-19. “Today, the European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorization for the medicine remdesivir,” the European …
Read More »Ministry of Tourism secures a UGX 25Bn stimulus package from EU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has negotiated a 6 million Euros (25.2 billion) stimulus package from the European Union towards the private tourism sector for post lockdown operations. This was disclosed by the accounting officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Doreen Katusiime while interfacing with …
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