18 Mar
Member News

Vulcan Insight: European Leaders Act to Tackle COVID-19 Fallout

With more than 60.000 Europeans infected and European stocks down 30% this year, European and G7 leaders spent the past week in crisis mode imposing drastic and unprecedented measures aimed at containing and slowing the spread of the virus. For the first time since its establishment, countries in the EU’s Schengen area began closing their borders over the weekend to personal travel to tackle further cross-border spread and prevent cross-border shopping for stockpiling. While borders remained open for freight transport,...

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18 Mar
Member News

Communicating with Constituents During the Coronavirus Crisis

As a crisis communications specialist, I have been talking with nonprofit organizations in the past few days about how to communicate with their constituents in these challenging times. It is a tightrope walk to let your supporters know that you need help without looking like you’re capitalizing on the situation or being insensitive to the economic hardships that many Americans and people around the world are experiencing. Yesterday, I received an email from a beloved nonprofit that I have been...

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18 Mar
Member News

Employment Law Provisions of H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Just after midnight on March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” as a broad response to many of the challenges caused by the current and impending spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 (“coronavirus”). H.R. 6201 has eight provisions intended to assist people, and free up the federal government resources to do so, during the public health emergency caused by coronavirus. This GT Alert addresses two of the...

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17 Mar
Member News

Coronavirus: Immigration and Global Mobility Challenges for Employers

As additional countries — including the U.S. — close their borders to limit the spread of COVID-19 across country lines, employers in the U.S. and abroad are quickly needing to shift gears as complications arise from limitations on business travel, work visas and other immigration issues. Below we have outlined critical immigration issues employers and their foreign national employees are grappling with in light of the spread of COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the U.S. and around the...

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16 Mar
Member News

Holland & Knight Launches COVID-19 Response Team

Holland & Knight has established a COVID-19 Response Team to help clients respond to a variety of business and legal issues they may be facing related to the disease. As part of this initiative, the firm has created a centralized hub on its website that includes a number of alerts, blogs and other original content addressing the issues affecting both small and large companies, as well as information on upcoming webinars and programming that may be of value to clients. Holland &...

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16 Mar
Chapter News

COVID-19: Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus

COVID-19 is a severe public health emergency for our citizens, societies and economies with infections in all Member States. It is also a major economic shock to the EU. The Commission therefore presents today an immediate response to mitigate the socio-economic impact of  the COVID-19 outbreak, centred on a European coordinated response. The Commission will use all the instruments at its disposal to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, in particular: • To ensure the necessary supplies to our health systems...

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16 Mar
Chapter News

Conclusions by the President of the European Council following the video conference on COVID-19

Heads of State and Government welcomed the initiative to hold this video conference on COVID-19. Member states expressed sympathy with Italy and other member states that are severely hit. During the video conference on 10 March 2020 we emphasised the need to work together and to do everything necessary and to act swiftly. We stressed the need for a joint European approach and a close coordination with the European Commission. Health ministers and Interior ministers should consult daily to ensure proper...

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16 Mar
Member News

Vulcan Insight: Analysis of the latest EU Developments 9 – 13 March 2020

Europe's Economic response to Coronavirus steps up a gear On Thursday the European Central Bank announced a monetary policy stimulus package in an attempt to shield the eurozone from the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus.  As countries and regions close borders and impose travel restrictions on their citizens, economists are predicting the eurozone is about the suffer its most serious economic shock since the 2008 financial crisis.  Keep reading Europe presents strategies for a Green and Industrial economy Despite the Europe-wide...

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13 Mar
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

U.S. President’s Proclamation: Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-immigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Healthcare | Issued on: March 11, 2020 On January 31, 2020, I issued Proclamation 9984 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Other Appropriate Measures To Address This Risk).  I found that the potential for widespread transmission of a novel (new) coronavirus (which has since been renamed “SARS-CoV-2” and causes the disease COVID-19) (“SARS-CoV-2” or “the virus”) by infected individuals seeking to enter the United States threatens...

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10 Mar
Chapter News

Environment Council, 5 March 2020

European Green Deal The Council had an exchange of views on the European Green Deal.  Environment and climate ministers worked on the concrete steps needed to be taken so that the EU reaches its climate neutrality objective by 2050. Ministers discussed priority areas, encouraged a more resource efficient economy, and voiced out support for a just transition to climate neutrality. EU's climate long-term strategy submission to the UN The Council adopted the EU's submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on...

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