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Brussels 19/02/25 – 3-year European research project FER-PLAY sheds light on current challenges and drivers for the rollout of circular fertilisers in Europe at final event, ending today, as Commission presents its Vision for Agriculture and Food. The Vision will guide all future thinking on agrifood policy over the next five years, helping to reconcile green goals with the economic realities of f...
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Presidency press release - On 18 February, the General Affairs Council (GAC) convened at the Warsaw Citadel to address EU security in the context of enlargement, the multiannual budget, and Member States’ democratic resilience  in the face of populism, disinformation, and political crises. The meeting was chaired by Minister for the European Union Adam Szłapka. The informal meeting was attended...
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will visit South Africa from 19-21 February. Her visit will aim to strengthen EU-South Africa relations and include participation in the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting. The visit comes as this year marks the 25th anniversary of the EU-Africa partnership, culminating in a Summit...
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The Eurogroup received an update from Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova on the country’s progress towards adopting the euro. Ministers also reviewed the euro area’s macroeconomic outlook and discussed the draft recommendation for economic policy of the euro area in 2025. Ministers also approved the Eurogroup’s work programme up to July 2025.     ...
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Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Our main discussion today was about the macroeconomic outlook, including the implications of the very fluid and uncertain global and geopolitical landscape for the euro area economy. The recent announcements from the new US administration show that their commitment to the transatlantic partnership cannot be taken for granted. We regret the recent ann...
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We began our February Eurogroup meeting by welcoming the Bulgarian Minister for Finance, Temenuzhka Petkova, who updated us on Bulgaria's progress towards fulfilling the criteria to adopt the euro. We appreciate Bulgaria’s ongoing efforts and its commitment to economic stability and convergence with the euro area. We continue to monitor its progress towards the objective of joining the euro are...
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Bright Festival welcomed 450,000 visitors! For four evenings, the ninth edition of Bright Festival lit up the capital, offering the public a magical experience. Some 30 light installations and animations created by national and international artists graced the Royal and European Quarters. In addition to this rich programme, the Bright Market, Bright Kids, guided tours and other festival activit...
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Today marks one year since the death of Russian opposition leader politician Alexei Navalny, for which President Putin and the Russian authorities bear ultimate responsibility. As Russia intensifies its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, it also continues its internal repression, targeting those who stand for democracy. Alexei Navalny gave his life for a free and democratic Russia. Toda...
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The European Union supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as recognised by international law. Regarding the so-called presidential elections that took place in the Georgian occupied breakaway region of Abkhazia on 15 February 2025, we recall that the European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which they took place. The EU will continue to...
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On the 24th of February 2022 the European Union changed. On the very first day of the war in Ukraine, at 7pm, the European leaders gathered for an emergency meeting in Brussels and exchanged with President Zelensky. It was a very dramatic discussion. Russia’s tanks were on their way to Kyiv. Russia’s bombs were falling across Ukraine. Before we ended our meeting, President Zelenskyy said tha...
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