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The Eurogroup held a discussion with Rachel Reeves, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, on global economic developments, in inclusive format. The Eurogroup reviewed macroeconomic developments and policies in the euro area, including in the context of the International Monetary Fund's Article IV consultation. Additionally, ministers discussed draft budgetary plans and prospects for the euro area,...
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Our regular Eurogroup meeting began with a discussion with the IMF on the euro area economy. Both the IMF and the Commission agreed that the euro area has shown remarkable resilience. We have contributed to this stability through our coordinated efforts. Inflation is down. Employment has stayed at record levels. And even if the outlook is uncertain these days, growth is set to resume. Howeve...
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The Council has approved an agreement reached with the United Kingdom on fishing opportunities for over 80 total allowable catches (TACs) for stocks jointly managed by the EU and the UK under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The agreement secures the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2025 and its timely conclusion will ensure stability and certainty...
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I am delighted to invite you to my first European Council meeting as President of the European Council, which will be taking place on Thursday 19 December, as well as to the EU-Western Balkans Summit on Wednesday 18 December, both in Brussels. You have already received the draft annotated agenda of the European Council meeting. The situation in Ukraine will be at the forefront of our discuss...
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Europe has always been a trading continent, but we are now facing a world where trade barriers are on the rise. Our companies and farmers are encountering growing restrictions, unfair competition and geopolitical uncertainties – all of which threaten their competitiveness. The new partnership between the European Union and Mercosur represents an opportunity to reverse this trend. This is why I...
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The Signatory State Parties of MERCOSUR – the Republic of Argentina, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay – and the European Commission have announced, at the 65th MERCOSUR Summit Meeting (Montevideo, December, 6th), the conclusion of the negotiations of a Partnership Agreement between the two regions, after more than two decades of n...
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The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors and implementing countries, will co-host the Gavi 6.0 pledging Summit. The event is planned to take place in Brussels late in the first quarter of 2025. It will bring together global leaders from government, partner organisations, vaccine manufacturers, civil society and the private sector, to secure ...
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Thank you for the invitation to come and speak to you. It was important for me to come here early in my mandate. Because the European Economic and Social Committee embodies the European model. It is unique. Unique that EESC delegates participate in the European project – unions, workers, employers, consumers, academia, farmers, fishers, human rights organisations, liberal professions, civil societ...
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Brussels 04/12/24 – Combined biogas and biomethane production in 2023 amounted to 22 bcm, according to the 14th edition of the Statistical Report published today by the European Biogas Association. This is more than the entire inland natural gas demand of Belgium, Denmark, and Ireland combined, and represents 7% of the natural gas consumption of the European Union in 2023.  Considering th...
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The Taliban has ordered all private and public educational institutions in Afghanistan to suspend medical education for women and girls. This decision represents yet again another appalling violation of fundamental human rights and an unjustifiable attack on women’s access to education in Afghanistan. The European Union expresses its strong concerns over this decision and its far-reaching i...
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