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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Wednesday, 11 September at 14.30. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Justus ...
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Russia conducted partial regional and local elections, including in the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol from 6-8 September. The European Union strongly condemns the holding of these so-called "elections" by Russia on Ukrainian territory. They constitute another act of violation of international law, the UN Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty, independen...
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Today is a sad day for democracy in Venezuela. Faced with repression, political persecution, and direct threats to his safety and freedom, after being given hospitality at the residence of the Netherlands in Caracas until September 5th, political leader and presidential candidate Edmundo González has had to request political asylum and accept the protection offered by Spain. Edmundo Gonz...
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The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Egypt and Lebanon from 8 to 12 September. The visit takes place against the background of the war in Gaza, where the catastrophic humanitarian situation and the fate of hostages make an urgent ceasefire ever more critical. The mission forms part of the ...
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Good afternoon, I would like to start by thanking Jeromin Zettelmeyer for the invitation to address you today. Over many years my ministerial colleagues in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN have benefited from Bruegel’s contributions, so it is a great honour to speak at your annual meeting. Bruegel’s mission to 'improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research, analysis and de...
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Following former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi’s report presentation on EU competitiveness to the leaders of the European Parliament’s political groups, Iratxe García urged Mario Draghi to deliver a proposal capable of modernising and decarbonising our industries, focusing on well-being, quality jobs, and affordable energy prices. S&D Group president, Iratxe García, said: "The...
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Brussels, Belgium – 2024/09/04. A new report from the International Center for Future Generations (ICFG) puts forward a detailed breakdown of how one of the incoming European Commission’s most important policy proposals can become a success. “CERN for AI should be understood not just as an ambitious tech project, but a crucial step to secure Europe’s economic future, safeguard its security and ...
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The European Union deplores the rushed adoption, in second reading, of the legislative package on “family values and protection of minors”. This package undermines the fundamental rights of Georgian people and risks further stigmatisation and discrimination of part of the population. The EU regrets that legislation with important repercussions on the EU integration path has been passed ...
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen received today the final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, handed over by the group's chair, Professor Peter Strohschneider. Entitled “A shared prospect for farming and food in Europe”, the report presents an assessment of challenges and opportunities, followed by a set of recommendations. These suggest...
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