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The EU today held the first Intergovernmental Conference at ministerial level to open accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova. This follows a decision by the European Council on 14-15 December 2023 to open accession negotiations with Moldova, and the approval by the Council of the Negotiating Framework for the negotiations with Moldova on 21 June, in accordance with the revised enla...
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Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to the European Council meeting of 27 and 28 June. This will be a particularly significant meeting, as we face both a substantive agenda and critical decisions that will shape our path forward. Among these decisions, three stand out in particular: first, we will adopt the Strategic Agenda. True to its role under the Treaties, the European Council w...
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Conference “European Citizenship at the Crossroads – Inclusive Europe for Mobile EU Citizens” On Wednesday 3 July, The ECIT Foundation will host a significant conference entitled “European Citizenship at the Crossroads.” This event marks the conclusion of the “Inclusive Europe for Mobile EU Citizens” (MobileCIT) project and will take place from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM at the European Economic and S...
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Today member states widely supported a set of conclusions setting out a vision for the future of agriculture in the EU. "The conclusions represent a broadly supported vision for the future of agriculture and set out our ambitions for a competitive sector. They place farmers at the heart of our concerns and underline the strategic role of agriculture in guaranteeing food security in an open econ...
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● Eurogroup   24/06/2024 16:06 | Press release | Update on recent Eurogroup work: Eurogroup President Donohoe’s letter to the President of the European Council   I am writing to update you on the work of Eurogroup since my last update in March, and in particular to share recent developments in relation to the Capital Markets Union. In...
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The press briefing ahead of the European Council meeting of 27 and 28 June 2024 will take place on Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 16.30. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either in person at the Justus Lipsius press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely,...
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On Wednesday 26 June, High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell will host a High Level Meeting of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue in Brussels. President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti have confirmed their participation. The High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák will hold separate meetings with the leaders as of 15:00, fol...
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A number of restaurants in the Brussels-Capital Region are now proud holders of the Brusselicious label. This label identifies Brussels restaurants that serve quality Belgian cuisine. In all, some thirty establishments have been awarded the label. In addition to this recognition, one of them has been awarded the title of Brusselicious Restaurant of the Year. Read the press release 
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Dear Minister, Abbot, Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Alexander [Schallenberg]. You have been very kind. There is a saying in Spain that says: “Libreme Dios, del día de las alabanzas”. Which translated means: “Please God, save me from the day where everybody will be praising me”. Because it means that either you are leaving or you are dying. I am not dying. I am still not leaving. But...
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The WomEn DIplomats Network of the European Union (WEDIN EU) will reconvene on Tuesday 25 June in Brussels. This year, on the occasion of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the “Women at the European External Action Service” network joins forces with the “Women at Work” network of the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation to c...
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