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The meeting of the European Council on 27 and 28 June will take place in the Europa building in Brussels. Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels. Registration Media representatives wishing to cover the meeting in person are required to register in advance, following this link: The deadline to register is Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 14:00 CET Due to the extended time...
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On 3 May, the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Annual Prize to reward outstanding journalism that promotes or defends core EU values Winner chosen by independent jury composed of press and civil society representatives €20 000 to be a...
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According to Reporters Without Borders, 45 journalists worldwide died in 2023 while doing their job. Another 521 journalists are detained on arbitrary grounds related to their profession. However, journalists are an essential part of a functioning and open democracy. In addition to informing, they also have a monitoring function and put social ills in the spotlight. Journalists can only fulfil ...
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Brussels, Belgium - 2 May 2024: the "European Child Guarantee: from engagement to reality" conference, opened by the Minister for Social Integration and the Fight against Poverty, took place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 2 and 3 May 2024. The event was attended by H.M. Queen Mathilde, demonstrating the royal commitment to the fight against child poverty. The conference, organised by the P...
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On Monday, 6 May, the EU will host the EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum in Brussels. Over 350 representatives from the EU institutions, governments, European and Ukrainian defence industries, industry associations, key partner countries and organisations will gather to strengthen defence industrial cooperation between the EU and Ukraine. The event is organised with support of the Belgian Pre...
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On Tuesday, 30 April, the results of the European Hydrogen Bank’s first auction were announced. Seven projects across the EU will receive a total of €720 million, with a plan to produce 1.58 million tonnes (Mt) of renewable hydrogen over ten years, avoiding more than 10Mt of CO2 emissions. Winning bidders will secure funds per kilogram of hydrogen produced (Kg/H2), sourced from the EU Emissions...
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European Council President Charles Michel’s Chief Diplomatic Adviser, Simon Mordue has been selected as Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and will take up his duties on 1 July. Prior to that he will complete a short term assignment on Ukraine for the Commission. Magdalena Grono, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to President Michel will take up the role and dut...
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Twenty years ago, the European family embraced ten new Member States, a bold step that further reunified Europe, after decades of divisions following World War II. It was the biggest wave of enlargement of the EU. It was a reunification of a continent striving for freedom of all people, peace, stability and prosperity. Yet, our work on the reunification of the continent is not complete. We knew...
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Brussels, April 30, 2024 - The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) is proud to present the second edition of the Caribbean Days’ promotion, which will be held at the Renaissance Brussels hotel from June 17 through 23, 2024. The Caribbean Days’ is a series of business and cultural events to showcase ‘The Best of the Caribbean’, featuring a Caribbean Culinary Week at The Poet restauran...
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Credible reports indicate that tensions and violence are on the rise in and around El Fasher, Darfur. Echoing the UN Security Council, the EU urges the warring parties to refrain from attacking the city and its surroundings and to de-escalate their respective military operations. Fighting in the area would have devastating consequences. Recently, villages have been scorched to the ground by the...
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