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Since the start of the war in Gaza, Palestine, on 7 October, journalists and media workers have been specifically targeted. Women journalists have paid a particularly heavy price as women, reporters and mothers. On International Women’s Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Gender Council and all IFJ affiliates pay tribute to the courage of women journalists in Gaza and demand...
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To mark International Women's Day, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President make the following statement: “Today, the percentage of women in politics is still far from being representative of our diverse societies. The overall proportion of female members in single or lower houses of parliament currently stands on average at 33% in EU Member States and 26.5% glob...
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The European Union condemns Wednesday’s approval by the Israeli High Planning Committee of plans for advancing over 3.426 housing units, further expanding illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank. The EU urges Israel to reverse these decisions. The EU reiterates that settlements are illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace, as they threaten the two-state solu...
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Member states' EU ambassadors today agreed on the Council's negotiating mandate on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans. The proposed facility is the centrepiece of the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, presented by the Commission in November 2023. It will support the EU's Western Balkan partners in undertaking a comprehensive set of socio-economic and fundamentals refo...
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The special meeting of the European Council on 17 and 18 April 2024 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 27 March 2024 at 14:00 CET Media re...
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Endorsement of the Liège Declaration at the Housing Ministers Summit in Liège: towards affordable, decent, and sustainable housing for all Under the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at the invitation of Wallonia and its Minister in charge of Housing, Christophe Collignon, a European conference took place on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, at the Palais des Congr...
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Thank you. Thank you, Margrethe [Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission]. I am going to talk more on the perspective of my role as High Representative for the Security and Defence Policy and Head of the European Defence Agency. Thank you for the good cooperation in order to make this [Joint] Communication. Maybe, you will remember that, two years ago, when presenting t...
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On 4 March, EEAS Managing Directors for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Michael Siebert, and for Asia and the Pacific, Niclas Kvarnström, met the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs, Li Hui, in Brussels. The EU and China delegations discussed Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and ways to promote a just and sustainable peace. The EU side underlined Russ...
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Paris, mardi 5 mars 2024 - Dans trois semaines, ChangeNOW, l’acteur clé facilitateur de la transition écologique et sociale, ouvrira les portes de ChangeNOW 2024, le plus grand événement de solutions pour la planète. Le sommet, profondément tourné vers l'action concrète, réunira 35 000 participants. Parmi eux, des entrepreneurs, investisseurs, leaders du changement, décideurs politiques, médias et...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Thursday, 7 March at 10.00. 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 Europa buildi...
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