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Just one week to go until the eighth edition of Bright Festival!  From 15 to 18 February 2024, the Royal Quarter, the European Quarter are hosting some 30 light installations and numerous night-time activities. A dazzling programme in which the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will be honoured in a number of pieces by European artists. Another major surprise is a monumental ...
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Brussels, 6th January 2024 – The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) welcomes the European Commission's Communication on the climate target 2040. However, we are concerned that Communication and modelling do not provide adequate coverage of the requirements for heat decarbonisation and overlook the vital role of geothermal heating, cooling, electricity, storage (thermal and electrical) or su...
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Brussels 6 February 2024 - Bioenergy Europe warmly welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on the 2040 climate targets. A 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the right response to the ever-growing threat of climate change and the bioenergy sector is ready to step up and contribute to its achievement. Achieving the objectives set by the Commission will require a herculean push ...
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On the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, killing thousands of people and affecting the livelihoods of millions, the EU continues to stand in solidarity with the affected people in both countries and reaffirms its commitment to continue assisting those whose lives were torn apart by this natural disaster. Since the first moments ...
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On Tuesday 6 February, the informal meeting of ministers responsible for cohesion policy was held in Mons. At the meeting, the Ministers agreed on ambitious and coherent guidelines for the future of cohesion policy in Europe post-2027.   The informal meeting of ministers responsible for cohesion policy was chaired by the Minister-President of Wallonia, Elio Di Rupo. The meeting brought ...
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Following his trip to Poland, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell will be in Ukraine today and tomorrow, 6-7 February. During his stay, High Representative Borrell will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence Rust...
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El Salvador’s election last Sunday has been peaceful, orderly and yielded a clear result. The European Union congratulates the Salvadoran people for their commitment to democracy. The EU looks forward to working on shared priorities with President Nayib Bukele and his administration. The EU remains committed to supporting El Salvador on its modernisation path towards sustainable and inclusiv...
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Thank you, my dear Minister, [for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław] Sikorski, my dear Radek. I am on my way to Ukraine. I am on my way to Kyiv, and I wanted to make a stop-over in Warsaw because certainly, we have to make consultations with our Polish friends in order to understand better what is going on in Ukraine and how we can continue our support. Thank you for your warm welcome. ...
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● European Council 05/02/2024 13:53 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Accreditation for the European Council, 21 and 22 March 2024  The meeting of the European Council on 21 and 22 March will take place in the Europa building in Brussels. Address: Rue de la...
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A Team Europe health mission including Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation and EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety as well as other high-ranking officials from eight European Union Member States is visiting Addis Ababa from 5 to 7 February 2024. The mission, organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the EU Delegation to the African Union, symboliz...
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