Author: Web Master

The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, marking three years since the military coup in Myanmar. Three years ago, on 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military overthrew the democra...
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This 31 january, CO2 Value Europe launched a first-of-a-kind report titled “The Contribution of Carbon Capture & Utilisation Towards Climate Neutrality in Europe”, a multidisciplinary study aimed at quantifying the climate mitigation potential of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) in Europe. Human-made GHG emissions, largely related to fossil carbon use, are causing drastic disturbances i...
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L'Union européenne regrette l'annonce faite par le Mali, le Burkina Faso et le Niger de se retirer unilatéralement et sans délai de la Communauté Economique Des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) alors que les efforts de médiation se poursuivent, notamment dans le cadre des transitions en cours, pour favoriser des avancées vers l’ordre constitutionnel et démocratique, dans l’intérêt des popula...
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January 31st, Brussels - The meeting was hosted by the Belgian Minister of Defence, Ludivine Dedonder, and was chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The meeting was as well attended by the EU Defence Policy Directors, PSC ambassadors, advisors, military and civil EU representatives. The meeting focused on deepening political coop...
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Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to our special European Council meeting on 1 February to pursue discussions on some of the most pressing issues affecting us. First and foremost, the agreement on the mid-term revision of our Multiannual Financial Framework. At our last meeting in December, 26 Leaders firmly supported a balanced negotiating box which took into account a clear set o...
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Good morning and thank you for being here so early in the morning.  We are going to have a very busy schedule today with important issues on the table. First, we will hear from Ukrainian Minister of Defence [Rustem] Umerov, who will join us by videoconference, to explain the situation on the ground and the military development of the war.  Then, we will discuss about our support. This is ...
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The 'Conference on Mental Health and Work' takes place in Brussels on 30 and 31 January. With this high-level exchange, Belgium wants to weigh in on the next Commission's agenda and is pushing for specific European regulations on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. The successive crises we have experienced in recent years are weighing so heavily on the mental resilience of European w...
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Tomorrow, 31 January, President Ursula von der Leyen will co-host the Val Duchesse Social Partners Summit, together with Prime Minister De Croo on behalf of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit and the leaders of European social partners will attend. Du...
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Brussels, 30 January 2024; The voluntary collection of data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals has played a central role for the past 15 years in monitoring use and encouraging good antibiotic stewardship in the animal sector. AnimalhealthEurope welcomes the newly launched Antimicrobial Sales and Use (ASU) Platform, to which all EU Member States and European Economic Area countries ...
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