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The 2024 European Railway Award, jointly organised by the European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE) and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) was held in Brussels today in a 17th edition marking the European Year of Skills. Former European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc was awarded the event’s Rail Champion prize for her work promoting women in transport...
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The EDPS has issued an Opinion on the proposed Regulation to extend the temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat child sexual abuse online. The Regulation would allow providers of certain independent interpersonal communication services to continue to apply specific technologies to private communications in order to detect child sexual abuse material for two...
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Dear Members of the press, We cordially invite you to attend the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers which will take place in the Egmont Palace on Saturday, February 3rd. During the event, several press opportunities will be organised: Handshake - 08:15 Doorstep – 08:15 Tour de Table – 09:30 Family picture, followed by Anniversary Cake cutting ceremony - 12:30 Pre...
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L’Union européenne regrette la décision prise par les autorités de transition de mettre fin à l’accord de paix signé à Alger en 2015. Les populations civiles du Nord du pays seront les premières à subir les conséquences de cette décision unilatérale. L’impact négatif que cette rupture pourrait avoir sur l’ensemble des équilibres nationaux et régionaux, alors qu’aucune alternative à l’accord de ...
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Good morning to everybody, Excellencies, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is for me a great pleasure to be here today to welcome our partners from Central Asia to Brussels and to this important Forum.  So many people attending - it shows the importance of this meeting. You know that we are living in turbulent times. I am not going to insist on the economic dimension, but on the geopoli...
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The European Union is very concerned by recent developments in Venezuela and the Supreme Court’s ratification of the disqualification of opposition politicians Maria Corina Machado and Henrique Capriles from the upcoming presidential elections. Decisions intended to prevent members of the opposition from exercising their core political rights can only undermine democracy and the rule of law. Th...
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The press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 will take place on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 13.00. 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 remo...
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The press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 will take place on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 13.00. 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 remo...
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The EDPS published on 23 January 2024 an Opinion on a Regulation to enhance police cooperation to prevent, detect, and investigate the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of human beings, and to reinforce the role of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) in preventing and combating these crimes. The EDPS makes a series of recommendations on four key issues in the propose...
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Brussels, Belgium - In the context of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, Belgium's Justice Minister Paul Van Tigchelt will get together today with the Ministers of Justice from the 27 EU Member States. High on the agenda will be the fight against organised crime, more specifically the creation of a network of specialist magistrates and the pooling of diplomatic forces vis...
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