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At the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference starting on 1 December in Dubai, the European Union will call on all Parties to take urgent action to bring down greenhouse gas emissions this decade and respect the commitments they made under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to below 2°C, and to aim for 1.5°C. President von der Leyen will attend the World Climate Action Summit that of...
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The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council today on new EU rules to protect those targeted with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), such as journalists, rights defenders or civil society organisations. As proposed by the Commission in April 2022, the Directive creates a system of powerfu...
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Every year, on 30 November, the European Union commemorates those who have died and suffered as a result of the use of chemical weapons, and pledges to continue to fight against impunity. The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is the world’s most successful disarmament treaty that has eradicated an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. In July this year, the Organisation for the Pr...
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Thank you. Thank you, Prime Minister [of North Macedonia, Dimitar] Kovachevski. I am happy to be in North Macedonia again. I am becoming a frequent traveller, because I was here in Spring, when we held the European Union-North Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council and for the EU-Facilitated between Serbia and Kosovo, that you kindly allowed us to hold in Ohrid. It was for me a fant...
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On Tuesday, the authorities in Minsk unleashed a new wave of persecution against the members of the democratic forces in Belarus. The attacks are aimed at intimidating and eliminating potential political opponents, especially ahead of the parliamentary elections in February next year.  Lukashenko’s services raided apartments of key figures of the Belarusian pro-democratic forces and their f...
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Today, the Commission is taking another step to make the EU's energy system fit for the future by adopting the first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) that is fully in line with the European Green Deal. These key cross-border infrastructure projects will help the EU reach its ambitious energy and climate goals. The projects will benefit from st...
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The 16th Political Directors’ Dialogue between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China was held in Beijing on 27 November. The discussion built upon the 12th Strategic Dialogue that took place in Beijing on 13 October and that was co-chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President Josep Borrell and the Director of the Office of the Cen...
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Today, the Commission launched the 2024 call for proposals under Erasmus+, the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. With a budget of €4.3 billion for next year, Erasmus+ will continue to support transnational experiences of school pupils, students in higher education and vocational education and training. The programme also offers opportunities to adult l...
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Dear Minister [for Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Ayman] Safadi, dear co-chair of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Dear Minister [for Foreign Affairs of Spain, José Manuel] Albares, our host here in Barcelona, thank you for your welcome and for framing the position of the Spanish government. Dear colleagues Ministers, thank you very much for coming to this meeting in Barcelona. A...
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On 25 November, the international day for the elimination of violence against women, the world turns orange again. In keeping with the annual tradition, the "16 days of activism against gender-based violence" campaign is launched under the hashtag #orangetheworld. The importance of prevention Belgium attaches great importance to this campaign. The fight against gender-based violence is a pri...
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