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Today (24 November) marks the end of the 2023 European Hydrogen Week, where stakeholders from up and down the hydrogen value chain came together for four days of exhibitions, panels, and networking. More than 200 exhibitors, including from representatives of international partners Brazil and South Africa, populated the exhibition floor with their innovative products, projects, and plans. More t...
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Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President issued the following statement: “Globally, the rights of women and girls have faced threats, reductions, or complete elimination, significantly impeding progress achieved over decades. The European Union continues to stand up again...
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On 23 November, the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye Ali Yerlikaya met in Brussels for the second Türkiye-EU High Level Dialogue on Migration and Security. Türkiye is an EU candidate country and an important EU partner for migration and security. They exchanged views on their respective policies and actions related to ...
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Today, the Commission is adopting a Recommendation for increased cooperation between Member States in the Schengen area. It is accompanied by a report on the consultations carried out by the Schengen Coordinator with Member States in relation to long-lasting internal border controls. A formal consultation process was carried out between May and November 2023 with the Member States that reint...
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The Commission is today opening the Innovation Fund's 2023 call for proposals with a record budget of €4 billion to support the deployment of innovative decarbonisation technologies. The call is funded by revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), underlining the importance of carbon pricing for the green transition. The Commission has increased the overall funds available, and ...
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The press briefing ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment and social policy) of 27-28 November 2023 and the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) of 30 November 2023 will take place on Thursday, 23 November at 18.00. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU...
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The Kimberley Process, a multilateral trade regime which aims to prevent the flow of conflict diamonds, held its Plenary meeting on 6-10 November in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. After intensive negotiations, the Plenary failed to reach consensus on the final communiqué. Despite numerous efforts and constructive engagement from the EU and other participants, the Russian Federation rejected any referen...
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Good afternoon everyone, thank you for your interest. We are here today on an important occasion for our forests. The Commission added another valuable element to consolidate the European Green Deal. We adopted a proposed Regulation on a Monitoring Framework for Resilient European Forests. This proposal will facilitate the collection and sharing of timely and comparable forest data ...
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Ten years of dignity. Ten years of pride. Ten years of striving for freedom. The cold November nights of Euromaidan have changed Europe forever. Even if back then, Europe did not realise it. A whole nation took to the streets, and spoke with one voice. You said: Ukraine belongs in Europe. And our future belongs to us. And that is why the people of Ukraine wrapped themselves in European flags...
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On 20 November, the second Political Dialogue between the European Union and the Kingdom of Bahrain was held in Manama, Bahrain, in the framework of the Cooperation Arrangement between the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain. The Political Dialogue was co-chaired by the EEAS Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs Mr. Enrique Mora, a...
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