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The press briefing ahead of the EU-Canada summit of 23-24 November 2023 will take place on Wednesday 22 November 2023 at 16.00 (CET). 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 Europa building press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely,...
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Monday 27th November 2023, 14:00-16:00, Spaak 5B1, European Parliament, Brussels The High-Level Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine will hold a public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels to highlight the devastating impact of the Russian aggression on Ukraine’s natural environment. The speakers at the hearing will include Ruslan Strilets, Minister o...
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The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Israel, Palestine, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan from 16 to 20 November. The visit will take place against the background of the war against Hamas and the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, following the 7 October Hamas terrorist attacks aga...
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The meeting of the European Council will take place on 14 and 15 December 2023 in the Europa building in Brussels.  It will be preceded by the Western Balkans Summit on 13 December. Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels. Registration Media representatives wishing to cover one or both meetings in person are required to register in advance, following this link: Th...
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In line with the decision by the October European Council to further weaken Russia’s ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine, the High Representative, together with the Commission, submitted last night to the Council a proposal for the 12th package of sanctions. The High Representative proposes to sanction over 120 additional individuals and entities for their role in underminin...
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The Council today gave its green light to UK participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes, approving the agreement in principle reached between the Commission and the UK government on 7 September 2023. According to the agreement in principle, as of 1 January 2024, researchers and organisations in the UK will be able to participate in the EU’s research and innovation progra...
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Another [Foreign Affairs] Council. Another long discussion with the ministers [of Defence]. We are 27 and as you may understand, the issues are complicated, and it takes [a] long [time to discuss]. Today, the focus was [on the] support to Ukraine. We also discussed about where we are on the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity and our Missions and Operations, in particular, in the Sahel. We start...
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UN Climate Change News, 14 November 2023 – A new report from UN Climate Change finds national climate action plans remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Even with increased efforts by some countries, the report shows much more action is needed now to bend the world’s emissions trajectory further downward and avoid ...
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Good morning,  Today is the [Foreign Affairs] Defence Council and the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA).   The European Defence Agency is becoming more and more important. Today, we are going to study a very important document, which is the analysis of the Capability Development Plan of our military capacities. Which are the priorities of our armies? What do we need and we ...
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