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High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell is in the United States on 20 October, where he attends the EU-US Summit at the White House in Washington. President of the United States Joe Biden is hosting Presidents of the European Council Charles Michel and of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen along with High Representative/Vice-President Borrell, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dom...
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The  revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan, adopted today, will help harmonise the original SET Plan strategic objectives with the European Green Deal, REPowerEU Plan and the Green Deal Industrial Plan – notably, the Net-Zero Industry Act. It will ensure a coordinated approach towards achieving Europe's decarbonisation goals, supporting strategic net-zero technologies, and b...
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Unverified information, unsourced videos and images from social networks: the war between Hamas and Israel is also a war of communication. The IFJ, the world's leading professional organisation of journalists, reiterates that the professional principles of journalists must be absolutely respected. The duty is to provide information in the public interest. Palestinian civil defen...
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The Eurogroup has been regularly engaging in a dialogue with the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission regarding the digital euro. We issued a statement in January 2023 summarising the key political dimensions of a digital euro arising from our discussions, thereby supporting the work carried out by the Eurosystem and the Commission, in full respect of the institutional roles and...
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Grazie Signora Presidenta, gracias Señora Presidenta, gracias honorables miembros del Parliamento europeo, Stéphane [Séjourné], you are right. Aujourd’hui est un moment très opportun pour discuter [de] comment l’Union européenne est déjà - et peut encore plus devenir - un acteur géopolitique. Je pense que cette législature va être marquée du point de vue de la politique internationale par...
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Señora la Presidenta del Parlamento [Europeo, Roberta Metsola], Señora Presidenta de la Comisión [Europea, Ursula von der Leyen], Señor Ministro [de Asuntos Exteriores de España, José Manuel Albares], Señoras y señores diputados, Son momentos de intensa emoción con los sentimientos a rojo vivo. Son momentos en los que hay que llamar a la voz de la razón, para ir más allá de las emociones ...
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Brussels, 18 October - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the possibility to make payments electronically, both online and offline, as an additional means of payment alongside cash. &...
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The following statement was released by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, and the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly on the Venezuela Negotiations in Barbados on October 17. “We welcome the Ve...
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Indicative programme 17.30 Extraordinary European Council meeting, held by video conference TTBC Press conference by President Michel and President von der Leyen in live streaming Arrangements for the press conference This press conference 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 buil...
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The press briefing ahead of the US-EU summit of 20 October 2023 will take place on Tuesday 17 October 2023 at 15.00 (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 Justus Lipsius building press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely, pl...
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