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We talked about how we are protecting our critical infrastructure together, the European Union and NATO. This is a new field of cooperation to protect critical infrastructure and it is good that [NATO Secretary-General, Jens] Stoltenberg will share these concerns with us. Then, there are urgent issues. The situation in Russia – [it is] unavoidable. It is clear that Putin [comes] out of th...
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High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell launched today a new Consultative Group between the European Union and Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, in the presence of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other prominent figures of the Belarusian opposition and civil society. Acting as a platform of dialogue between the EU and representatives of the Belarusian civil society, the ...
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Yesterday I interviewed the candidates put forward by the Bulgarian government for the post of Commissioner, Mr Daniel Lorer and Ms Iliana Ivanova. Both candidates showed great commitment to the European Union and to the job of Commissioner. They also have relevant experience for this post. Following these interviews, I have decided to propose to the Council and the European Parliament...
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The Sierra Leone people demonstrated their strong commitment to democracy in the general elections that took place on Saturday 24 June in a largely peaceful and calm atmosphere in a highly polarised political environment. Following an invitation from the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), the EU deployed an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) throughout the country, led by Chief O...
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The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the Regulation on establishing the instrument for the reinforcement of the European defence industry through common procurement (EDIRPA) with a budget of €300 million. EDIRPA will incentivise Member States to commonly procure the most critical and urge...
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Today, the European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation in the fields of peace, security, and defence. Recurrent climate extremes, rising temperatures and sea levels, desertification, water scarcity, threats to biodiversity, environmental pollution and c...
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Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis Good afternoon. In more than 20 years of existence, the euro has become a symbol of Europe's strength, unity and solidarity. It is a clear European success story. Since 2002, millions of people and businesses, across Europe and beyond, have got used to euro banknotes and coins. For many, cash is an important part of their daily liv...
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One in three women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15. One in two women has experienced sexual harassment. Gender-based violence, sexual violence and domestic violence are the most widespread violations of women’s rights in Europe. These serious human rights violations are crimes that disproportionately affect women. For the S&D Group, these are crimes th...
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Good morning. Welcome to all.  And thank you for allowing me to open the annual conference of the EU Institute for Security Studies. For more than 20 years, the Institute has played a crucial role - acting as a bridge between the world of ideas and the world of policy making. It needs to continue doing so, getting closer to the policy-making scene. The annual conference of the Institute i...
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The E7, composed of the associations of SMEs and mid-caps of Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, launched a manifesto for a Realistic Industry Policy that presents ten key action points that can be implemented across European industrial, environmental, energy, skills, innovation and trade policies to truly support the European Real Economy and act as a springboard for its ...
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