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Dear Prime Minister [of Albania], dear Edi [Rama], it is a great pleasure to welcome you here in Brussels few months after we met in Tirana. I am also happy to see that Albania is steadily progressing on its clear strategic direction towards the European Union and demonstrating a clear will to move forward in the accession negotiation process. The integration process relies heavily on the suppo...
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Le jeudi 29 juin de 18h à 19h30  Rise for Climate Belgium  organise un nouveau rassemblement à  Bruxelles Schuman lors du Conseil Européen des chefs d'états. A la veille d’un été qui s'annonce un des plus chauds de l'histoire avec des menaces de sècheresses, de pénuries d'eau, d'incendies, de fumées toxiques , d'inondations en Europe et dans le monde, nous  regrettons que l'urgence climatique n...
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Today the Council has adopted a recommendation to ensure the smooth transition of COVID-19 certification system to a WHO global digital health certification network. The recommendation encourages member states to join, follow and participate in the further development of the WHO global digital health certification network. Until member states are connected to it, and during the period until the...
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After the Nature Restauration Law was voted down by conservative forces with a razor-thin majority in the European Parliament's committee on the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI), the Socialists and Democrats vow to defend this crucial pillar of the Green Deal in the plenary vote in July. The outcome of this tight vote 44/44 is particularly disappointing as it is a result of the...
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The press briefing ahead of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023 will take place on Wednesday 28 June 2023 at 15.30. 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 press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely, please...
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Dear colleagues, In June 2019, the European Council defined the Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024. We set four priorities for the Union: protecting citizens and freedoms; developing a strong and vibrant economic base; building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe; and promoting European interests and values on the global stage. We have come a long way since then. We were the first conti...
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Brussels, 26 June 2023; An information note from the Swedish Presidency for the Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries calling for strong and effective cross-sectoral collaboration for future One Health challenges is a positive step for concrete application of the concept. The One Health concept, put into practice since the beginning of veterinary science by the animal health sector, was ...
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Today, the Foreign Affairs Council is approving a new top-up of our military support to Ukraine: €3.5 billion [for the European Peace Facility]. I think that it is more important than ever to continue supporting Ukraine, because what has happened during this weekend shows that the war against Ukraine is cracking Russian power and affecting its political system. We are certainly following closel...
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“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. Despite the unequivocal ban on torture under Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, thousands of people around the world continue to be subjected to it, and other forms of ill-treatment. The EU condemns Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and the numer...
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On 28 June, Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean will hand over the authority of Director General European Union Military Staff and Director Military Planning and Conduct Capability to Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan. High Representative/Vice President (HR/VP) Borrell will on the occasion deliver an address and attend the military parade. During the ceremony, the HRVP will present Vi...
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