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Under the theme “Our cities, our future – repairing the urban fabric”, the Party of European Socialists (PES) Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Party of European Socialists (PES) meet on 14 June in the Townhall of the City of Brussels with high-level progressive mayors and regional leaders from all over Europe. Key speakers include Karin Wanngård, Mayor of Stockholm, ...
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EU health ministers have set out the Council’s position on a regulation to modernise and simplify the structure of the fees payable to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to better reflect the evolving demands and challenges it faces. The general approach approved today will enable the Council to start negotiations with the European Parliament. "The European Medicines Agency and national compet...
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The Council is ready to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on a new initiative to protect workers from health risks linked to exposure to dangerous chemicals. The amending directive on limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates will set new exposure limits in the workplace and ensure that the EU’s green transition does not come at the expense of workers’ healt...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Employment and social policy (Monday 12 June) Chair: Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life (morning session) Johan Pehrson, Minister for Employment and Integration (afternoon session) from 08.00 Arrivals (live streaming) 08.40 Joint doorstep by Paulina Brandberg and Johan Pehrson (l...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Tuesday, 13 June at 14.00. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa buildin...
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The European Commission’s updated Retail Restrictiveness Indicator (RRI) confirms that retail is one of the most restrictively regulated business sectors in the EU. Christel Delberghe, Director General of EuroCommerce, the association representing retailers and wholesalers in Europe, highlighted: “The publication shows that the retailers’ environment has remained the same or even deteriorated s...
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The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament view the Commission’s long-awaited proposal for an EU ethics body as a missed opportunity. The S&D Group is particularly disappointed that the new body under these proposals would have neither investigative powers nor the ability to impose sanctions when rules are broken. Under the Commission’s plans, the body lacks both the powers and...
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– More than 5.2 million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine due to the Russian war in Ukraine1, and a further 7.7 million have fled to safety across international borders such as Hungary’s.2 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) carries out regular surveys with displaced persons fleeing to Hungary from the war in Ukraine in order to better understand the current trends, a...
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The press briefing ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 9 June at 14.00. 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 remotely or in person at the Europa Building press room. To attend the event remo...
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