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TEPPFA welcomes the new European Commission regulation restricting lead usage in PVC products, setting a new standard in environmental responsibility and public health protection. This regulation supports the ongoing efforts of PVC pipe manufacturers to create a more sustainable circular economy. The European Commission, following approval of the European Parliament and the European Council, ad...
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Today, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Political Director of the European External Action Service, Enrique Mora, received the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs, Li Hui, in Brussels. Deputy Secretary-General Mora welcomed Special Envoy Li’s visit to Europe, especially to Kyiv, and China’s recent engagement with Ukraine, including at Leaders’ leve...
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Monsieur le Président, Laurent Berger, General Secretary, dear Esther Lynch, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear delegates of the national federations, It is a great pleasure to be here with you in Berlin and to celebrate your 50th anniversary – half a century now of ETUC. And ETUC has contributed tirelessly during this half of a century to making Europe a better place. You are the ones w...
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Thank you for your invitation to celebrate 25 years of the European Central Bank. I started my political career before the Maastricht Treaty and before the launch of the Euro. Our generation learned to count using the Franc, the Mark, the Lira, all our different national currencies. But today, finally, we have one clear answer to the longstanding question: when I’m in Europe, how should I pay? ...
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Today, the European Commission is set to unveil the long-awaited EU Retail Investment Strategy. According to expectations, it will not include a proposal for a full ban on biased commissions to financial advisers, also known as inducements*. This is disappointing, say the Socialists and Democrats. The Group will continue to insist on a full inducement ban to ensure the protection of small investor...
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From 21 to 25 May, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing His Majesty the King, is leading an economic mission to Senegal. On Wednesday, the official delegation will leave Dakar to visit new investment projects in Bandia and Diamniadio by Belgian companies with a long-standing presence in Senegal. They will also highlight the Belgian contribution to the development of a value ...
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Los próximos días, semanas y meses van a ser estratégicamente decisivos para la guerra en Ucrania. Todo el mundo está de acuerdo en eso, y por eso mismo el Consejo de defensa hoy se ha focalizado en un 90% sobre nuestro apoyo militar a Ucrania. Para eso hemos también contado con la presencia del secretario general de la OTAN con quien hemos compartido el análisis de la situación militar en esta gu...
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Today, the Socialists and Democrats are heading to the congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in Berlin, equipped with our new roadmap towards a social Europe. We will join forces with our trade union partners to raise awareness of the importance of the European Pillar of Social Rights as a shield against austerity. On Friday, 26 May, we will continue in Porto, where we will ...
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Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, dear [EU Foreign Affairs] Ministers, Thank you very much for taking part in this event to launch the new Civilian CSDP Compact. Many thanks particularly to my colleagues from Sweden and from Spain for taking this initiative. We are here to celebrate our Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) - on the civilian side – and a special ...
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From 21 to 25 May, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing His Majesty the King, is leading an economic mission to Senegal. The programme for Monday and Tuesday takes place in the capital, Dakar, where a series of B2B meetings and sectoral workshops, a visit to the Port of Dakar and meetings with the authorities are planned to explore new investment and business opportunities b...
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