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Today, the Socialists and Democrats are set to vote in favour of the final report of the inquiry committee on Pegasus and similar spyware (PEGA), calling for the EU regulation that stops the abuse of spyware by member states. They urge the EPP to do the same, and vote in favour of the part regarding Greece and the recommendations addressed to Mitsotakis’ government. The final PEGA report reflec...
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The VII Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region will take place on Thursday 15 June in the Europa building. Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels. Registration Media representatives wishing to cover the meeting in person are required to register in advance, following this link: The deadline to register is Friday 26 May 2023 at 14:00 CET ...
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The European Union condemns the demolition of the EU-funded school in Jubbet Adh Dhib in the occupied Palestinian territory carried out on Sunday morning by the Israeli Defence Forces. The EU has been following closely this case and has asked the Israeli authorities not to carry out the demolition which directly affects 81 children and their education. The EU recalls that demolitions are il...
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The European Union noted the recent early dismissal of the Kyrgyz Ombudswoman Ms Atyr Abdrakhmatova, which is a negative development. The EU considers it to be of critical importance to fully respect the Paris Principles on standards for National Human Rights Institutions, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1993, including securing the independence, potential and tenure of the Ombudspers...
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On 4 May 2023, Egypt and the European Union co-chaired the 21st Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordination Committee Meeting, under the auspices of Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, in Cairo. Over 150 senior officials and practitioners from more than thirty countries discussed future action to counter global terrorism threats. At the meeting, co-chairs Egypt and the Europ...
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International Agreements to fight crime require strong data protection safeguards The EDPS has issued five Opinions on the European Commission’s Recommendations to open negotiations for International Agreements on the exchange of personal data between Europol, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement, and the competent authorities of five Latin American countries: Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Mex...
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The Commission today adopted a Recommendation on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events, such as concerts and theatre performances. It encourages Member States, national authorities, holders of rights and providers of intermediary services to take effective, balanced and appropriate measures to fight unauthorised retransmissions of such streamings, in fu...
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This anti-corruption package shows that we are determined to fight against corruption at home and beyond – worldwide. And we send a clear message that the EU is not open for business to those who engage with corruption,  wherever it occurs. We do a lot already in our external action to prevent and fight corruption. We do so with our partner countries and in the multilateral fora. Our supp...
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The EIF is granting a €200 million guarantee to BBVA to enable it to offer more financing opportunities to startups via its BBVA Spark unit. This agreement was made possible with the support of the InvestEU programme. The transaction will drive innovation and the green transition in the Spanish technology ecosystem. The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA are set to make it ea...
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Today, the Commission is taking decisive action to fight corruption in the EU and worldwide, delivering on the commitment made by President von der Leyen in her 2022 State of the Union address. The anti-corruption proposals presented today represent a milestone in the fight against corruption at national and EU level. The Commission will step up its action: building on measures in place, ...
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