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The press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on Wednesday, 26 April at 14.30. 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 building...
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Tomorrow, the European Commission will announce the long-awaited new pharmaceutical package aimed at improving access, availability and affordability of medicines for EU citizens. The proposal will be unveiled after multiple delays*, despite warnings from the S&D Group that delays could jeopardise the chances of making meaningful progress on these landmark pieces of legislation in this mand...
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Today, the Commission adopted the first designation decisions under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designating 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) that reach at least 45 million monthly active users. These are: Very Large Online Platforms: Alibaba AliExpress Amazon Store Apple AppStore Booking.com Facebook Google Play...
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Today, the Commission is launching a first-of-a-kind process for European companies to register their gas purchase needs via the AggregateEU mechanism, to prepare for the joint purchasing of gas at EU level. This is a key milestone for the EU to prepare for next winter by refilling its gas storage in a coordinated and timely manner, using its collective market power to negotiate better price...
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Today, the EU and Norway have established a Green Alliance to strengthen their joint climate action, environmental protection efforts, and cooperation on the clean energy and industrial transition. The agreement was signed in Brussels by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. President von der Leyen said: “Norway is a...
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The press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on Wednesday, 26 April at 10.30. 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 building...
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The European Union took note of yesterday’s four mayoral by-elections and two municipal assembly by-elections in the municipalities of Leposavić/q, North Mitrovica/e, Zvečan/Zveçan, and Zubin Potok. The EU recognizes that the elections were held in line with the legal framework of Kosovo and that efforts were undertaken for them to take place in a smooth and orderly manner. At the same t...
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It has been a long weekend – a long and intense weekend, trying to take our people out of Sudan. It has been a complex operation and it has been a successful operation. First, the staff of the European Union - 20 people - are already in Europe, and many more European Union citizens and others are already out of Sudan. I cannot give you the concrete figure – it is more than 1 000 people for sure...
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On Thursday 27 and Friday 28 April, representatives of international associations will gather for the 11th edition of the European Association Summit. The year, the EAS will take place at Sparks, in Brussels. On Thursday evening, the Brussels Meetings Ambassadors, organisers of large meetings with international appeal, will be honoured, just a little further down the road at KBR. Read the press...
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Cinquantenaire Park 2030 The Belgian federal government intends to transform the Cinquantenaire Park and its institutions into new sociocultural flagship for Belgium And this by Belgium's 200th anniversary in 2030 On the initiative of the Secretary of State in charge of Science Policy Thomas Dermine , the Minister in charge of the National Lottery Vincent Van Peteghem, the Minister of Defense...
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