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Today, the Commission proposed to revise the existing marketing standards applicable to a number of agri-food products, such as fruit and vegetables, fruit juices and jams, honey, poultry or eggs. The proposed revisions should help consumers make more informed choices for a healthier diet and contribute to prevent food waste. The Commission put forward the following proposals, among other...
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The public vote for the 2023 visit.brussels Awards closed at midnight on Monday 17 April. Thanks to the 47,000 votes cast by more than 9300 voters, the five creative Brussels initiatives nominated in each category are now known and will compete in the grand final. Read the press release 
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President Biden, Special Envoy Kerry, Thank you for convening us today and for your continued leadership on climate action. We are the policy makers who can keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. And we have the tools! With innovation, science, technology and industrial capacity to achieve this goal. Last year, we Europeans produced more electricity from sun and wind than from ga...
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Today, the European Parliament voted on key files in the Migration Pact. This comes after the far right political groups objected to the mandates voted by the justice and home affairs committee at the end of March. At the committee vote, there was a clear majority to start negotiations with the Council as soon as possible, with a view to finding an agreement before the end of the mandate in 202...
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osep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission announces the nomination of 40 Heads of Delegations and 1 Chargé d’affaires of the European Union. The 40 Heads of Delegation will formally be appointed following the receipt of the official approval (agréments) from the respective host countries: NIÑO PÉREZ Javie...
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AnimalhealthEurope, FECAVA, FVE press release Animal vaccines protect our shared One Health World Animal Vaccination Day – 20 April Brussels, 20 April 2023; Animal vaccines play an important role in animal health management, but this World Animal Vaccination Day we want to draw attention to the multiple ways in which animal vaccines protect our health and our environment. Vaccination protec...
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Brother Roger of Taizé, a Christian leader who devoted his life to reconciling different Christian denominations, once said: “Strength and courage is when someone can shake hands and listen to the other, despite past divisions.” It was precisely this strength and courage, twenty-five years ago, that led to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. A remarkable — and rare — achievement that largely end...
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Greener, safe, resilient and accessible to all, both from a geographic and socioeconomic perspective. This is the mandate approved - during the Strasbourg plenary - (under Rule 71) of the highly important revision of the TEN-T Regulation, the EU’s trans-European transport network. Thanks to the S&Ds’ efforts and work, the EU Parliament will now have a strong and progressive mandate to start ne...
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Señor Presidente, Mr President, Señorías del Parlamento europeo, Parece que Perú atrae menos que China - o al menos, hay menos gente en el Hemiciclo que al final del debate sobre China esta mañana. Y sin embargo, lo que está ocurriendo en Perú es extraordinariamente importante y grave. Pero permítanme, antes que entrar en la cuestión, expresar de nuevo nuestra simpatía, nuestro apo...
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The EU, as the Facilitator of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, together with Kosovo and Serbia, as parties to the Dialogue on normalisation of their relations, have today established a Joint Monitoring Committee to oversee the implementation of the Agreement on the path to normalisation between Kosovo and Serbia and its Implementation Annex. The establishment takes place 30 days after the High-...
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