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Today, we are welcoming Finland as a new member of NATO. With that, 22 out of 27 members of the European Union are at the same time NATO members. We hope that Sweden will come soon. And this makes the European Union closer to NATO and both together, stronger. And together, we have been working on supporting Ukraine to defend [itself] from the Russian aggression. We wil...
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Good morning, I am very happy to welcome you, Secretary [of State of the United States, Antony] Blinken, in Brussels. We just had a very good bilateral meeting, marking our great transatlantic cooperation. Now, we will co-chair the EU-US Energy Council [Ministerial Meeting] and later we will see each other also at the NATO Ministerial [Meeting]. Allow me [to say] some words about our bila...
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The EU congratulates Jakov Milatovic on his election as new President and looks forward to working with all political stakeholders to help Montenegro stay firmly on the EU strategic path. Building consensus on priority actions that are key to the country’s EU accession progress, focusing on the urgent rule of law reforms outlined by the European Commission in the latest Enlargement repor...
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Good morning, Secretary [of State, Antony] Blinken. I am very happy to welcome [you] to this 10th edition of the EU-US Energy Council [Ministerial Meeting]. We met last [on] 7 February last year, and 17 days after Russia launched its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. And a lot has happened since then. Russia’s war has had a dramatic impact on energy and food supplies globally. It ...
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Today marks the launch of a new two-year project to address antisemitism in Europe through education. The project will be financed by the Erasmus+ programme and implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Following the project's launch, UNESCO and its partners will work through tailored activities with national authoritie...
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Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cohesion Fund. In the last 30 years, the Cohesion Fund has invested nearly €179 billion in the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU. Created in the Maastricht Treaty as a necessary complement to the Single Market in the Cohesion Policy toolkit, the Cohesion Fund was given the mission to support investments in transport infr...
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Mines are part of the worst consequences of war: they contaminate land and waters, making the return to normal life of the civilian population sometimes impossible. Military remnants, including mines, cause the largest amount of victims in the civilian population, namely children. The consequences have a destructive impact on their lives, on the environment and on the economy. Demining is key ...
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Press release Brussels, 30th March 2023   Hydrogen is cornerstone of EU’s Renewable Energy Directive The European Parliament, Council and Commission reached a final agreement on the review of the renewable energy directive (RED3) after two years of intense negotiations, following the reviewed directive presented by the Commissions in July 2021 as part of the FI...
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On 29 March, with more than 70 participants, E.DSO held the 4th edition of its Projects in the Spotlight Event focusing on the role played by Distribution System Operators (DSOs) as facilitators of energy system integration. The decarbonisation of the European economy pivots around the electrification of traditionally high-emitting sectors, calling for a coordinated planni...
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Today, after a plenary debate, the Parliament is set to approve an agreement with EU Ministers on new legislation on a pay transparency directive. This is the S&Ds’ long-standing demand, as pay transparency is a necessary step to end gender-pay discrimination. The S&Ds are urging the Council to do its job, and approve the new EU directive on pay transparency as soon as possible. Women i...
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