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The European Union condemns the illegal threat by a high-ranking Russian representative to use force against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its host country, the Netherlands. It also deplores the measures announced by Russia against the ICC Prosecutor and Judges involved in the issuance of arrest warrants against Russian representatives. The EU reaffirms its full support for the...
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In a vote led by the Socialists and Democrats today, the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee supported new legal migration rules that will help deal with labour market shortages in the EU and that will help stop the illegal exploitation of migrant workers. Last year, Eurostat estimated that by 2070, the size of the EU’s working age population would go from about 65% to between 5...
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Well, today we are going to talk about Ukraine also. I will explain to the leaders the agreement to provide ammunitions to Ukraine. They discussed that at the last European Council. Estonia made a proposal. I was tasked to implement this proposal and at this European Council, I will have the chance and the honour to present to the leaders our proposal to provide ammunitions to Ukraine. Yo...
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Today, the European Commission has presented its proposal on ‘the right to repair’ – intended to promote a more sustainable use of goods throughout their life, and to adapt the Single Market to the challenges of climate change and the degradation of the environment. The proposal encourages consumers to make more sustainable choices by providing incentives and effective tools to repair defective...
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The European Union is concerned about the restrictions introduced by the new law on political parties. It risks having a chilling effect on political pluralism and on the fundamental rights and freedoms such as freedom of association, freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly in Azerbaijan. These rights are fundamental to the functioning of a democratic society. The EU urges Az...
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The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, has sent a letter to the President of the Euro Summit, Charles Michel, to report on the work of the Eurogroup. The letter will inform the discussion that Leaders will hold at the Euro Summit on 24 March 2023. The report takes stock of the economic situation, fiscal policy and coordination in light of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the re...
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Brussels Pride - The Belgian & European Pride will, once again, be putting the LGBTQIA+ community in the spotlight and decorating the streets of Brussels in rainbow colours. This year, the theme will be "Protect the Protest". It’s an appeal to respect the fundamental right to protest that is still too often denied in many countries around the world. Read the press release 
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 On the 6th of February, two devastating earthquakes hit the Türkiye-Syrian border. The first one, with a magnitude of 7.7, had its centre about 34 kilometres west of the city of Gaziantep. Nine hours later, a second, 7.6 magnitude earthquake, occurred 95 kilometres north-northwest from the first, in the Kahramanmaraş Province. Followed by over 15,000 aftershocks, the earthquakes were catastrop...
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The socialists and democrats today voted to make sure environmental damage is considered a serious and punishable criminal offence in the EU. In a vote in the legal affairs committee on the new directive the protection of the environment through criminal law, MEPs decided on new legal definitions for serious environmental crimes in the EU, which would include ecocide, as well as minimum standar...
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The Council has adopted two decisions related to the Windsor Framework, a new joint way forward on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on which the Commission and the UK government reached a political agreement in principle on 27 February 2023. The decisions, establishing the EU’s position in the Joint Committee and the Joint Consultative Working Group set up under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agr...
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