Brussels, 7th October 2025: Solar Heat Europe released today its 2024 Market Outlook, reporting a limited growth of newly installed capacity in 2024, with 1.2 million new m2 sold. Whilst the sector now accounts for 43.6 GWth of installed capacity in Europe, EU-based companies manufacturing solar thermal collectors deplored too limited market growth since 2023. The Fit for 55 implementation as well...
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Thank you. Good afternoon, Secretary-General, Dear Jassem, Minister, Dear Abdullah, Thank you for hosting us here in Kuwait City for our Joint Ministerial Council between the EU and the GCC. Today, our discussions focused on strengthening the EU–GCC cooperation, including the follow-up to our first EU–GCC Summit. We also addressed key regional and global issues — from Gaza and the two-...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Tuesday, 7 October at 14.00. 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 Justus Lipsi...
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Good evening, It is a pleasure to be here. I want to thank Luigi di Maio and his team for launching this format last year in Luxembourg. It seems these days that more history is being produced than we can digest. And much of this change is very close to home. For every moment of instability however there is an opportunity to over come together. Let me give you three examples, starti...
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This Saturday in Georgia was the day of local elections, amid a period of extensive crackdown on dissent. Months of raids on independent media, the passing of laws targeting civil society, the jailing of opponents and activists or amendments to the electoral code favouring the ruling party,  drastically reduced the possibility of having competitive elections. A large part of the opposition boyc...
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On 5-6 October, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will travel to Kuwait City, Kuwait. On Sunday, she will participate in the 2nd High Level Forum on Regional Security and Cooperation. The Forum will gather the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). ...
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The EU strongly condemns the Houthis' attack against the Dutch-flagged merchant vessel MINERVAGRACHT in the Gulf of Aden on 29 September. The attack endangered the lives of the crew, who had to be evacuated by EUNAVFOR ASPIDES’ naval assets, operating under a strictly defensive mandate to protect freedom of navigation. These attacks must stop. They violate international law, threaten regiona...
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In response to a formal invitation by the Honduran authorities and the National Electoral Council, the High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general elections in Honduras scheduled for 30 November 2025. The High Representative has appointed Francisco Assis, Member of the European ...
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From 10 to 12 October 2025, Tour & Taxis will be transformed into a vast scientific playground. I Love Science Festival invites the curious of all ages to dive into the fascinating world of science and technology. Three days of free, interactive activities that are open to all. Read the press release
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