On 24 June, the European Commission proposed new measures to strengthen the EU’s response to an evolving crime landscape. Crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated, international and digital. To tackle serious crime effectively, the police, customs authorities, prosecutors and the courts must work closely together from the start of an investigation through to the final court […]
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European institutions are committed to placing culture at the heart of EU policy
At the European Council meeting held in Brussels, the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament and the President of the Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, signed a joint declarationentitled ‘Europe for culture, culture for Europe’. The declaration sets out […]
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The Commission proposes to open negotiations to extend EU roaming to the Western Balkans
The European Commission has proposedopening negotiations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to integrate them into the EU’s “Roam Like at Home” regime. Once agreements with each of the partners have been finalised and they are all fully aligned with EU roaming rules, people travelling between the EU and the […]
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EU celebrates International Mother Language Day, enhancing its commitment to linguistic diversity
This Sunday, 21 February, is International Mother Language Day. The EU is proud of its linguistic diversity: 24 official languages and some 60 regional and minority languages with varying degrees of official recognition throughout our territory. Language is a vital expression of identity and culture, which is why theCultural Compass for Europeaims to preserve this […]
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Relations between the EU and Armenia continue to deepen ahead of their first summit
Relations between the EU and Armenia continue to deepen at a crucial moment in the partnership, underscoring the strong shared commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation on key strategic priorities. In view of Commissioner Marta Kos’s planned visit on 19 and 20 March and ahead of the first EU-Armenia Summit, senior European Commission officials paid a […]
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Colegio Divina Infantita El Ejido (El Ejido, Almería) and IES Manuel de Falla (Coslada, Madrid), winners of the challenge “#EPASvsDisinfo”.
The European Parliament Office in Spain launched the challenge: “#EPASvsDisinfo” to the European Parliament’s Ambassador and Mentor Schools to collect ideas on how to fight disinformation. Those who accepted the challenge had to produce an Instagram “reel” style video on how to fight disinformation where creativity and originality were paramount. Divina Infantita El Ejido […]
Read MoreCost of living and environment are the main concerns of young people in the EU
An EP survey of EU citizens aged 16-30 shows social media is their main information source, and that the majority are also aware of the risks of online disinformation. Rising prices and the cost of living are a concern for 40% of the 16-30 year-olds who took part in the latest Eurobarometer Youth Survey published on Monday. […]
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The winner of “Juvenes Translatores” in Spain for this 18th edition of the competition is Leonor Gómez Álvarez.
The European Commission announces the twenty-seven winners from the 18th edition of its translation competition for high school students ( Juvenes Translatores ) . 3,070 participants enthusiastically took on the task of translating a text between two of the 24 official EU languages. Although English takes centre stage, the 144 language combinations chosen by students from 713 schools also included language […]
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Commission welcomes the new European Media Services Committee
The European Media Services Committee — created by the European Regulation on the Freedom of the Media — is an independent advisory body at Union level composed of representatives of the national media regulators, who will replace and continue the work of the Group of European Regulators for Audiovisual Communication Services. As such, the Committee […]
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