The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee called for sufficient means to match the needs of the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism programme post-2020. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM) has supported member states to save lives in the midst of earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, fighting forest fires and evacuating EU nationals in crisis – […]
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International Women’s Day 2020: Beijing Declaration 25 years after
The European Parliament is marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality.For this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, The European Parliament is marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality. The Beijing Declaration In 1995, the UN’s 4th World Conference on women adopted a resolution regarding the […]
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The new R+I Bulletin No. 10 is now available!
The new R+I Bulletin No. 10 is now available! This new edition summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of R+I over the last months. The bulletin is structured into News; Calls and Awards; Statistics and Infographics; Recommended bibliography; and finally Magazines and periodicals and Media Collection. In this February edition we can […]
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EU-UK future relations: crucial to ensure EU leverage and unity
Negotiations on a future partnership started on Monday the 2nd. David McAllister, Chair of Parliament’s UK Coordination Group, following the start of EU-UK negotiations on a future partnership on Monday 2 March gave a statement focusing on: “With negotiations kicking off today, we are entering into a crucial phase that will set the tone for […]
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Council of the European Union forward look: 2 – 15 March 2020
The Council of the EU is the institution representing the member states’ governments. Also known informally as the EU Council, it is where national ministers from each EU country meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies. Below we offer the agreed agenda for the next two weeks: Environment Council, 5 March 2020 The Council will adopt conclusions on […]
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Informal meeting of defence ministers, 4-5 March 2020
An informal meeting of EU defence ministers will be held in Zagreb on 4 and 5 March 2020, and will be organized by the Ministry of Defence. An informal meeting of EU defence ministers is a high-level meeting, where ministers have the opportunity to exchange views on the latest developments in the field of the […]
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EU mobilises €10 million more to respond to severe Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa
The European Commission has announced today €10 million more to respond to one of the worst Desert Locust outbreak in decades in East Africa. The outbreak could have devastating consequences on food security in an already vulnerable region where 27.5 million people suffer from severe food insecurity and at least 35 million more are at […]
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TOP 6 Documentación: lo más leído del 2018
Para despedir el año, el Centro de Documentación Europea ha hecho una selección de las 6 documentos más leídos desde que comenzamos con nuestra nueva página web allá por el mes de abril. Entre los temas más consultados, encontramos el interés de nuestros usuarios por conocer el tratado constitutivo de la Unión Europea que establece […]
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