MEPs call on all Guatemalan political parties, branches of government and institutions to respect the integrity of the electoral process and the electoral outcome clearly expressed by Guatemalan citizens in 2023 elections. Congratulating Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera from Movimiento Semilla on their election as President and Vice President, MEPs call on all state institutions […]
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Highlights of the debate on the state of the EU #SOTEU 2023
As every year, September is the time for the #SOTEU, the State of the European Union Debate. This annual meeting, which marks the start of the European political year, is a debate in which the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presents the initiatives and measures proposed for the coming months. This […]
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Spain will have two more seats in the 2024 European elections
MEPs have approved the European Council’s decision increasing the number of seats in the European Parliament for the next legislative term from 705 to 720. The European Council’s proposal was based on Parliament’s report of June 2023, which started the process and was prompted by demographic changes in the EU since the 2019 elections. Additional […]
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Russia’s war on Ukraine: EU extends individual sanctions for another six months
The Council decided yesterday to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 March 2024. The existing restrictive measures provide for travel restrictions for natural persons, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the […]
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The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, will take part in the Ibero-American Forum in Spain.
Weekly Forecast – The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, will be in Madrid on 13 and 14 September. In the framework of this visit, the Commissioner will participate in the Ibero-American Forum of Government Consumer Protection Agencies, organised by the Spanish Presidency of the Council, where he will have the opportunity to give a […]
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SOTEU 2023: Charting the course for the year ahead
“This is Europe’s spirit. A Union that stands strong together. A Union that prevails together.” Ursula von der Leyen, during her 2022 State of the Union speech In her 2023 State of the Union address, European Commission President von der Leyen will outline the main priorities and flagship initiatives for the year to come, building […]
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Joint Statement from the European Union and the United States
On the margins of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event at the G20 in India, the European Union and the United States of America welcomed the recent commitment by Angola, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to develop the Trans-African Corridor connecting southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern […]
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EU provides €1 million euro in humanitarian aid in response to the earthquake in Morocco
In response to the deadly earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that struck central Morocco on the night of 8 September, the EU is releasing an initial funding of €1 million in humanitarian aid to assist the most affected people. This funding aims to support the relief efforts carried out by humanitarian partners in the country. Since the onset of the earthquake, the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre has […]
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EU condemns illegitimate “elections” in occupied territories of Ukraine
On 8-10 September, regional and local elections were organised in Russia and illegally also in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has temporarily occupied. The European Union strongly condemns the holding of these illegitimate so-called “elections” in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol and in parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia […]
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