The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, addressed the 78th session of the General Assembly on 21 September on behalf of the EU. Throughout the week, he also participated in the UN Security Council debate on Ukraine, as well as in a series of side events and bilateral meetings. Multilateralism and the UN Charter The EU is fully committed to a multipolar world that […]
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Sakharov Prize 2023: the nominees
The nominees for the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – the European Parliament’s human rights prize – have been announced. Each year Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. In 2022, the winners were the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, […]
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NextGenerationEU: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism is definitely underway
The Commission has adopted its second annual report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM), the €800 billion reform and investment instrument that is the core element of NextGenerationEU. The report shows the progress made in the implementation of the RRM: the Commission has disbursed EUR 153.4 billion for the implementation of […]
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EU releases €140 million to support the Afghan people, in particular women and girls
The European Union has agreed to release €140 million of basic needs and livelihoods assistance in the fields of education, health, agriculture and women’s economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The decision to release funds, previously frozen since December 2022 in response to the Taliban’s decision to ban women from working in NGOs, comes after six months […]
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EU releases €5.2 million and channels more civil protection aid for Libya floods
As needs in Libya are dramatically rising, the EU is strengthening its support to the country by releasing €5.2 million in humanitarian funding. The funding will be channelled through EU humanitarian partners active in the country, enabling them to strengthen assistance with a focus on shelter, health, food, water, sanitation and hygiene, and protection. From […]
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Spain’s co-official languages discussed at the European Council’s annual Rule of Law Dialogue
Main results Catalan, Basque and Galician The Council discussed a request by Spain to include Catalan, Basque and Galician in Regulation No 1/1958, which governs the EU’s language regime. The request was notified to the Council presidency on 17 August 2023, in a letter by Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation. Currently, the […]
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Commission and China hold second High-level Digital Dialogue
The Commission held its second High-level Digital Dialogue with China. Co-chaired by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Vice-Premier of China, Zhang Guoqing, this dialogue hosted in Beijing covered key issues such as platforms and data regulation, Artificial Intelligence, research and innovation, cross-border flow of industrial data, or the safety of products sold […]
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EU participates in the UN General Assembly
The high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly starts on 18 September 2023. The first day of the general debate was on Tuesday, 19 September. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will address the General Assembly on behalf of the EU and will participate in a series of side events. EU priorities […]
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New EU law to modernise judicial cooperation in terrorism cases
The Council gave on 18 september its final green light on a new EU law that will boost the digital information exchange in terrorism cases between national authorities and Eurojust. Thanks to a more efficient exchange on investigations and the prosecution of terrorist offences, member state authorities and EU agencies will all have access to […]
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