A delegation from the Internal Market Committee will travel to Silicon Valley to meet with leading tech companies including Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, eBay, Paypal and Uber. From 23 to 27 May, an Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee delegation will go to the Silicon Valley, where MEPs will meet with tech companies, local authorities […]
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Social Climate Fund: ensuring a just energy transition
The EU wants a just energy transition. Find out how the Social Climate Fund aims to help those who are most exposed to energy poverty. As part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the EU plans to introduce further requirements for reducing emissions in construction and transport. The new rules will stimulate Europeans […]
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23 May 2022: Macroeconomic dialogue with the social partners
The Council presidency, the European Central Bank and the European Commission met with European social partners on 23 May 2022 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the European labour market, especially as regards the labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees. While the […]
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Council adopts legislation entrusting new tasks to the Europol
On 24 May, the Council adopted a regulation amending the Europol Regulation. The text should be published in the Official Journal and enter into force before the end of June. Europol is an EU agency that plays a crucial role in police cooperation. On the basis of the Commission proposal, the European Parliament and the […]
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Joint Statement between the European Commission and the United States on European Energy Security
Russia has demonstrated that it is an unreliable supplier of energy to Europe through unjustified and unacceptable actions such as cutting off electricity and natural gas to Finland, halting natural gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, and threatening similar actions against other European nations. The European Commission and the United States condemn Russia’s use of […]
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Agriculture and Fisheries Council 24 May – Main results
Solidarity with Ukraine and the market situation, especially following the Russian invasion Ministers were briefed by the Commission on the channels of solidarity between the European union (EU) and Ukraine in order to facilitate the export of Ukrainian agricultural products by land to European and world markets. The aim of this action plan is to overcome the […]
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European Union facing the invasion of Ukraine
The European Documentation Center of Almeria collects in this entry the latest news, meetings and institutional statements regarding the situation between Ukraine and Russia. To consult all the content of each news item, we suggest to follow the indicated links. May 20 The Foreign Affairs Council in its development configuration held a discussion on the […]
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Special Address by President von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum
Thank you very much Klaus, Ladies and Gentlemen, Indeed, following your introduction, dear Klaus, it is difficult to believe that in Davos today we are talking about war. Because the Davos spirit is the antithesis of war. It is about forging ties and together finding solutions for the big challenges of the world. You might […]
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Discover the winners of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2022
A Portuguese project on cross-border cooperation through music has won the 2022 European Charlemagne Youth Prize. Every year national and European juries select a project from each EU country. The 26 national winners were invited to the award ceremony in Aachen on 24 May, where the three European winners were announced. European winners The first […]
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