The Research Group ‘Water Resources and Environmental Geology’ of the University of Almeria determines that only rainwater, not seawater, was involved in the origin of this archaeological jewel in a study published in Geosciences. The giant gypsum geode of Pulpí has attracted the interest of the scientific community since it was discovered in 1999. Research […]
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EU-China Summit: Restoring peace and stability in Ukraine is a shared responsibility
The European Union and China held their 23rd bilateral Summit via videoconference on 1 April 2022. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, held the Summit meeting with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang, followed by exchanges with China’s President Xi Jinping. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, […]
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The EU will have to act to intensify its support for Moldova in the wake of the war in Ukraine
A European Parliament delegation, which travelled to the Republic of Moldova against the backdrop of the worsening security situation in Europe, ended its visit on Saturday 2 April. In Chișinău, seven members from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Subcommittee on Security and Defence, led by Urmas Paet (Renew Europe, Estonia) and Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe, France), met […]
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Roberta Metsola wants to increase aid to countries taking in Ukrainian refugees
EP President Roberta Metsola, together with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, met this morning with Ukrainians having fled the war at the Otwock school in the region of Warsaw. She extended her thanks to Poland, the Prime Minister and the government, to local and regional authorities, as well as to the numerous NGOs and volunteers […]
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Josep Borrell’s statement on the alignment of some countries regarding measures threatening Ukraine’s independence.
On 10 March 2022, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/411[1]. The Council decision extends the Decision until 15 September 2022 and amends the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP The Candidate Countries North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania[2], the country of the Stabilisation […]
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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Russian atrocities committed in Bucha
The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the reported atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied Ukrainian towns, that have now been liberated. Haunting images of large numbers of civilian deaths and casualties, as well as destruction of civilian infrastructures show the true face of the brutal war […]
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Roberta Metsola gives her support to the Ukrainian people
The European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has today visited Kyiv to express European Union´s support and hope to the Ukrainian people and condemn the unjustified Russian attack. She travelled on the invitation of the Chairman of the Ukranian Parliament Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk. “I am here to tell you that we are with you, in […]
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EU-Mexico cooperation in the fight against inequality
The Governor of the State of Guanajuato, the Ambassador of the European Union in Mexico, Finance Secretaries of ten Mexican states and the Director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies of Spain participate in the Meeting with the European Union: State Tax Model. Within the framework of the Team Europe Initiative for Social Cohesion, the […]
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Council updates EU fishing rights for 2022 to reflect agreement with UK
The Council has adopted a regulation updating the EU’s fishing rights for 2022 to incorporate the agreement reached with the UK in December 2021. The regulation sets out the final total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for member states in the Atlantic and North Sea, taking into account fish stocks subject to bilateral consultations. Changes to the previous year’s TACs […]
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