Following the political agreement reached by the ministers for economy and finance on 6 October 2020, member states’ EU ambassadors formally agreed the Council’s position on the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The facility is the centrepiece of the Next Generation EU recovery instrument designed to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges posed by […]
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CJEU refuses to apply interim measures for Junqueras to sit in EP
The appeal against the order of the Vice-President of the General Court dismissing Mr Junqueras i Vies’s application for interim measures is also dismissed By this order, the Vice-President of the Court of Justice dismisses Mr Junqueras i Vies’s appeal. The Vice-President confirms that, when a seat is vacant because the mandate of a Member […]
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MEPs want to increase emissions reduction target to 60%
All member states must become climate neutral by 2050, says Parliament in a vote on the EU climate law, calling for ambitious 2030 and 2040 emissions reduction targets. The new law aims to transform political promises that the EU will become climate neutral by 2050 into a binding obligation and to give European citizens and […]
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European Commission to issue EU SURE bonds of up to €100 billion as social bonds
the European Commission announces that it will issue its forthcoming EU SURE bonds of up to €100 billion as social bonds. To that end, the Commission has adopted an independently evaluated Social Bond Framework. This Framework is meant to provide investors in these bonds with confidence that the funds mobilised will serve a truly social objective. […]
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Economic and Investment Plan to support the economic recovery and convergence of the Western Balkans
The European Commission adopted a comprehensive Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, which aims to spur the long-term economic recovery of the region, support a green and digital transition, foster regional integration and convergence with the European Union. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, […]
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COVID-19 causes an upward trend in cybercrime
Europol’s 2020 cybercrime report updates on the latest trends and the current impact of cybercrime within the EU and beyond. So much has changed since Europol published last year’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). It is in this new normal that Europol publishes its 7th annual IOCTA. The IOCTA seeks to map the cybercrime […]
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The EU has been awarded for its strategy on gender equality
The Spanish Federation of Women Managers, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs awarded the EU with the FEDEPE International Prize The Spanish Federation of Women Managers, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, FEDEPE, has given its International Award to the European Union for its Strategy for Gender Equality 2020-2025. The award is motivated by the clear commitment of the […]
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Webinar “New situation, new opportunities in Europe
Schedule Current economic situation. Short and medium term perspectives. Business responses. Alternatives. Who is it aimed for? Company Managers, Commercial and Export Managers and members of the company’s export departments. Introduction Although economic and social changes have accelerated steadily and increasingly in recent decades, the current situation created by Covid-19 in Europe, which concentrates most […]
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Artificial intelligence: threats and opportunities
Artificial intelligence (AI) affects our lives more and more. Learn about the opportunities and threats for security, democracy, businesses and jobs. Europe’s growth and wealth are closely connected to how it will make use of data and connected technologies. AI can make a big difference to our lives – for better or worse – and […]
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