EU-funded researchers under a spanish project have developed a cloud-based platform to reduce energy use in buildings and battery energy storage systems to benefit end users and utility providers. Climate change is driving Europe to transform its energy sector. As we transition from a fossil-based to a zero-carbon economy in the next few decades, we […]
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Preferencies of our users: 1 to 21 of July 2019
What you can’t miss … We have carried out a selection of the most successful documents, news and calls of our web page in the firsts weeks of July in both versions, Spanish and English. Choosing is not always an easy task and even more so if there is a great variety. For this reason, […]
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A Europe that protects: Continued efforts needed on security priorities
The Commission is reporting on progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union. Thanks to close cooperation between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the EU has taken significant strides in this work, putting in place a number of priority legislative initiatives and implementing a wide range of non-legislative measures to support […]
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Humanitarian Aid: an additional €27 million for Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia
The European Union has assigned €18.5 million in humanitarian aid for parts of Latin America and the Caribbean and €8.5 million for regions most affected by natural disasters in South and Southeast Asia. Latin America and the Caribbean As numerous natural disasters threaten vulnerable communities in the Latin American and Caribbean region, the Commission has […]
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The EU resumes budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova
The Commission has resumed budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova by disbursing €14.54 million today to support the implementation of the EU-Moldova free trade agreement, to finance vocational education trainings and to assist the implementation of the visa liberalisation action plan. The resumption of disbursements comes after a nearly two-year period during which […]
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LUX Prize: discover the finalists competing for Parliament’s film award
“The Realm”, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, competes for the Parliament’s award with “Cold Case Hammarskjöld- and -God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya-. This year’s shortlist for the LUX Film Prize was unveiled at a press conference in Rome on 23 July. The three finalists for the Parliament’s annual film award are: Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Mads […]
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African Peace Facility: African Union Peace & Security Operations boosted by an additional €800 million from the European Union
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, today announced the signing of an agreement through which the EU commits a further €800 million to support the African Union in its efforts to promote peace, security and stability in Africa within the context of […]
Read MoreProtecting the world’s forests : European Commission steps up EU action
The European Commission has set out a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world’s forests, which host 80% of biodiversity on land, support the livelihoods of around a quarter of the world’s population, and are vital to our efforts to fight climate change. The comprehensive Communication published today introduces measures for enhanced international cooperation […]
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Trade: EU agri-food exports continue growing at record pace
The latest monthly agri-food trade report published today shows that a strong increase in exports observed from the beginning of the year continues. According to the latest monthly data available (May 2019), agri-food exports are now doing 13% better than a year ago. The best performing exports include pork meat, spirits and liqueurs, wine and vermouth, and […]
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