The Council reached a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a proposal on gas storage. In order to improve EU security of supply in the current geopolitical context, the proposal aims to ensure that gas storage capacities in the EU are filled before the next winter season and can be shared between member […]
Supporting the future of Syria: close to €6.4 billion mobilised
The European Union chaired the sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”, which took place on 9 and 10 May 2022. The high level ministerial segment of the conference on 10 May gathered EU institutions and representatives of 55 countries including EU member states, as well as 22 international organisations, including the United Nations. High […]
EUIPO commemorates Europe Day 2022 with solidarity concert
The concert will take place at the ADDA on Sunday, May 8 at 12:00. Invitations can be purchased through www.conciertoeuropa.eu (sold out). Every year the institutions of the European Union pay tribute to Europe Day. This date marks the anniversary of the “Schuman Declaration” of May 1950, in which the French minister after whom the […]
Future of Europe: conference and proposals
The plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which met for the last time on 29-30 April, reached agreements on a set of 49 detailed proposals covering a wide range of issues, from climate change to health, migration and the EU in the world. It has been the goal of an exceptional […]
University on Youth and Development
The University on Youth and Development (UYD) is a space for meeting, training and action planning, gathering for one-week hundreds of young people, youth workers, experts from the field and decision-makers responsible for youth-related policies. The 21st edition will take place from 11th to 18th September 2022 in CEULAJ, Mollina (Spain) and will focus on “Peace, justice and strong institutions”. The UYD is […]
New electoral reform: MEPs push for common standards and transnational lists
The European Parliament will vote on a proposal to have more common rules for EU elections and the addition of an EU-wide constituency. The EU elections determine the representatives of Europeans at EU level, but how they are organised is largely decided at national level. This means that countries vote on different days, only national […]
Commission tackles abusive lawsuits against journalists and human rights defenders ‘SLAPPs’
27th April, the European Commission took action to improve protection of journalists and human rights defenders from abusive court proceedings. Strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly known as ‘SLAPPs’, are a particular form of harassment used primarily against journalists and human rights defenders to prevent or penalise speaking up on issues of public interest. The […]
Statement by Von der Leyen following Gazprom’s announcement of gas supply disruption to Europe
The announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail. This is unjustified and unacceptable. And it shows once again the unreliability of Russia as a gas supplier. We are prepared for this scenario. We […]
EU – India: Strengthening our partnership is a key priority for this decade
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, agreed to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council at their meeting in New Delhi on Monday. This strategic coordination mechanism will allow both partners to tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology and security, and thus […]