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Remarks by President Charles Michel after the Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
Remarks by President Charles Michel after the Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting.
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Joint press communiqué by Heads of State of Central Asia and the President of the European Council

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
President Michel attended the second regional high-level meeting held in Kyrgyzstan, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting with the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, France and Germany

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
In the margins of the European Political Community meeting held in Moldova, President Charles Michel hosted a meeting with Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz
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Remarks by President Charles Michel ahead of the second European Political Community meeting

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
President Michel addressed the press before the start of the second European Political Community meeting held in Moldova
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Combatting violence against women: Council adopts decision about EU’s accession to Istanbul Convention

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council has approved the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
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Council strikes deal on new rules to combat overfishing

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on new rules to bring the EU’s fisheries control system in line with the Common Fisheries Policy.
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Republic of Moldova: 7 individuals listed for their destabilising actions and for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council imposed restrictive measures against 7 individuals over attempts to destabilise the Republic of Moldova and undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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Readout of President Michel’s meeting with President Zourabichvili of Georgia, 30 May 2023

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
On 30 May, President Michel met with President Zourabichvili of Georgia.
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Public access to Council documents: 2022 report

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council approved its annual report on public access to documents.
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EU-UK relations: EU takes further steps to implement the Windsor Framework

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council adopted three regulations aimed at implementing the joint solutions agreed with the UK regarding public, animal and plant health issues, medicines and certain steel products.
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Council nearly doubles the EU’s financial assistance to Moldova to a total of €295 million

European Council - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 07:17
The Council decided to provide €295 million of macro-financial assistance to Moldova.
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Denmark’s PM in play as new NATO chief ahead of White House visit

Euractiv.com - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 06:11
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday (5 June), amid speculation that the White House will use the visit to vet her as the first female NATO secretary-general.
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Three more Europeans exchanged for Iran’s Assadi in prisoner swap

Euractiv.com - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 05:58
Three more Europeans have been released by Iran in return for Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi as part of a prisoner swap in which Iran released Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele last week, a spokesperson for the Belgian government said.
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UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft

Euractiv.com - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 05:50
After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.
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Agrifood Brief: Avengers of convergence

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 17:48
The EU's financial aid provided to the 'frontline' countries neighbouring Ukraine has been controversial, with the €100 million support package funded with Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) money to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia extensively criticised by all sides.
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Parliament: EU’s food traditions should remain in Commission’s control

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 16:48
The control of the EU’s food traditions should remain firmly in the hands of the EU executive, according to the European Parliament, which adopted its position on overhauling the EU’s food quality scheme on Thursday (1 June).
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Kyiv MP: Ukraine needs EU membership timeline to accelerate reform process

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 16:45
One year after EU governments backed Ukraine’s status as a candidate to join the bloc, Kira Rudik, a senior lawmaker in Kyiv, says that the country is on track for EU accession - but it needs political support from the bloc as much as ever.
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EU’s Breton reiterates support for nuclear in bloc’s net-zero industrial plan

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 16:22
Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton reiterated his support for nuclear, calling it a promising sector and a means to decarbonise the EU, as French MPs questioned him on the EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act on Thursday (1 June).
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The Brief — The building of the BRICS

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 16:15
In a sign that world geopolitics is shifting before our eyes, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said ahead of the ongoing summit of the BRICS states that the global order needs a rebalancing away from the Western powers, asserting the BRICS' wish to provide the necessary counterweight. 
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On Euro 7, the Commission must proceed with caution [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 16:00
Any further restrictions on auto emissions need to be imposed carefully and only after serious deliberation, with concern shown for both manufacturers and consumers.
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