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Press release - Steel overcapacity: MEPs approve new measures to protect EU steel market

European Parliament - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:53
The new regulation replaces measures due to expire on 30 June 2026 and will help protect the EU steel industry from the negative effects of a global steel surplus.
Committee on International Trade

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Capitals to send eight joint defence projects for Commission approval this month

Euractiv.com - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:48
The projects would be allocated part of the €1.5 billion EDIP envelope

Sajtóközlemény - Átadták az Európai Érdemrend első kitüntetéseit

Európa Parlament hírei - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:43
Kedden az Európai Parlamentben tartott ünnepségen átadták az Európai Érdemrend első kitüntetéseit az integrációhoz és az uniós értékekhez való jelentős hozzájárulás elismeréseként.

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Communiqué de presse - Protéger les secteurs stratégiques de l’UE contre les investissements étrangers risqués

Parlement européen (Nouvelles) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:43
Mardi, le Parlement a approuvé de nouvelles règles européennes pour le filtrage des investissements étrangers, afin de prévenir les risques pour la sécurité.
Commission du commerce international

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Communiqué de presse - Surcapacité sidérurgique: le Parlement approuve de nouvelles mesures pour protéger le marché européen de l'acier

Parlement européen (Nouvelles) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:43
Le nouveau règlement remplace les mesures expirant le 30 juin 2026 et contribuera à protéger l’industrie sidérurgique de l’UE des effets négatifs de l’excédent mondial d’acier.
Commission du commerce international

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Anger over presence of US envoy’s ‘volunteer doctor’

Euractiv.com - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:34
'It is deeply problematic,' said Greenland's health minister

Pressemitteilung - Erstmalige Verleihung des Europäischen Verdienstordens

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:33
Am Dienstag wurden die ersten Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger des Europäischen Verdienstordens für ihren Beitrag zur Integration und zur Verteidigung europäischer Werte geehrt.

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Green finance – beyond transparency

• Financial markets still provide financing on a large scale for investments in environmentally harmful activities, while projects conducive to the green transformation are often not funded. 
• Sustainable finance policies, such as new reporting requirements and standards for sus¬tain¬able financial instruments, have so far mostly focused on creating transparency. However, transparency alone is insufficient to turn the financial sector from a driver of en¬viron¬mental crises into a lever for the green transformation.
• Many countries of the Global South face special challenges, including high interest rates, currency depreciation and limited oppor¬¬tu¬nities to shape global policies (e.g. banking regulations and standards for sus-tainable finan¬cial instruments) in their interests.
• Aligning financial markets with sustainability objectives requires a comprehensive policy mix comprising policies that change incen-tives. These policies can include credit guidance instruments such as credit targets, green refinancing schemes and differentiated capital requirements, and tax policies such as differentiated capital gains taxes for green and non-green assets.
• International forums, such as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and 
the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), remain valuable for mutual learning and for addressing cross-border effects of finan¬cial regulations.
• Policies to mobilise private resources should not be considered as a substitute for public investments or public steering, which are both crucial for the green transformation.

Green finance – beyond transparency

• Financial markets still provide financing on a large scale for investments in environmentally harmful activities, while projects conducive to the green transformation are often not funded. 
• Sustainable finance policies, such as new reporting requirements and standards for sus¬tain¬able financial instruments, have so far mostly focused on creating transparency. However, transparency alone is insufficient to turn the financial sector from a driver of en¬viron¬mental crises into a lever for the green transformation.
• Many countries of the Global South face special challenges, including high interest rates, currency depreciation and limited oppor¬¬tu¬nities to shape global policies (e.g. banking regulations and standards for sus-tainable finan¬cial instruments) in their interests.
• Aligning financial markets with sustainability objectives requires a comprehensive policy mix comprising policies that change incen-tives. These policies can include credit guidance instruments such as credit targets, green refinancing schemes and differentiated capital requirements, and tax policies such as differentiated capital gains taxes for green and non-green assets.
• International forums, such as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and 
the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), remain valuable for mutual learning and for addressing cross-border effects of finan¬cial regulations.
• Policies to mobilise private resources should not be considered as a substitute for public investments or public steering, which are both crucial for the green transformation.

Green finance – beyond transparency

• Financial markets still provide financing on a large scale for investments in environmentally harmful activities, while projects conducive to the green transformation are often not funded. 
• Sustainable finance policies, such as new reporting requirements and standards for sus¬tain¬able financial instruments, have so far mostly focused on creating transparency. However, transparency alone is insufficient to turn the financial sector from a driver of en¬viron¬mental crises into a lever for the green transformation.
• Many countries of the Global South face special challenges, including high interest rates, currency depreciation and limited oppor¬¬tu¬nities to shape global policies (e.g. banking regulations and standards for sus-tainable finan¬cial instruments) in their interests.
• Aligning financial markets with sustainability objectives requires a comprehensive policy mix comprising policies that change incen-tives. These policies can include credit guidance instruments such as credit targets, green refinancing schemes and differentiated capital requirements, and tax policies such as differentiated capital gains taxes for green and non-green assets.
• International forums, such as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and 
the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), remain valuable for mutual learning and for addressing cross-border effects of finan¬cial regulations.
• Policies to mobilise private resources should not be considered as a substitute for public investments or public steering, which are both crucial for the green transformation.

Megnehezíti az iskolaigazgatók dolgát az új versenyvizsga?

Kolozsvári Rádió (Románia/Erdély) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:31

Kompetenciatesztből, írásbeli vizsgából és interjúból áll ezentúl az iskolaigazgatói versenyvizsga. Az eredmények ellen pedig két órán belül kell majd fellebbezni – áll az új módszertan tervezetében, amelyet most bocsátott közvitára a tanügyminisztérium. Az igazgatói állásokra eddig sem volt túljelentkezés, hogyan befolyásolja majd az új módszertan a tanárok hozzáállását? – kérdeztük Szőcs Ildikót, a nagyenyedi Bethlen […]

Articolul Megnehezíti az iskolaigazgatók dolgát az új versenyvizsga? apare prima dată în Kolozsvári Rádió Románia.

Avec la mort d’Etienne Davignon disparaît la perspective d’un procès pour l’assassinat du Congolais Patrice Lumumba

LeMonde / Afrique - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:30
L’homme d’affaires et homme d’Etat, figure marquante de la vie politico-économique de la Belgique, avait été renvoyé en mars devant une juridiction pénale pour son implication présumée dans l’assassinat de Patrice Lumumba, premier chef de gouvernement post-indépendance.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Orange "n'a pas de pré-carré" en Afrique, dit la Directrice générale du groupe

France24 / Afrique - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:26
Dans un entretien accordé à France 24 en marge du sommet de Nairobi, Christel Heydemann, Directrice générale d'Orange, assure qu'il n'y a "pas de pré-carré pour Orange" en Afrique et que le groupe ne s'interdit pas d'étendre son implantation. Elle annonce la formation de trois millions de jeunes à l'horizon 2030.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Communiqué de presse - Les premiers lauréats reçoivent l'ordre européen du Mérite

Parlement européen (Nouvelles) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:23
Mardi, les premiers lauréats de l'ordre européen du Mérite ont été honorés pour leur contribution à l'intégration et aux valeurs de l'UE, lors d'une cérémonie au Parlement.

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Press release - First laureates honoured with the European Order of Merit

European Parliament (News) - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:23
On Tuesday, the first laureates of the European Order of Merit were honoured for their significant contribution to EU integration and values in a ceremony at the European Parliament.

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Press release - First laureates honoured with the European Order of Merit

European Parliament - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 13:23
On Tuesday, the first laureates of the European Order of Merit were honoured for their significant contribution to EU integration and values in a ceremony at the European Parliament.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

EU dismayed as US eases oil sanctions on Russia

Euractiv.com - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 12:44
The economy commissioner says it is not the time to ease pressure on Russia

Hantavirus, Ebola : le retour des pandémies ? | Les mardis de l’IRIS

IRIS - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 12:30

Chaque mardi, Pascal Boniface reçoit un membre de l’équipe de recherche de l’‪IRIS pour décrypter un fait d’actualité internationale. Aujourd’hui, échange avec Anne Sénéquier, chercheuse et co-directrice de l’Observatoire de la santé mondiale à l’IRIS, autour des risques de nouvelles crises sanitaires dans un contexte de propagation de l’hantavirus et à la résurgence d’Ebola en République démocratique du Congo.

L’article Hantavirus, Ebola : le retour des pandémies ? | Les mardis de l’IRIS est apparu en premier sur IRIS.

BUDGET BRIEF: EU’s new aid play

Euractiv.com - Tue, 19/05/2026 - 12:28
Development spend, Spain's RRF, NRPP plans and more

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