Tag: European Commission
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Joint Statement
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Joint Statement
Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová have issued a joint statement.
“A few...
EU and US agree to start discussions on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel...
EU and US agree to start discussions on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium and suspend steel and aluminium trade disputes
European Commission President von der Leyen and United States President Biden agreed...
Commission relaunches the review of EU economic governance
The European Commission has today adopted a Communication that takes stock of the changed circumstances for economic governance in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis and relaunches the public debate on the review of...
NextGenerationEU: European Commission successfully issues first green bond to finance the sustainable recovery
NextGenerationEU: European Commission successfully issues first green bond to finance the sustainable recovery
Brussels,12 October 2021
The European Commission has today issued the first NextGenerationEU green bond, thus raising €12 billion to be used exclusively for...
Joint EU-US Statement on the Global Methane Pledge
Joint EU-US Statement on the Global Methane Pledge
Today, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, who leads the EU's international negotiations on climate, and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry hosted a virtual ministerial meeting to mobilise further support...
Statement by President von der Leyen following the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework meeting on the...
Statement by President von der Leyen following the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework meeting on the Global Agreement on International Taxation Reform
I welcome today's agreement on global tax reform.
This is a historic moment.
It is a major...
European Commission reaffirms the primacy of EU law
European Commission reaffirms the primacy of EU law
Today's oral presentation of the ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal raises serious concerns in relation to the primacy of EU law and the authority of the...
Commission presents first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
Today, the European Commission is presenting the first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. With antisemitism worryingly on the rise, in Europe and beyond, the Strategy sets out a series of measures...
NextGenerationEU: European Commission endorses Finland’s €2.1 billion recoveries and resilience plan
The European Commission has today adopted a positive assessment of Finland's recovery and resilience plan. This is an important step towards the EU disbursing €2.1 billion in grants to Finland under the Recovery and...
The United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council
The United States-European Union Trade and Technology CouncilThe USA,28 September 2021
Office of the Spokesperson
"We renewed our engagement with the European Union, a fundamental partner in tackling the full range of significant issues facing our...
EU announces €25 million for education in crisis contexts and €140 million to support...
Speaking at the Global Citizen Live event, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the European Union is pledging €140 million to support research in sustainable food systems and tackle food hunger via CGIAR, formerly...
An U.S.-EU Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic: Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now,...
An U.S.-EU Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic: Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now, and Building Back Better Health Security
Vaccination is the most effective response to the COVID pandemic. The United States and the...
Reviewing EU insurance rules: encouraging insurers to invest in Europe’s future
Reviewing EU insurance rules: encouraging insurers to invest in Europe's future
The European Commission has today adopted a comprehensive review of EU insurance rules (known as “Solvency II”) so that insurance companies can scale up...
Colombia: EU and Colombia today open a new chapter to strengthen bilateral relations
Colombia: EU and Colombia today open a new chapter to strengthen bilateral relations
Today, the EU and Colombia agreed on a “Memorandum of Understanding on an Agenda of enhanced political and sectoral dialogue and cooperation...
Team Europe: €34 billion disbursed so far to tackle COVID-19 in partner countries
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, the EU, EU Member States and European financial institutions, as Team Europe, have disbursed €34 billion in support to partner countries in addressing the pandemic and...
State of the Union: Commission calls on Member States to improve journalists’ safety across...
State of the Union: Commission calls on Member States to improve journalists' safety across the EU
On 15 September 2021, on the occasion of her State of the Union Address, President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Information is a public...
New European Bauhaus: new actions and funding to link sustainability to style and inclusion
New European Bauhaus: new actions and funding to link sustainability to style and inclusion
Today, the Commission adopts a Communication setting out the concept of the New European Bauhaus. This includes a number of policy...
State of the Union: Commission proposes a Path to the Digital Decade to deliver...
Today, the Commission proposed a Path to the Digital Decade, a concrete plan to achieve the digital transformation of our society and economy by 2030. The proposed Path to the Digital Decade will translate the...
2021 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen
2021 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen
STRENGTHENING THE SOUL OF OUR UNION
Introduction
Mr President,Honourable Members,
Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been...
Euro changeover: Agreement with Croatia on practical steps for the start of euro coin...
The European Commission and euro area Member States have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Croatia outlining the practical steps that will allow the country to begin producing euro coins when it...
