Tag: European Union
Making Schengen stronger: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are ready to fully participate in the...
Making Schengen stronger: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are ready to fully participate in the Schengen area
The Commission calls upon the Council to take the necessary decisions without any further delay to allow Bulgaria, Romania and...
Fisheries: EU and neighbouring countries agree first-ever joint multiannual management plans in the Mediterranean
Fisheries: EU and neighbouring countries agree first-ever joint multiannual management plans in the Mediterranean
Yesterday, for the first time, the EU and neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean agreed on the establishment of five fully-fledged multiannual management...
Poland’s Announcement on Westinghouse Nuclear Technology Selection
Poland's Announcement on Westinghouse Nuclear Technology SelectionThe USA, 02 November 2022
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
We welcome the decision by the Government of Poland to select Westinghouse as its technology partner for the construction...
EU increases support for border and migration management in the Western Balkans
EU increases support for border and migration management in the Western Balkans
Ahead of President von der Leyen’s visit to the Western Balkans partners this week, the Commission adopted a recommendation to the Council to authorise...
Ukraine: EU agrees on eighth package of sanctions against Russia
Ukraine: EU agrees on eighth package of sanctions against Russia
The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of an eighth package of hard-hitting sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. This package – which has...
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden on European Energy Security
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden on European Energy Security
"Following the further invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to use natural gas as a political and economic weapon. Russia's energy coercion...
The United States Takes Next Step in Supporting Innovative Clean Nuclear Technology in Europe
United States Takes Next Step in Supporting Innovative Clean Nuclear Technology in EuropeThe USA, 26 June 2022
Office of the Spokesperson
Today, at the G7 Leaders' Summit in Schloss Elmau, President Biden laid out the Administration's...
EU steps up action to strengthen EU defence capabilities
EU steps up action to strengthen EU defence capabilities, industrial and technological base: towards an EU framework for Joint defence procurement
Today, in response to the European Council tasking at the Versailles Summit, the Commission and...
European Commission welcomes agreement on Digital Services Act
Digital Services Act: Commission welcomes political agreement on rules ensuring a safe and accountable online environment
The Commission welcomes the swift political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the...
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden
"We are united in our condemnation of Russia's unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who...
SURE: The third report shows continued success in protecting jobs and supporting recovery
The Commission has published its third bi-annual report on the implementation and impact of SURE, the €100 billion instrument designed to protect jobs and incomes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report confirms the findings...
NextGenerationEU: European Commission completes the second successful bond issuance in 2022
NextGenerationEU: European Commission completes the second successful bond issuance in 2022
The European Commission has today raised a further €10 billion in NextGenerationEU funds through its second bond syndication of 2022. The 10-year bond, due...
Ukraine: EU steps up solidarity with those fleeing war
Ukraine: EU steps up solidarity with those fleeing war
The Commission outlines today the very substantial support the EU is making available to help people fleeing war in Ukraine, as well as the EU countries receiving them....
Statement by President von der Leyen on further measures to respond to the Russian...
Statement by President von der Leyen on further measures to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
"As the war in Ukraine rages on, and Ukrainians fight bravely for their country, the European Union steps...
Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures
Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures
“We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin’s war of choice and attacks on the sovereign...
President von der Leyen participates in Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit in Warsaw and in...
President von der Leyen participates in Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit in Warsaw and in special NATO Summit
President Ursula von der Leyen will participate today in the B9 Summit hosted in Warsaw by the President...
Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the press conference following the Special...
Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the press conference following the Special meeting of the European Council
Today's events are a watershed moment for Europe. Bombs are falling on innocent women, men and...
Closing speech by President von der Leyen at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit
Closing speech by President von der Leyen at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit
President Ursula von der Leyen just delivered her closing speech at the 6th European Union – African Union Summit.
She presented a number of Team...
Statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the judgments of the...
Statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the judgments of the European Court of Justice on the General Conditionality Regulation
"Today, the European Court of Justice confirms the validity of the general...
EU and USA discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Russian military build-up
Statement on the talks between Björn Seibert, Head of Cabinet of President von der Leyen, and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman
Bjoern Seibert, Head of Cabinet of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,...