Forest fires: EU doubles rescEU firefighting fleet for summer 2023

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À la suite du discours sur l’état de l’Union prononcé par la présidente von der Leyen en septembre de l’année dernière, Janez LenarčičCommissioner for Crisis Management, announced today, during his speech on the occasion of the 10e anniversary of the Emergency Response Coordination Center, that rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet would be doubled for this year’s …

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Communiqué de presse de la Présidence suédoise du Conseil de l'Union européenne - 1 juin 2023

Yes to the Istanbul Convention in the EU – CP from the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union — June 1, 2023

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On Thursday, the Council decided that the EU would accede to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul Convention. Bringing this issue to a successful conclusion has been a priority for Sweden during its presidency of the EU Council of Ministers. Sweden’s Minister for Gender Equality …

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Corruption as an obstacle to development: Council approves conclusions

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The Council today approved conclusions stressing the importance of integrating a stronganti-corruption perspectiveinto all development efforts. The negative economic impact of corruption is estimated to be nine times global official development assistance (ODA). Corruption erodes democracy, trust in institutions, the rule of law, and the realization and exercise of human rights. It is also a …

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Council approves conclusions to strengthen the EU’s climate and energy diplomacy in this critical decade

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The Council today approved conclusions reaffirming that the EU climate and energy diplomacy is an essential component of EU foreign policy and underlining the EU’s commitment to dialogue and collaboration with partners around the world to implement the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, help the most vulnerable countries adapt to the …

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Council approves conclusions to strengthen the EU’s climate and energy diplomacy in this critical decade

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The Council today approved conclusions reaffirming that EU climate and energy diplomacy is an essential component of EU foreign policy and underlining the EU’s determination to engage and collaborate with partners around the world to implement the Paris Agreement, limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, help the most vulnerable countries adapt to the …

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Recovery Plan for Europe: tentative agreement on REPowerEU

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The EU is accelerating the end of its dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the REPowerEU proposal, which aims to strengthen the Union’s strategic autonomy by diversifying energy supply and reinforcing the independence and security of the Union’s energy supply. The …

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Energy ministers agreed in Brussels to launch joint gas purchases

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Alongside the project owner, the semi-public company Al Buhaira Invest, AVITEM, which is coordinating the project management assistance mission, presented the development project for the banks of the North Lake of Tunis at the Mediterranean Urban Projects Forum on1 July 2022 in Marseille. This 110-hectare project, located in the continuity of the historic city center …

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LIFE program: €380 million for 168 new green projects across Europe

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Today, the Commission has approved funding of more than 380 million euros for 168 new projects throughout Europe as part of the LIFE program for the environment and climate action. At the heart of the European Green Deal, LIFE projects can help the EU to become climate neutral by 2050 and achieve climate, energy and …

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COP27: EU calls on all Parties to take concrete action to limit global warming to 1.5°C and comply with the Paris Agreement

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At the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, which begins this weekend in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Commission will call on all parties to take urgent action to reduce reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow Climate Agreement. Pact adopted last year at COP26. On November …

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Public speech by President von der Leyen in Bosnia and Herzegovina October 28 Sarajevo

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Dear members of the presidency-elect, Honourable members of the joint college, Incoming deputies, Dear representatives of business and civil society, EU Ambassadors, And of course, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you in Sarajevo at this historic moment for Bosnia and Herzegovina. But before I talk about …

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