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 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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Earthquakes – France reinforces relief efforts in Turkey and deploys a civil security field hospital (10 February 2023)

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Joint statement by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas France. In the face of the double earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, France is further strengthening its mobilization to assist the affected populations at the request of the President of the Republic. As …

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Turkey – Movement of Hope

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Earthquake Relief Campaign Yesterday İzmir, today Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Şanlıurfa, Osmaniye, Adana, Adıyaman and Hatay. Today is again the day of solidarity. Come on, Izmir! This is our appeal to all those whose hearts beat for Izmir, for Turkey, for humanity, wherever they live. Let’s increase abundance by sharing. Food, tent, sleeping bags, …

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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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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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