Background on the EU Parliament week ahead, 1 – 7 November 2021
Briefing Poland: challenges to the EU legal order and European values Parliament to demand action...
Aid for Trade: EU remains the world’s leading provider with €17.9 billion
Brussels, 29 October 2021 EU aid to improve partner countries’ trading capacity increased and helped...
Main results of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council, 28 October 2021
The EU and Republic of Moldova held the sixth meeting of their Association Council. The Association...
Eurocommerce on Unfair Trading Practices, the single market, and harming consumers
Speaking today on the publication of the Commission report on implementation of the Unfair Trading...
EU Commission publishes report on the unfair trading practices directive
Brussels, 27 October 2021 By 31 July 2021, 16 Member States notified complete transposition of...
Growth impact of EU trade deals: € 5.4bn added to EU exports in 2020
Brussels, 27 October 2021 Effective implementation and enforcement of EU trade agreements and international trade...
EU-US Trade and Technology Council: MEPs welcome cooperation, call for transparency
Trade MEPs called for transparency in the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council...
MEPs call to sharpen EU approach against organized crime involving EU funds
Next Generation EU spending must be met with sufficient human and financial resources to tackle...
More funds needed to boost the safety of truck parks, say MEPs
Drivers suffer from poor conditions and risk becoming victims of crime Job’s lack of appeal...
EU-US Trade and Tech Council: EU Commission VPs at the EP Trade Committee
The trade committee discusses the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council with Commission...
EU-African Union ministerial meeting, 26 October 2021
Foreign affairs ministers of the European Union and the African Union will meet for the...
EU-Taiwan relations: MEPs push for stronger partnership
Taiwan a key EU partner and democratic ally Bilateral Investment Agreement a central feature of...
European Council conclusions on COVID-19, energy, trade, and external relations, 21 October 2021
I. COVID-19 1. Vaccination campaigns around Europe have brought about significant progress in the fight...
Minister Wang Wentao: “China’s door will continue to open” – EU Chamber of Commerce in China
On 19th October, Minister Wang Wentao received a European Chamber delegation led by President Wuttke at...
Executive Vice-President Vestager: Speech on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation
Strasbourg, 19/10/2021 – 19:35 Speech on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP...
Investment Policy and Investment Protection Reform – Hearing of the EP Committee on International Trade
The hearing will take stock of EU investment policy twelve years after becoming an exclusive...
EU Commissioner Várhelyi presents 2021 Enlargement package to MEPs
The package will assess the state of play of the accession process and EU-related reforms...
EuroCommerce: Christel Delberghe appointed as Director-General
Juan Manuel Morales, President of EuroCommerce and Managing Director of IFA, a leading retail group...
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EU-US Trade and Technology Council: EU Commission launches stakeholder’s involvement platform
Brussels, 18 October 2021 Today, the Commission launched an online consultation platform on the EU-US...
UK Statement on Lord Frost meeting with EU Commission VP Šefčovič on Friday 15 October
Lord Frost and EU Commission Vice President Šefčovič met on 15 October in Brussels. From:...
EU Statement following EU Commission VP Šefčovič’s meeting with Lord Frost on Friday 15 October
Brussels, 18 October 2021 On Friday 15 October, European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič hosted Lord...
EU High Representative Borrell met with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken
Washington, 14/10/2021 – 23:07, UNIQUE ID: 211014_13 High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with the US...
Renew Europe on EU-UK relations: Defend the interests of Europeans
October 13, 2021 The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament expresses deep concern after...
EU-Abgeordneter David McAllister (CDU) zu den Nordirland-Protokoll-Vorschlägen der EU
Zum Maßnahmenpaket der EU-Kommission zum Protokoll zu Irland und Nordirland erklärt David McAllister (CDU), Co-Vorsitzender der Kontaktgruppe des Europaparlaments zum...
EU-Abgeordnete Anna Cavazzini (Grüne/EFA) zum Nordirlandvorschlag der EU
Brüssel, 13. Oktober 2021 Zum EU-Lösungspaket für das Nordirland-Protokoll äußert sich Anna Cavazzini, Vorsitzende des Binnenmarktausschusses...
EU Commission proposes further arrangements to benefit Northern Ireland
Brussels, 13 October 2021 The European Commission has today proposed bespoke arrangements to respond to...
Results of the EU-Ukraine Summit: Moving Forward Together
Kyiv, 12 October 2021 Today, at the 23rd EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, the European Union...
EU-Ukraine Summit: Statement by EU Commission President von der Leyen
Kyiv, 12 October 2021 Thank you very much Mr President, cher Charles, dear Volodymyr, We...
Documents signed in the framework of the 23rd Ukraine-EU Summit
12 October 2021 – 12:43 A number of documents were signed during the 23rd Ukraine-European...
IMF Review of the Investigation of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 Report
October 11, 2021 Washington, DC: The IMF Executive Board met today to conclude its review of...
Nicaragua: EU sanctions prolonged for one year
The Council has today prolonged the framework for imposing targeted restrictive measures in view of...
Background briefing on the EU-Ukraine Summit Kyiv, 12 October 2021
Brussels, 11 October 2021 The 23rd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take...
UN/CEFACT international standards pave the way for paperless trading
07 October 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have brought the benefits of paperless trading to the...
MEPs call for partnership of equals with US to address global challenges
Foster the EU’s strategic autonomy in defence and economic relations Deep transatlantic reflection needed on...
ECR: Future EU-US relations should be further expanded
Following the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament on future EU-US relations, the...
EU Advocate General on internal EU border controls: “Subject to particularly strict conditions”
English and German versions (below) Luxembourg, 6 October 2021 Advocate General’s Opinion in Cases C-368/20...
EU-UK relations: EU Council authorises the start of negotiations on Gibraltar
The Council today adopted a decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an EU-UK agreement...
UNCTAD15 on COVID-19: An urgent call for action to avoid global failure
05 October 2021 World leaders say inaction over the climate crisis, COVID-19 and the plight...
EU Parliament assigns new delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly
MEPs and UK parliamentarians to issue recommendations to the Partnership Council overseeing EU-UK relations Parliamentary...
WIIW und Bertelsmann-Stiftung zum Westbalkan-Gipfel: EU braucht neue Strategie
Neues EU-Wirtschaftspaket für Westbalkan „More of the same“ statt Paradigmenwechsel Regionale Integration der Volkswirtschaften brachte...
EP INTA Committee statement on the start of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
A good first step, but more needs to come, says the Chair of the European...
Renew Europe welcomes the outcome of the first EU-US Trade and Tech Council
Date: September 30, 2021 The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament welcomes the outcomes...
EU Commission tries to solve problems concerning the mutual recognition of goods
Today, the Commission adopted its first opinion based on a novel procedure introduced by the Mutual...
The EU’s stakes and options in a changing Gulf region – Blog post by EU High-Representative Borrell
30/09/2021 – 18:59 From the blog 30/09/2021 – HR/VP Blog – Today, I started a...
Qatar: EU High Representative Borrell at press conference with Deputy PM Sheikh Al Thani
Brussels, 30/09/2021 Remarks Check against delivery! Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs [of Qatar, Sheikh...
EU Commission presents first results of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
At the first meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Pittsburgh, the EU...
Transatlantic Business Initiative zum EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
BDI-Präsident Siegfried Russwurm, Vorsitzender der Transatlantic Business Initiative TBI, äußert sich zum ersten Treffen des...
Transatlantic business strongly supports the new Trade and Technology Council
(Brussels, 29 September 2021) Today’s inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in...
EU-Abgeordnete Angelika Niebler (EVP/CSU) zum Treffen des EU-USA Handels- und Technologierats TTC
Der EU-USA Handels- und Technologierat (EU-USA Trade and Technology Council – TTC) nimmt heute seine Arbeit auf....
EU Commissioner Breton visits South Korea to discuss digital and tech matters
On Thursday and Friday, Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, will travel to South Korea to...