Insight EU Climate Monitoring 21 July 2023
UNFCCC: All latest documents, party-submitted reports, decisions, and other resources +++ GLOBAL WARMING: Spike in dengue cases due to global…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 21 July 2023
Keeping cool in a hotter world is using more energy, making efficiency more important than ever - IEA +++ Energy…
Insight EU Agenda: Upcoming EU events 24 – 30 July 2023
Due to the summer recess of most EU institutions, we are pausing our weekly Insight EU Agenda mailing until 25 August…
Ihor Zhovkva: Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s port infrastructure imperil global food security
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held an online conversation with the Diplomatic Advisor…
UN Security Council: UK statement on Russia’s veto on humanitarian assistance to Syria
Although Syria says they have given the UN permission, the conditions that Assad has set out make it unsafe to…
UN: Secretary-General strongly condemns Russian missile attack on world heritage site in Odesa, Ukraine
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Russian Federation missile attack today on Odesa that resulted in civilian causalities and damaged the…
Romania joins the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
Today, Romania’s Ambassador in charge of OECD affairs at the Embassy of Romania in France, Adrian Cosmin Vieriţa, deposited Romania’s…
Albania becomes the 54th member of the OECD Development Centre
The OECD is pleased to announce Albania’s accession as the 54th member of the Development Centre, strengthening the Centre’s institutional co-operation…
London: Focus on business sector at Ukraine Recovery Conference
The conference, which was opened by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (who took part online),…
US President’s visit to Helsinki attracts international media attention
United States President Joseph Biden’s visit to Helsinki attracted a great deal of attention in the international media. The visit…
Equality and non-discrimination: Finnish PM Orpo holds discussions with Government parties
The discussions laid the groundwork for the preparation of the statement and were an opportunity for the parties to express…
UN Food Systems Summit: Finland to advocate healthy school meals for all children by 2030
At the meeting, Finland will focus on the key role which free school meals play in societal development along with…
Norway: Ministries hit by cyber-attacks
The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) has detected a cyber-attack on the ICT platform used by 12 ministries.…
Europol: 62 transcontinental migrant smugglers arrested
Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union. The…
Mergers: EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by PORR, Rigips and Saubermacher
The joint venture will build and operate a new gypsum recycling plant in Austria. PORR is a subsidiary of the PORR Group,…
EU Commission gathers views on how to make the agri-food industrial ecosystem more resilient
The Commission published an analysis of the existing EU policies supporting the agri-food sector to become greener, more digital and resilient. With…
RRF: EU Commission receives third payment request from Croatia for €700m in grants
Croatia's third payment request for €700 million (net of pre-financing) relates to 32 milestones and 13 targets. They cover investments in areas such…
Cambodia: EEAS Spokesperson on the general elections
The European Union attaches paramount importance to the inclusivity, transparency and credibility of elections, which are the backbone of any…
Russia: Vladimir Putin meets with permanent members of the Security Council
Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a meeting on current issues with permanent members of the Security Council. During the meeting,…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 20 July 2023
EU priorities at the 78th UN General Assembly: EU Council approves conclusions +++ MEPs call for renewed commitment to the…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 20 July 2023
The European Banking Authority consults on draft templates and template guidance to prepare its one-off Fit-for-55 climate risk scenario analysis…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 20 July 2023
Final Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting under India's G20 Presidency Concludes +++ T&E draws new oil map: EU replaces Russian…
Guatemala: EEAS Spokesperson on the electoral process
The EU remains deeply concerned over the persistent attempts to undermine the integrity of the official results of the 25…
Outcome of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
G20 Policy Priorities on Adequate and Sustainable Social Protection and Decent Work for Gig and Platform Workers and G20 Policy…
Aspen Security Forum: NATO Deputy Secretary General discusses NATO Summit outcomes
The Deputy Secretary General highlighted the decisions on the most robust and detailed defence plans since the Cold War, the…
OSCE: Joint meeting of the security cooperation forum and the security and environment council
The meeting further recognised the inextricable link between environmental instability and exacerbated geopolitical and socio-economic tensions, including escalation to domestic…
UN Secretary-General’s statement for World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Today — amidst growing inequalities, worsening climate emergencies, and record displacement — more and more people are left vulnerable to…
UN Security Council: Ukraine
Russian Federation’s decision to terminate its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative has resulted in rising food prices around…
UK statement on Qur’an burning in Stockholm
The burning and desecration of the Qur’an in Stockholm is deeply insulting to Muslims around the world and completely inappropriate.…
UN Security Council: UK on Russia’s latest Black Sea Grain Initiative demands
Russian missile attacks on Odessa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv destroyed over 60,000 tons of grain. That is enough to feed 270,000…
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Chile/France: Meeting between Catherine Colonna and her counterpart
In the context of the visit by Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, and his scheduled meeting with President Macron on…
Iraq: France condemns attack on the Swedish Embassy
Protecting the premises of foreign diplomatic missions and their staff, in accordance with States’ obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention…
DRC: Switzerland joins 9th Francophone Games
The 9th edition of the Francophone Games is taking place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from 28…
Finland sends material assistance to ensure water supply in Ukraine
During the summer, Finland has sent water purification materials, water containers, pumps and intensive chlorination units to Ukraine to strengthen…
Russia: EEAS Spokesperson on restricting and criminalising contacts with so-called “foreign agents”
The systematic crackdown against the civil society in Russia continues. State Duma has recently adopted draft law introducing criminal liability…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 19 July 2023
CELAC Summit, Taiwan Hearing, Critical Raw Materials and Net-Zero Industrial Act (NZIA) +++ The ‘new geopolitics’ of mineral supply chains:…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 19 July 2023
Horizon Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent +++ Questions and…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 19 July 2023
IEA: Declining electricity consumption in advanced economies is weighing on global demand growth this year +++ ACER suggests improvements to ENTSO-E’s…
Hedge funds and retail funds: EU Legislators reach deal on updated rules
The updates shall strengthen investor protection, improve company’s access to finance from sources other than banks, better tackle greenwashing, and…
Money Market Funds Regulation (MMF): EU Commission adopts report
The Commission report highlights that the MMF Regulation has enhanced financial stability and overall successfully passed the test of the…
Spanish EU Presidency: EU home affairs ministers make progress on migration situation
"We hope that before the end of this month we will have the Council's position and we will also be…
State aid: EU Commission approves €850m French measure to support ArcelorMittal decarbonise its steel production
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €850 million French measure to support ArcelorMittal France in…
Trade: EU Council authorises negotiations on EU-US CMA
The Council today adopted a decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the EU, with the United…
Lebanon: EU extends framework for targeted sanctions by one year
It is of the utmost importance for the Lebanese leadership to put aside their differences, work together to form a…
Europol: Alleged drug baron coordinating drug production in Europe is arrested in Colombia
The suspect, a Colombian national, is believed to have been coordinated cocaine and methamphetamine production in the Netherlands for Mexican…
Myanmar/Burma: EU imposes seventh round of sanctions against six individuals and one entity
Today, the Council imposed a seventh round of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma against six individuals…
Egypt: EEAS Spokesperson on the pardon of Patrick George Zaki and Mohamed El-Baqer
The European Union and its Member States have been closely engaged in both cases since Mr Zaki and Mr El-Baqer…
EEAS and Swedish Government on the attack against the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad
"We look forward to the swift adoption of the necessary security measures by the Iraqi authorities to prevent further incidents…
Moldova: EU Council adopts renewal of temporary trade liberalisation measures
The measures continue to cover all seven agricultural products for which exports from Moldova into the EU are not yet…
5th meeting of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council – press statement
The meeting was chaired by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Olivér Várhelyi,…