In 2023, the EU exported 8.5 million tonnes of recyclable products (paper, plastic and glass) to extra-EU countries, a 34% increase from 2022 (6.4 million tonnes), while imports dropped by 19% to 3.2 million tonnes, down from 4.0 million tonnes in 2022.
According to the EU Commission, X designs and operates its “verified accounts” with the “Blue checkmark” in a way that deceives users. X does not comply with the required transparency on advertising, as it does not provide a searchable and reliable advertisement repository. And X fails to provide access to its public data to researchers in line with conditions set out in the DSA.
“At this Summit, we are turning a corner and putting in place the foundations for Ukraine to prevail. Allies have agreed to launch NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine with a command in Germany, logistic hubs in the eastern part of the Alliance, and around 700 personnel. NATO will coordinate the training of Ukrainian forces at facilities in Allied countries, plan and coordinate the provision of donations, manage the transfer and repair of equipment and provide support to the long-term development of Ukraine’s forces” – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The Ukraine Compact affirms that the security of Ukraine is integral to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region and beyond, and that we intend to support Ukraine until it prevails against Russia’s aggression.
At the EU Justice Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia’s war of aggression and the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan.
“Staying on top of market developments and risks is essential for macroprudential policy. I believe it is worthwhile considering therefore whether our risk analytical work and stress testing routines need an additional boost. This includes using data to identify and measure interconnectedness between NBFI and the banking sector” – ESMA Chair Verena Ross
At his inauguration, Taiwanese President Lai delivered his address titled “Building a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous new Taiwan.”
“Sans parler de nos travaux visant à libérer le potentiel des données industrielles en Europe, à construire une puissance industrielle et innovante autour de l’IA et à faire en sorte que notre industrie puisse tirer parti de notre excellence dans le cloud et le quantique et de la puissance de nos supercalculateurs” – le Commissaire Breton.
Since 2004, waste exports from the EU to non-EU countries have increased by 72%. New rules to ensure the EU takes greater responsibility for its waste will enter into force on Monday 20 May 2024.
The law provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of environmental offences addressing the most serious breaches of environmental obligations.
As from 19 May, new rules to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures enter into force. The new rules will ensure that such violations can be criminally investigated and prosecuted in all Member States.
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector grew by an average of 6.3% between 2013 and 2023, about three times faster than the total economy across the 27 OECD countries analysed.
Digital finance can broadly be defined as financial services and instruments that use or are based on new information and communication technologies (ICT). A wide range of segments of the financial system are therefore concerned, from digital payment services to the new market infrastructures of crypto-assets using distributed ledger technologies (DLT).
With no end in sight to the war in Ukraine, the EU has started preparing for the post March 2025 period, when temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine ends.
In the first quarter of 2024, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 0.8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. At the same time, business registrations were up by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter.
Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan will spotlight the negative impact of climate change on this global trade route. Urgent action is needed to combat the growing threats to global trade and supply chains.
The EU and the United Kingdom today held a meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Partnership Council, welcoming their close cooperation at a time of threats and challenges to European peace.
Today, the EU Commission has sent a request for information (RFI) to Temu requesting the platform to provide detailed information and internal documents on the mitigation measures taken against the presence and reappearance of traders selling illegal products on its online marketplace.
London, 27 December 2022 Use of cutting-edge AI technology is associated with tripling of patients
Brussels, 22 December 2022 Today, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Hungary, laying down
Brussels, 20 December 2022 EU Commission accepts commitments by Amazon barring it from using marketplace
The European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into an allegedly anticompetitive agreement between Google and Meta for online
Brussels, 19 December 2022 The European Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary view that the company
Brussels, 15 December 2022 Today, the EU’s work on its ‘digital DNA’ – the European Declaration
EU ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE EU Commission proposal: Building an economic governance framework fit for the challenges
Brussels, 15 December 2022 On Thursday, EP President Metsola, EC President von der Leyen and
Brussels, 15 December 2022 On Thursday, Parliament’s negotiators reached a deal with their Council counterparts
Brussels, 14 December 2022 During the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, the EU and its Member States,
At the EU Justice Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia’s war of aggression and the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan.
The Swedish Government presented its 15th and largest military support package to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began on 24 February 2022. Package 15 amounts to SEK 7.1 billion in current prices. It comprises a maritime initiative that includes Combat Boat 90s, small and fast motorboats (G-boats) and underwater weapons. The package also includes artillery ammunition, an anti-aircraft system, light anti-tank weapons, recoilless rifles, hand grenades, medical equipment, medical transport vehicles, food, and financial support to bilateral and multilateral projects or funds. It also involves financial support to enable Ukraine to purchase more Combat Vehicle 90s.
The Government is continuing the scheme of temporary collective protection for displaced people from Ukraine, and people who have had such a permit for two years can now be granted an extension of their permit for a third year. However, people who no longer belong to the categories covered by the scheme will not be entitled to an extension. This applies, among other things, to Ukrainians with multiple citizenships, when one of the citizenships is in a safe country.
Yesterday, Vice-President Dubravka Šuica travelled to Poland for a series of meetings, including with the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Dziemianowicz-Bąk, high-level representatives from the Polish Ministries for Justice, Interior and Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian Federal and Odesa oblast authorities, representatives of the United States Embassies in Poland, and the UNICEF Deputy Regional Director. The aim of this mission was to unblock all political obstacles related to the relocation of the remaining 309 Ukrainian children from Hotel Ossa in Poland, as well as to facilitate additional child protection measures, access to education, healthcare, psycho-social support for the evacuated groups of children from Ukrainian institutions hosted in Poland.
We are fully committed to your sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have a Special Representative for the region [Toivo Klaar, EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia]. We have an EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia. It is our longest [serving] mission in the region. I think they do an important work on a daily basis for your people. We have also massively strengthened our security and defence cooperation with Georgia. Through the European Peace Facility, with support in engineering, logistics and cyber-defence [capabilities] which amounts to [almost] €63 million to date. This support will increase this year.
In a coordinated action supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities from 10 different countries have severely disrupted LockBit, the world’s most active ransomware operation. Two members of the ransomware team have been arrested in Poland and Ukraine. In addition, law enforcement has compromised LockBit’s primary platform and other enabling infrastructure. This includes the takedown of 34 servers in the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Pursuant to the agreements reached by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen during their meeting at the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine held another round of negotiations with Denmark on a bilateral agreement on security cooperation and long-term support.
We will now allocate an 18 billion-plus rouble grant to help our service personnel and their families address various situations in life. First of all, this implies the purchase of medical items and technical rehabilitation systems for those discharged from military service, as well as restoring documents, training and retraining programmes, as well as job placement. The President recently discussed these issues at a meeting with our service personnel.
On 2 April 2024, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the European Commission will co-host the international conference ‘Restoring Justice for Ukraine’ at the World Forum in The Hague. Foreign ministers and justice ministers from countries involved in the fight for justice for Ukraine since the start of the conflict will be able to voice their support for long-term efforts to tackle impunity and compensate victims.
Thank you President, I thank SRSG Liang and Special Representative Souef for their briefing and I pay tribute to the work of their teams in Somalia. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Somalia at our meeting. President let me first address the Ethiopia-Somaliland Memorandum of Understanding. As we have said previously, the United Kingdom reaffirms its support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
It’s time to realise: Organised crime is as big a threat to society, as terrorism. And we have to counter this threat with the same determination. And so it’s good that the last four years the EU has made big steps forward on security. Much bigger steps than anyone expected four years ago when we started this mandate. And to a very large part, that’s thanks to Europol.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has today summoned the Russian Ambassador in connection with the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Sweden has today also taken the initiative for the EU to investigate the possibilities for a new sanctions regime targeting the internal repression in Russia.
“The CTBT’s entry into force and universalisation remain a priority for the EU. We urge all States, which have not yet done so, to sign and ratify the CTBT – in particular the remaining Annex II States – without any preconditions or further delay.”
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of NTS Middle East of the United Arab Emirates by ADNOC Drilling Company, Alpha Dhabi Holding, both of the United Arab Emirates, and Tubacex of Spain. The transaction relates primarily to the provision of specialised machining services to the oil and gas sector.
The Artemis Accords serve as a framework for international cooperation on space exploration and are based on the Outer Space Treaty and other relevant UN conventions.
Most cases show the independence of the EU gas system from pipeline Russian supply, especially in scenario cases where some demand side actions are undertaken.
“The swift implementation of the EU Action Plan for Grids and the relevant European legislation, such as the TEN-E Regulation, the RED III directive, and the regulation on permitting, remains our top priority” – EU Commission EVP Šefčovič.
“The ocean has great potential for our economies and for food security. It is also vital for all life on our planet and for our fight against climate change.
But when I say this, I’m only touching the tip of the iceberg. Because if you look deeper, if you look at the hidden part of the iceberg, you will see another story” – EU Commissioner Sinkevičius.
“Awareness of breast cancer has generally gone up over the years. And breast cancer care has made tremendous advancements since I was first diagnosed with the disease myself. But it is still by far the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women in the EU” – EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
“Can we help all regions successfully navigate from their past economic profiles into the green transition? Is the green transition feasible? Will it damage the economic fabric? Can it ensure that vulnerable regions and vulnerable groups are not left behind? And can we create a community of practice to drive through this process?” – EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira
“Our technological shift to net-zero is our industrial strategy. It is what drives our competitiveness. There is no green transition without tech. And our capacity to make one serve the other will decide how successful we are in the next decade. You know this better than anyone because the industries that you represent power these transitions” – EVP Vestager
This year’s meeting follows the success of the global commitment to renewable energy and energy efficiency, led by the EU and the presidency of COP28, the United Arab Emirates, and supported by over 120 countries, including in the COP conclusions that all parties commit to respect.
The replies to the survey will contribute to the set-up of the future demand aggregation and matchmaking mechanism for strategic raw materials, as included in the Critical Raw Materials Act.
The signatories of the Charter commit to supporting the competitiveness of the European PV manufacturing industry and promoting the creation of a market for high-quality products meeting high sustainability and resilience criteria, in full respect of the EU’s climate and energy objectives.
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