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EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter

EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter
06/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Council definitively adopts a regulation on gas storage aimed at securing the energy supply of Member States in the face of the threat of shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.
Cyprus, energy, EU, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, gas, Ireland, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Malta, Ukraine

The Balkans are knocking on the EU's door

The Balkans are knocking on the EU's door
06/23/2022 | Society / Institutions
EUROPE. Europe is preparing to grant Ukraine what it has refused for years to several Balkan countries.
accession process, Albania, Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU candidate, Europe, European Council, France, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

European recovery instrument NextGenerationEU gets an additional €9bn

European recovery instrument NextGenerationEU gets an additional €9bn
05/17/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has been very successful in raising an additional €9bn under its NextGenerationEU stimulus instrument, bringing the total amount issued in 2022 alone to €40bn.
Africa, EU, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Member States, Middle East, NextGenerationEU, obligation, United Kingdom

French farms, fish farms and Air France employees to receive €420m in aid

French farms, fish farms and Air France employees to receive €420m in aid
05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. The European Commission approves €400m of state aid to support French farms and fish farms and proposes to provide €17.7m of support for Air France employees made redundant by the pandemic.
Air France, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, European Parliament, fish farms, Ile-de-France, Paris, Russia, state aid, subsidies, temporary crisis framework, Ukraine

Charles Michel re-elected President of the European Council

Charles Michel re-elected President of the European Council
03/29/2022 | Society / Institutions
THE EU. Charles Michel has been reappointed by the Heads of State and Government as President of the European Council for a second term of two and a half years.
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The European Parliament loses its President David Sassoli

The European Parliament loses its President David Sassoli
01/11/2022 | People
EU. President of the European Parliament since 2019, David Sassoli passed away on Monday night, 10 to Tuesday, 11 January 2022 in Italy at the age of sixty-five.
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Twenty years of the euro

Twenty years of the euro
01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The euro, which became the single currency on 1 January 2002, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is now the common currency of 19 of the 27 Member States of the European Union.
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European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue
06/01/2021 | Society / Institutions
E.U.. The European Commission will be able to launch the process of issuing a common debt on the own resources of the twenty-seven Member States. A first.
António Costa, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Next Generation EU, NextGenerationEU, pandemic, Portugal, Spain

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19
03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.
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Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU
11/25/2020 | Society / Institutions
Ten southern countries are eligible for the European Neighbourhood Policy developed by the EU since 2004 under the Barcelona Process. But today it seems that the Mediterranean is no longer a priority for the EU.
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EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19
11/19/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. Parliament and the European Council reached an interim agreement to "deploy additional resources and measures to mitigate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 crisis".
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Council, European funds, European Union (EU), green economy, REACT-EU

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient
11/17/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.
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France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey
11/09/2020 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE/TURKEY. According to Europe 1, the French government will propose to the European Council to abolish the customs union with Turkey.
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customs union, Cyprus, Europe 1, European Council, France, Greece, Libya, Syria, trade surplus, Turkey

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
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European Parliament approves €2 million aid to former shipbuilding employees in Galicia

European Parliament approves €2 million aid to former shipbuilding employees in Galicia
10/20/2020 | Industry
SPAIN. 500 former workers in sectors related to shipbuilding in Galicia will benefit from a reorientation plan 60% financed by the European Union. version française
EGF, European Commission, European Council, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, European Parliament, Galicia, Spain, Valérie Hayer, Xunta de Galicia

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia
10/12/2020 | Environment
CROATIA. The European Commission is proposing €683.7 million in aid to help Croatia repair the material damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb at the end of March 2020. version française
Croatia, earthquake, EU Solidarity Fund, European Commission, European Council, European funds, European Parliament, European Union (EU), EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal
10/02/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, wants to "give political dialogue a chance" in the context of the disputes between the EU and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. version française

Charles Michel, Cyprus, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, hydrocarbons, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

European Commission prepares for end of 1 and 2 cent coins

European Commission prepares for end of 1 and 2 cent coins
09/28/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission is launching an evaluation and impact assessment on the use of the 1 and 2 cent coins with regard to cost and public acceptability. version française
currency, euro, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, one cent

The european SURE instrument for €100bn of guaranteed loans to Member States becomes operational

The european SURE instrument for €100bn of guaranteed loans to Member States becomes operational
09/22/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The SURE instrument will enable the European Commission to provide financial support of up to €100 billion to Member States to help protect jobs.
coronavirus crisis, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), financial markets, Italy, Poland, short-time working, Spain, Support to mitigate unemployment risks in emergency, SURE, unemployment, Ursula von der Leyen

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