UN Cyprus Talks. Pre-meeting in Geneva. Credits: UN Ahead of the official start of meetings in Geneva tomorrow, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, are holding a pre-meeting this evening under...
Read morePresident Juncker will lead the EU delegation at Geneva UN talks on Cyprus
Pafos / Πάφος / Bafo (Cyprus) - European Capital of Culture 2017 The Commission has confirmed that President Juncker will travel to Geneva to lead the EU delegation at the new round of talks about the Cyprus reunification. He will attend the UN hosted...
Read moreAnastasiades and Akinci meet in Geneva to continue negotiations about Cyprus reunification
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci and the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades during the Cyprus talks. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré Anastasiades and Akinci will meet in Geneva to continue negotiations about...
Read moreUS centre for countering propaganda and disinformation campaigns
Russian propaganda Last Friday, President Obama signed the 2017 US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) providing nearly EUR593 billion for war and military spending and restricting transfers from the Guantánamo Bay detention centre, guaranteeing...
Read moreNew Art of Ukraine: Vitaliya Yemchenko
'Love is in the air.' Collection. Vitaliya Art. The post-perestroika generation of Ukrainian artists find ways of bringing the country's unique traditions, sensibility, and worldview to the high European cultural landscape. The legacy and the achievements...
Read moreSakharov Prize awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar. Sakharov Prize 2016. Parliament’s 2016 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two young Iraqi Yazidi women, Daesh/ISIS survivors and activists. “More than 3,500 children and women are still...
Read moreAssociate citizenship for Brits after Brexit not on Parliament's table
The European Parliament has issued a note to refute the news published in the weekend press about the consideration by the European Union of granting Britons "associate citizenship status" to counter the effects of Brexit on their EU citizenship, actually...
Read moreRemarkable discrepancies in EU Member States in terms of gross hourly earnings
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has issued the latest results of a four-yearly Structure of Earnings Survey which figures out notable discrepancies in EU Member States in terms of gross hourly earnings, not only between the employees...
Read more€1 trillion paid in bribes and €2.6 trillion stolen through corruption every year
United Against Corruption Under the theme 'United against corruption for development, peace and security,' today we celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2016. A serious issue across the EU, no country, region or community is immune, corruption...
Read moreThe House of Commons calls on the British Government to invoke Article 50 TEU by 31 March 2017
EU flags. British Parliament. Article 50 TEU. Last Wednesday, the House of Commons of the British Parliament passed a motion for resolution calling on the Government of Theresa May to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union to cease to be a...
Read moreFree WiFi in public buildings and spaces #WiFi4EU
#WiFi4EU The Council of the European Union has agreeded to promote free Internet in local communities by means of WiFi4EU, a digital scheme to help provide free WiFi in city/town halls, public parks, libraries, health centres, museums and other buildings...
Read moreEU smart power: the Commission proposes a European Defence Action Plan
The Plan includes the establishment of a European Defence Fund and other actions to support Member States' more efficient spending in joint Defence capabilities, strengthen European citizens' security and foster a competitive and innovative industrial...
Read moreGeo-blocking: Council agrees to remove barriers to e-commerce
Geo-blocking. Andrus Ansip, EC Vice President for the Digital Single Market The NETmundial meeting, the World Economic Forum, the G7, and the OECD have all addressed questions of Internet openness and fragmentation to varying degrees. A number of factors...
Read more2.5 years of conflict, 2.5 million displaced. Filippo Grandi visits Ukraine
Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, urges safety nets for those really in need – the elderly, the disabled and poorest. Filippo Grandi in Ukraine Two and a half years of conflict have left more than two million Ukrainians displaced...
Read moreEUISS EUSatCen agreement
ISS SatCen agreement. Credits EUISS On 16 November 2016, the European Union Satellite Centre, SatCen, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies, EUISS, signed an Administrative Arrangement to provide a basis for a structured relationship and...
Read moreZuckerberg en Lima. Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder. "La conectividad debe ser una de las prioridades de todos los líderes del mundo porque permitirá luchar contra la desigualdad social", afirmó este sábado el creador de Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, en conferencia magistral...
Read moreEuropean Union to chair the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds in 2018
Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds. Africa. The Kimberley Process, KP, the International initiative to stem the trade in conflict diamonds, has appointed the European Union as its Chair for 2018. As well, the EU will serve as Vice-Chair in 2017, during...
Read moreII Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights: Media Pluralism and Democracy
Considerable work to be done in ensuring the independence of National Media. Widespread experience of hate speech, abuse and threats in online spaces. Freedom of Speech #1 On 17-18 November 2016 the Commission hosts the second Annual Colloquium on Fundamental...
Read moreBanks under siege. The Commission sets up an internal FinTech Task Force
FinTech Commission services are launching a Task Force on FinTech, Financial Technology, that aims to assess and make the most of innovation in this area, while also developing strategies to address the potential challenges that FinTech poses. The work...
Read moreI Anniversary of terrorist attacks in Paris
I Anniversary of terrorist attacks in Paris #PlusEurope1 #Jesuisparis "On 13 November 2015, terrorists arbitrarily and barbarically hit at the heart of Paris. The memory of the victims of that brutal night will remain forever etched in our hearts. They...
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La Delegación en España de la Comisión acogerá el primer encuentro #ECCE de financiación para pymes
ECCE La Representación de la Comisión Europea en España acogerá el próximo 22 de noviembre el primer encuentro #ECCE que tiene como propósito principal promover los programas de financiación de la Comisión Europea dirigidos a pymes españolas que trabajan...
Read moreOlivier Bertrand arrêté à Gaziantep (Turquie)
Olivier Bertrand Le journaliste Olivier Bertrand a été arrêté hier à Gaziantep (Turquie) où il était en reportage avec un photographe turc, libéré depuis. Selon le média en ligne Les Jours, pour lequel le journaliste travaillait, cette arrestation « s’inscrit...
Read moreThe biggest achievements of the Ukrainian reforms
Ukrainian reforms Reanimation Package of Reforms, the largest coalition of the leading non-governmental organizations and experts from all over Ukraine united with the purpose of promoting and implementing reforms in the country, has released a report...
Read moreNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulates Donald Trump
"I congratulate Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States. And I look forward to working with President-elect Trump... Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General; Donal Trump, US President-elect ... We face a challenging new...
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