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EU Taxonomy: Commission begins expert consultations on Complementary Delegated Act covering certain nuclear and gas activities
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EU Taxonomy: Commission begins expert consultations on Complementary Delegated Act covering certain nuclear and gas activities

The European Commission began consultations yesterday with the Member States Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the Platform on Sustainable Finance on a draft text of a Taxonomy Complementary Delegated…

1 January 2022 · 3 min read

Explaining NextGenerationEU
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Explaining NextGenerationEU

NextGenerationEU is a more than €800 billion temporary recovery instrument to help repair the immediate economic and social damage brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Post-COVID-19 Europe will be greener, more digital, more resilient…

30 December 2021 · 2 min read

EU Commission presents guide for a fair transition towards climate neutrality
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EU Commission presents guide for a fair transition towards climate neutrality

Commission presents guide for a fair transition towards climate neutrality Today, the Commission issues policy guidance for a fair and inclusive transition towards climate neutrality to complement the package on…

15 December 2021 · 6 min read

Afghanistan: EU delivers 150 tonnes of aid via Humanitarian Air Bridge and supports repatriation
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Afghanistan: EU delivers 150 tonnes of aid via Humanitarian Air Bridge and supports repatriation

This week a total of 5 EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights are delivering 150 metric tonnes of life-saving medical cargo to Afghans affected by the dire humanitarian situation in the…

10 December 2021 · 2 min read

€4.3 billion Team Europe commitment to fight the global malnutrition crisis
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€4.3 billion Team Europe commitment to fight the global malnutrition crisis

As the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Tokyo draws to a close today, Team Europe has made a bold commitment to fighting the global malnutrition crisis. Taken together, the Team…

9 December 2021 · 3 min read

Introductory remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters, 30 November 2021
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Introductory remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters, 30 November 2021

Honourable members, I am pleased to be with you today for this exchange of views on taxation. This exchange of views was initially intended to mark FISC's first anniversary. It…

1 December 2021 · 7 min read

Speech by President von der Leyen at the Global Town Hall 2021
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Speech by President von der Leyen at the Global Town Hall 2021

European Commission Speech Brussels, 20 Nov 2021 Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen, Let me first of all thank the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia for the invitation. It doesn't happen very…

20 November 2021 · 9 min read