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Council and Parliament strike provisional agreement on new rules for driving licences
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Today, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the update of the driving licence directive. This update of the directive will have an important impact…
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During a joint press conference in Tel Aviv with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas reiterated the European Union’s commitment to Israel’s security…
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The Council adopted today a regulation on financial benchmarks with the aim of reducing red tape for EU companies, particularly SMEs.Benchmarks are widely used by companies and investors in the EU as…
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The European Union and India held their fourth maritime security dialogue in New Delhi on 21 March. They discussed developments in the maritime security situation in Europe and in the…
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In a landmark move signaling progress in Armenian-Turkish relations, the Margara-Alican border crossing between Armenia and Türkiye has been temporarily reopened. The European Union (EU) swiftly welcomed the development, praising…
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Brussels, 21 March 2025 – In a critical moment for global security, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen convened an online meeting with…
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On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the EU has called for renewed action to ensure that the Convention on the elimination of racial discrimination is fully…
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At the EU summit, leaders focused on the EU’s economic agenda and stressed that the need to invest in defence is closely interlinked with the EU’s competitiveness. They also linked…
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On March 20, 2025, the EU Council convened in Brussels to deliberate on a wide array of pressing global and regional issues. The meeting, encapsulated in document EUCO 1/25, reflected…
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We have just concluded a productive European Council. We had very useful exchanges with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. And the President of the European…
