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To reach carbon neutrality from planes and ships: EU actions explained
Emissions from planes and ships are increasing, while the EU wants to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Read about EU measures to reduce their emissions.
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CEC to French EU Presidency: Engage churches to bring peace in Ukraine
In a hybrid meeting on 7 June in Brussels with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) highlighted Ukrainian church voices, emphasising…
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EU Council conclusions at the start of the 12th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference
The European Union is committed to an open and rules-based multilateral trading system, with a modernised WTO at its core. The EU supports an ambitious and realistic package for the…
Europe
EU is utmost concern by the decision of Algeria to suspend the Treaty of friendship signed with Spain in 2002
Algeria: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, and Executive Vice President, Valdis Dombrovskis, on Algeria's latest measures regarding Spain The decision taken by Algeria to suspend the Treaty of…
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Ingrida Šimonytė meets with Prime Minister of Denmark and President of European Parliament
LITHUANIA, June 10 - Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has met with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. The Lithuanian and Danish colleagues…
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European National Councils of Churches discuss CEC’s work and its Assembly
General Secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen and CEC Executive Secretary Katerina Pekridou, engaging with steps related to CEC’s developing profile, and its upcoming Assembly in Tallinn.
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Lea Schlenker reflects on a Europe where young, religious people want to live
Lea Schlenker, from the Evangelical Church in Germany, is a member of CEC Governing Board, and she also serves as Youth Advisor. Below, she reflects on some of the challenges…
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Ruslan Stefanchuk urges EU to grant Ukraine candidate status
In his address to MEPs on Wednesday, the Speaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Ruslan Stefanchuk called on the EU to endorse his country’s membership application.
Europe
Deal reached on new rules for adequate minimum wages in the EU
The agreed legislation aims to ensure that minimum wages in all EU countries guarantee decent living standards for workers.
Europe
Turkey: persistently further from EU values and standards
Without clear and significant progress on reforms to EU Values and Standards, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warned MEPs on Tuesday.