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LUX Audience Award 2022 – Join the biggest film jury in Europe
Watch and vote for your favourite LUX film and you could win a trip to Strasbourg. Find out when and where you can watch the nominees. Organised by the European…
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International public procurement instrument: New tool to support EU firms
The EU will have more leverage to push for the opening up of global procurement markets following an informal deal on the shape of the new tool on Monday evening.…
Europe
Ukraine war ‘most severe’ test ever for European security body
The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in 1975, the top UN political affairs…
Europe
Credit line of 470 million euros to support Italian companies
BNL BNP Paribas and the EIB Group: €470 million credit line to support businesses European Commission Press release Luxembourg, 14 Mar 2022 The new operation being undertaken by BNL BNP…
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War in Ukraine: the Council of the EU has decided to take new restrictive measures against Belarus
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus The Council decided to…
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EU must prepare better to fight off foreign interference and disinformation
The EU’s lack of awareness and counter-measures makes interference an attractive tactic for malicious foreign actors and endangers democracy, say MEPs. Parliament’s inquiry into mapping how malicious foreign powers manipulate…
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Parliament calls for EU rules and strategy to counter the crackdown on civil society in Europe
MEPs adopted proposals to recognise the crucial role of civil society for democracy, calling for a Commission strategy and common rules across all member states. Following a plenary debate on…
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French EU Presidency: CEC and COMECE meet with Ambassador Leglise-Costa
A delegation of CEC and COMECE met with Ambassador Philippe Leglise-Costa, Permanent Representative of France to the European Union, on 7 March 2022, to exchange on the priorities of the…
Europe
UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million.
Europe
Zabuzhko: ‘Ukrainians fight to free Europe from the spectre of totalitarianism’
On International Women’s Day, Ukrainian author Oksana Zabuzhko addressed the European Parliament on the plight of her fellow citizens under attack by Russia. Before Oksana Zabuzhko’s formal address in the…