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November 02
2021
COP26: European Commission pledges €1 billion to protect forests
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today €1 billion at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow as the...
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October 29
2021
RRF: Economy and Finance ministers approve the plans of Estonia, Finland, and Romania
During yesterday's informal videoconference, economy and finance ministers assessed positively the Recovery and Resilience plans submitted by Estonia, Finland, and Romania. The...
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October 27
2021
EU exports increased by more than €5 billion in 2020
Effective implementation and enforcement of EU trade agreements and international trade rules have added €5.4 billion to EU exports in 2020. This confirms that European...
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October 26
2021
State of the Energy Union 2021
The Commission adopted today its State of the Energy Union Reports for 2021, taking stock of the progress that the EU is making in delivering the clean energy transition,...
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October 19
2021
European Commission adopts its 2022 Work Programme
The European Commission adopted today its 2022 Work Programme, setting out the next steps in its agenda towards a post-pandemic Europe. The new programme contains 42 new policy...
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October 18
2021
European Commission evaluates performance of EU Digital COVID Certificate and vaccine exports
The European Commission adopted today a report on the EU Digital COVID Certificate and its implementation across the EU. The report shows that the EU certificate (sometimes...
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October 15
2021
RRP: Bulgaria submits official Recovery and Resilience plan as Slovakia obtains pre-financing
The Commission has received, on October 15, an official Recovery and Resilience plan from the Government of Bulgaria. The plan presents the reforms and public investment...
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October 14
2021
European Commission and EEAS announce a new EU Arctic policy to strengthen its engagement in the region
The European Commission and the European External Action Service presented yesterday the new EU policy for the Arctic, aimed at further strengthening its engagement in the...
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October 12
2021
Commission announces €1 billion support package for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries
As anticipated by the European Commission, President von der Leyen will announce in Rome during the special G20 summit on Afghanistan a support package worth around €1 billion...
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October 11
2021
EU Cohesion policy: €34 billion approved for regions and cities
Today, at the press conference for the launch of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities 2021, the Commission took stock of the implementation of the Recovery...
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The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) launched the 2021 call for proposals worth a total of €95 million in the framework of the LIFE...
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October 06
2021
RRF: Commission endorses Estonia’s and Finland’s plans as the Council gives the go-ahead to Malta
The European Commission adopted respectively the day before yesterday and yesterday a positive assessment on the plans presented under the Recovery and Resilience Facility by...
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