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After assessing all the commissioners-designate, MEPs will decide 27 November whether to elect the Commission as a whole, allowing it to take office 1 December. The plenary
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November 22, 2019 6:37 pm // 0 Comments
(Xinhua)The Ligurian ports, in particular the system that includes the ports of Genoa and Savona, are at the center of a strong interest from China. And on December 12, the
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November 19, 2019 8:56 pm // 0 Comments
Recent events in Bolivia where irregularities in the elections, as demonstrated by the audit of the Organisation of the American States, led to popular protest, to calls from
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November 18, 2019 10:53 am // 0 Comments
Since announcing its intention to leave, the UK has been in talks with the EU to determine the terms of their new relationship. The European Parliament will play a key
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November 11, 2019 8:22 pm // 0 Comments
On 28-29 October in Brussels, the European Union, together with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and UN Migration Agency (IOM), will host the International Solidarity Conference
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October 22, 2019 11:56 am // 0 Comments
In the countdown to the Climate Action Summit by the United Nations, the EU reaffirms its commitment to accelerated climate ambition. “The European Union has a powerful
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September 18, 2019 10:23 pm // 1 Comment
You, me, anyone could be a victim of torture. Torture is a crime that takes place in different forms and in different settings. Whilst prohibition of torture and other cruel,
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September 18, 2019 10:15 pm // 0 Comments
Ministers are outlining the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings. Finland holds the Presidency
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September 8, 2019 4:28 pm // 2 Comments
The president of the European Parliament David Sassoli urges the Italian authorities to let the ship enter the port today. “Today, my office was in contact with the
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August 18, 2019 4:23 pm // 0 Comments
The fourth Flowertime festival kicks off today! From 14 to 18 August, visitors will get to see the Grand Place and Brussels Town Hall as they’ve never seen them before.
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August 16, 2019 12:31 pm // 0 Comments
This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ Languages. Around 5,000 of the 7,000 languages spoken in
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August 9, 2019 9:57 pm // 0 Comments
On Friday 28 June 2019 a delegation from the city of Shaoguan came to Brussels for the promotion held at the Tangla Hotel in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe of Shaoguan as a
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August 1, 2019 12:36 pm // 0 Comments
European Parliament’s newly constituted Brexit Steering Group chaired by Guy Verhofstadt met with EU negotiator on 24 July following the change of Prime Minister in the UK.
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July 28, 2019 1:16 pm // 0 Comments
With 383 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen President of the next European Commission in a secret ballot on 16 July. She is set to take
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July 16, 2019 1:05 pm // 0 Comments
The exhibition curated by the Fellini Foundation of Sion with David Lynch, an exhibition already presented at Castel Sismondo, Rimini (April-July 2019). The exhibition
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July 5, 2019 1:53 am // 0 Comments