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Creating an interinstitutional ethics body for the EU

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the creation of an interinstitutional Ethics Body, which will apply to members of all EU institutions, including EU politicians. For the first time there will be common standards for ethical conduct and a formal mechanism for coordination.

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EU strengthens partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean

The High Representative and the European Commission have adopted a New Agenda for Relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean. Launched ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit on 17 and 18 July in Brussels, it calls for a stronger and modernised strategic partnership between the two regions.

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Commission launches new comprehensive approach to mental health

The Commission has announced a new comprehensive approach to mental health to help tackle rising mental health problems in the EU post-pandemic. The approach will focus on effective prevention, access to quality and affordable healthcare and treatment, and reintegration into society after recovery.

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New labelling rules for organic pet food

The Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on labelling of organic pet food. The new rules make it easier for pet-food producers to meet the requirements for organic labelling, which will ultimately lead to a greater choice for organic pet food consumers in the EU.

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Pact for Skills helps 2 million people up- or re-skill in Europe

The EU’s Pact for Skills significantly helped companies and workers across Europe in advancing skills training in 2022. Last year, some 2 million people benefited from up-and re-skilling activities under the Pact and 15,500 training programmes were either updated or developed

EU Digital COVID Certificate
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Commission and World Health Organization launch digital health partnership

The European Commission and WHO have launched a digital health partnership, which will see WHO build on the EU’s digital COVID-19 certification system to establish a global system of digital health certification. This will help protect citizens worldwide from ongoing and future health threats.

Close up of woman's hands casting vote at the ballot box
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Foreign Interference: MEPs call for urgent protection of 2024 European elections

The European Parliament is calling for a coordinated strategy to increase the EU’s resilience to foreign interference and disinformation, to safeguard the 2024 European elections. The warning comes in a report by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the EU.

Domestic violence
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Combatting violence against women: EU signs up to Istanbul Convention

The EU has joined the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, following approval from the Council of the EU. The EU’s accession to the Convention is a boost for EU efforts to realise equality between women and men.

Fishermen pulling the fishing net out of the sea
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Council strikes deal on new rules to combat overfishing

The European Council has reached an agreement with the European Parliament to update the rules against overfishing. The new rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled to ensure EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters follow the regulations set out in the Common Fisheries Policy.

A firefighting airplane near Nova Gorica in Slovenia.
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Wildfires: EU doubles rescEU firefighting fleet for summer 2023

The European Commission announced today the doubling of the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year's wildfire season, including 24 airplanes and 4 helicopters from 10 Member States. In addition, a new assessment tool was also announced today as part of the Wildfire Prevention Action Plan.

Charles Michel, Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Ursula von den Leyen shake hands at EU-Korea Summit in Seoul
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EU-Korea summit: Joint statement reaffirms bilateral cooperation

Following the 10th summit between the EU and the Republic of Korea in Seoul on 22 May, EU leaders issued a joint statement with Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for greater cooperation between the two sides in the areas of peace and stability, sustainable development, and mutual prosperity.

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Meta fined €1.2 billion for Facebook data transfer

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) has been fined 1.2 billion euro following an inquiry into its Facebook service, by the Irish Data Protection Authority (IE DPA). The fine is the largest GDPR fine ever and was imposed for Meta’s transfers of users’ personal data to the US.