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Keeping the EU enlargement momentum: civil society’s push to bring benefits to Western Balkans through gradual integration Amalia TSOUMANI Fri, 24/05/2024 - 13:26 20 years after the accession of Slovenia to the EU, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) gathered political and civil society leaders in Ljubljana to mark this symbolic anniversary, underlining the fundamental benefits of EU membership and reaffirming that the future of the Western Balkan region lies in the European Union. Speaking at the conference, EESC President Oliver Röpke stressed the EESC's continuous support to the gradual integration of the Western Balkan region in the European Union, announcing the 'Civil Society Enlargement Summit' in Brussels on 19 September. 

European Commission Govor Brussels, 24 May 2024 Poštovane dame i gospodo, Velika mi je čast obratiti vam se povodom obilježavanja 20. godišnjice zaštite osobnih podataka u Republici Hrvatskoj i osnivanja Agen...

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Ms Eszter Mária Köpf has been appointed as the new National Member for Hungary at Eurojust. Ms Köpf succeeds Mr László Venczl, who had served in the role since 2012 and has now retired. The new National Member for Hungary has long-standing experience in international cross-border judicial cooperation.

The Council has adopted an EU law that updates the rules on free movement of persons in the Schengen area without internal border controls.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million loan with the regional government of Castilla y León via the Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICECyL by its Spanish acronym), a body under the auspices of the regional Ministry of the Economy and Finance, to back small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in the Spanish region.

The Council has today formally adopted the corporate sustainability due diligence directive.

European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 May 2024 Dear President Röpke, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,  I am pleased to address you today at this Conference to confirm the crucial role of civil society in ...