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European Commission Speech Dublin, 01 Jul 2024 Ladies and gentlemen,
I am so pleased to address the Institute of International and European Affairs here in Dublin.
Here at the Institute, you examine the stat...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is extending a €207 million credit to the City of Zagreb in Croatia for infrastructure upgrades critical for the Croatian capital’s sustainable development. The financing marks the EIB’s first loan signature with the City of Zagreb. The credit is the initial tranche of a €395 million EIB framework loan to support the city’s development in the next five years.
On 1 July 2024, 180 leading experts joined the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific panels for a new 5-year term. EFSA’s experts provide independent scientific advice to protect EU consumers, animals and the environment.
The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union starts on 1 July. In the domain of Justice and Home Affairs, the Hungarian presidency has set out five priorities: the fight against terrorism and organised crime, trafficking and smuggling of human beings, illicit trafficking of cultural goods, environmental crime and cybercrime.
An online platform known for facilitating various crimes was taken down by the French authorities, in cooperation with Bulgaria, Germany Lithuania, the Netherlands and Hungary. The authorities had been investigating the digital platform since December 2023. During an action day on 24 June the servers located in Germany were seized and disconnected and over EUR 5.6 million of criminal funds were frozen.
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The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has released an updated analysis showing that EU+ countries continue to receive fewer applications for asylum, compared to the seven-year peak of last autumn. In contrast, the number of cases pending at first instance in the EU+ reached levels not seen since the migration crisis of 2015-2016.
At the EU-Egypt Investment Conference in Cairo, the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) announced support for a €271 million businesses financing scheme to enable industrial companies across Egypt to cut pollution, improve energy efficiency, increase renewable energy use, scale up circular economy business practices, and strengthen environmental standards.
European Commission Speech Lisbon, 01 Jul 2024 Dear Mr President [of the National Parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco],
Dear Pascal [Lamy],
Dear Young Citizens of Europe,
Ladies and gentlemen.
Good afternoo...
At the EU-Egypt Investment Conference in Cairo the European Investment Bank today confirmed support for a new USD 350 million regional private sector investment fund managed by SPE Capital.
EIOPA has decided to supplement its Decision of 10 June 2021 on collaboration between supervisory authorities with a new annex dedicated to supervisory cooperation for when a (re)insurance undertaking relocates within the EU.