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Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting of 20 June 2024.

The Council appointed Rear Admiral Valentino Rinaldi as EU Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR MED IRINI from 19 July 2024.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 Jun 2024 Today, the Commission has launched the European Solar Academy, the first in a series of EU Academies to be set up under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) to have in place the necessary skills along the net-zero technologies value chains.

Social and civil dialogue can help the EU grow sustainably © Photo - Claudio Gregolin Marco PEZZANI Thu, 20/06/2024 - 12:56 Just a few days after the 2024 European elections, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the EU’s national Economic and Social Councils met to discuss the state of play of the ongoing digital and green transitions. Their conclusions: organised civil society is clearly instrumental in helping to remedy the shortcomings.

The Council has agreed its negotiating position on a revision of the 2009 directive on European Works Councils. The new rules aim to improve the effectiveness of the framework for informing and consulting employees of large multinational companies operating in the EU.