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[2024-05-30 09:50 UTC]

New steps to make banks more resilient to possible shocks.
With the new rules implementing
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, the aim is to help banks:
💪 increase resilience
🔍 strengthen supervision
⚙️ reinforce risk management
Find out more about BASEL III and its benefits for EU citizens 👇

[2024-05-30 11:00 UTC]

🚨 New EU anti-money laundering laws
The Council has adopted new rules to close loopholes and extend the existing framework.
A new authority will ensure that the rules are applied consistently.
How does money laundering work, and how do the new rules counter it? 👇

[2024-05-30 10:30 UTC]

An updated agreement between the EU and Serbia aims to:
☑️ organise joint operations between Frontex & Serbian border guards
☑️ deploy border management teams in Serbia
☑️ assist in managing migratory flows
More ⬇️
https://europa.eu/!bpWKr4

[2024-05-30 09:58 UTC]

Just adopted: new rules promoting the repair of goods ✅
These include:
🔧 a right for consumers to claim the cost of repairs to producers
📄 a European repair information form
🖱 an online repair platform that connects consumers with repairers
See →
https://europa.eu/!gQ3FTJ

[2024-05-30 09:36 UTC]

Final greenlight to the EU-Kenya economic partnership agreement, which provides
📌 duty-free & quota-free EU market access to all exports from Kenya
📌 partial & gradual opening of the Kenyan market to EU imports
The EU is Kenya's 1st export destination and 2nd trading partner.

[2024-05-30 08:58 UTC]

Happy national day to all Croatians!
🇭🇷 & 🇪🇺: Croatia is the latest country to have joined the euro area – it did so last year on 1 January 2023.
For info about the Council in Croatian, check out →
https://europa.eu/!3QHkHd

[2024-05-30 06:45 UTC]

Sretan Dan državnosti, Hrvatska!
Zajedno s ostalim državama članicama EU-a, Hrvatska u Vijeću raspravlja i pregovara te donosi zakonodavstvo EU-a.
Kako to funkcionira? Doznajte na našim internetskim stranicama ↓

[2024-05-30 06:30 UTC]

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| Trade ministers will meet in Brussels on 30 May to discuss:
✅ the future of EU trade policy
✅ EU-Africa trade and investment relations
✅ follow-up of the 13th WTO ministerial conference
More information ⬇️

[2024-05-29 12:30 UTC]

38 years ago today the EU's 12-star flag 🇪🇺 became the de facto flag of what was then the European Communities.
The circle of stars stands for unity, harmony and solidarity among member states.⭐The 12 stars represent completeness and perfection.
More 👉
http://europa.eu/!yC4kqd

[2024-05-29 05:56 UTC]

EU defence ministers discussed:
➡️ EU military support for Ukraine with
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and
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➡️ how to enhance defence readiness
They also adopted conclusions setting out 5 main priorities on security and defence.
More information:
https://europa.eu/!7MxXJY
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[2024-05-28 16:46 UTC]

Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU's role as a security and defence actor has been significantly strengthened.
In the conclusions adopted today, the Council highlights the need to further increase defence readiness and enhance sovereignty.
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[2024-05-28 12:17 UTC]

Foreign affairs ministers discussed military support to Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East & Georgia law on transparency of foreign influence.
They adopted sanctions in response to human rights abuses and information manipulation in Russia.
https://europa.eu/!FNryWp
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[2024-05-27 19:33 UTC]

Main points discussed by EU agriculture ministers today:
✅ farmers’ protests and how to manage crises in the future
✅ market issues in the context of Russia’s war
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[2024-05-27 16:49 UTC]

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| Defence ministers will meet tomorrow in Brussels. On the agenda:
🔹 EU support to Ukraine with
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and
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🔹 defence readiness
🔹 CSDP engagements, the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity and the PESCO strategic review
More information ⬇️

[2024-05-27 14:30 UTC]

📣 Following the shocking death of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, the EU has set up a new sanctions' framework targeting those responsible for human rights violations or abuses in Russia.
19 people and 1 entity are sanctioned under the new regime.
More ⬇️

[2024-05-27 13:29 UTC]

The EU has sanctioned 2 individuals and 1 entity responsible for:
🚫 propaganda actions targeting civil society
🚫 distorting and manipulating facts in order to justify and support Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine
Find out more ⬇️
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[2024-05-27 12:37 UTC]

Each year, thousands of people are trafficked in Europe.
Today the Council adopted rules to update existing legislation to criminalise:
📌forced marriage
📌illegal adoption
📌the act of knowingly using services from victims of traffickers
https://europa.eu/!fy9QNK
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[2024-05-27 11:33 UTC]

Methane emissions cause global warming and also pollute the air.
New rules adopted today will set stricter requirements for monitoring and reporting emissions and will reduce methane leaks in the energy sector.
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[2024-05-27 10:16 UTC]

The EU has adopted the net-zero industry act.
The new regulation will accelerate progress towards the transition to climate neutrality, while:
✅ boosting the competitiveness of EU industry
✅ creating quality jobs
✅ supporting the EU’s efforts to become energy independent

[2024-05-27 08:44 UTC]