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Watch State of the Union live: Ursula von der Leyen gives 2022 address #SOTEU

President Ursula von der Leyen debates priorities ahead of hard winter at the State of the European Union #SOTEU at…

2 years ago

EU Chief calls Putin to immediately stop the Russian violence

Ursula von der Leyen and the EU leaders demand that the Kremlin immediately stop the Russian violence and withdraw its…

3 years ago

Olympics: EU supports Japan to host safe 2021 Games in Tokyo

The European Union backed Japan for hosting the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, with 100 million vaccine doses to fight pandemic…

3 years ago

EU-Turkey relations really defrost or dive into just deep frost?

President Ursula von der Leyen plans a trip to Turkey to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the European…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen looks to speed up vaccine rollout

European Union has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway to speed…

4 years ago

Digital Green Certificate to re-Open safe free movement of EU citizens

The European Commission presented a proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate the safe free movement of citizens…

4 years ago

Survey results: Europeans support the Conference on the Future of Europe

The European Parliament and the European Commission released the first-ever Eurobarometer survey conducted jointly for the two institutions. The Special Eurobarometer…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen EU debates the Conference on the Future of Europe

Speech by President von der Leyen at the signature of the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of…

4 years ago

Four million additional doses of Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 hotspots

EU secures 4 million more Pfizer, BioNTech doses to target Covid-19 'hotspots' announced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.…

4 years ago

Conference on the Future of Europe: EU Presidents sign joint declaration

The Presidential signature set the Conference on the Future of Europe in motion, to address challenges and strengthen European solidarity.…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen EU debates on the International Women’s Day

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021. During the…

4 years ago

International Women’s Day was a special day in Brussels plenary

President Sassoli, New Zealand PM Ardern, US VP Harris and President von der Leyen honoured International Women’s Day and women…

4 years ago

Women’s Rights in the EU. Watch the VIDEO timeline

Equal Women’s Rights in the EU have come a long way, but the Covid-19 pandemic could put them at risk.…

4 years ago

Presidents von der Leyen and Biden agree to suspend all tariffs

Signalling a fresh start for EU-U.S. relations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to suspend all retaliatory…

4 years ago

What is Pay Transparency and why it matters?

The right to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers has…

4 years ago

Gender Equality: Recovery plans must support more women to top positions

European Parliament - FEMM Committee debates women’s crucial role in Recovery plans, leading the fight against the pandemic. MEPs, national…

4 years ago

WHO chief urges global leaders: ‘Don’t Undermine COVAX’

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned world leaders to focus on international vaccination initiative COVAX. Dr.Tedros took…

4 years ago

EU leaders debate stability, economic coordination and governance

The European Parliamentary Week 2021 consists of the European Semester Conference and the Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and…

4 years ago

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