European Union

During an APPLiA conference on the circular economy, two interpreters in the Hungarian booth realise that only one person is listening to them. Watch the short movie "Chuchotage" where experts from the Association representing the home appliance industry in Brussels literally played a role.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

President Charles Michel delivered his address to the leaders gathered in Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25).

The EU is working to facilitate the completion of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) by speeding up permit-granting procedures.

The EU is working to improve its rules on rail passenger rights, in particular of those with disabilities or reduced mobility

The Council adopted today a first fundamental review of the European architecture for financial supervision.

Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President since mid-October, was heard for the first time in her new office by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President since mid-October, was heard for the first time in her new office by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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A majority of EU member states are believed to be in favour of not renewing approval for the pesticides chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl, when they meet in Brussels later this week.

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping supervised on Monday the launch of a landmark pipeline that will transfer natural gas from Siberia to northeast China, Reuters writes. "This is a genuinely historical event not only for the global energy market but above all for us, for Russia and China," said Putin. Europe has long been a major consumer for Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.

More than 100 civil society organisations and trade unions on Monday called on the European Commission to introduce legislation requiring companies and financial institutions "to address the human rights and environmental impact of their global operations and supply chains".

New week, new Commission, new faces. One question is on many a journalist's mind: will Ursula von der Leyen’s new executive break with the continuity of Jean-Claude Juncker’s or give us the same-old, same-old? The very first working day may have given us some clues.

After three years of blocking negotiations, the European Council finally voted on whether to secure fiscal transparency in the EU. True to form, they voted against it, writes Luis Garicano.

The presidents of the European Commission, Parliament and Council on Monday all attended the UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid to ensure that Europe speaks with 'one voice' about the challenges of climate change.

With all the new types of challenges emerging in Europe, NATO can no longer do the job on its own, which is why Europe has to step up its defence cooperation, Jorge Domecq, who heads the European Defence Agency (EDA), told EURACTIV in his end-of-term interview.

Finland's EU presidency proposed a budget equal to 1.06% of the region's gross national income (GNI) for 2021- 2027, slightly increasing its past draft proposal but below the ambition of the European Commission and Parliament, according to the negotiating box  seen by EURACTIV.com.

MEPs will vote on an EU roadmap to tackle bee decline, call for ambitious targets for biodiversity and vet the candidates for the post of EU Ombudsman.

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MEPs will vote on an EU roadmap to tackle bee decline, call for ambitious targets for biodiversity and vet the candidates for the post of EU Ombudsman.

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Following developments in the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, MEPs will visit Malta 3-4/12 to take stock of the situation on the ground.

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Following developments in the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, MEPs will visit Malta 3-4/12 to take stock of the situation on the ground.

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