EU weekly agenda this week 12-16 April
Tuesday 13 April: MEPs in the Civil Liberties Committee will, for the first time, debate with the Commission the recent proposal for a Digital Green Certificate intended to ease travel between EU Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic. MEPs will also discuss the Certificate’s implications for citizens’ data privacy with the EU Data Protection Supervisor and EU Data Protection Board
Wednesday 14 April: lead MEPs will brief journalists and answer their questions on the latest European Parliament resolutions on Artificial Intelligence, ahead of the Commission’s presentation of the legislative proposal on AI, set for 21 April
Thursday 15 April: The Urban mobility section of the European institute of innovation and technology is organising an event on how Covid-19 has impacted the transport and mobility sector.
Friday 16 April: Commissioner Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the EU Africa Business Forum session on accelerating EU-Africa partnerships for green energy transition in Africa
ATTO brought the pressing issue of the Combined Transport Directive directly to the European Parliament in Brussels on the 18th of March engaging in a series of high-level discussions ah...
Government ministers from Germany's conservative CDU and CSU parties on Wednesday called for changes to the 2024 partial legalization of cannabis introduced by the previous more left-lea...
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The European Parliament has called for stronger relations between the European Union and Canada, emphasising cooperation in security, trade, and multilateral coordination. In a resolutio...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament today that in just ten days of conflict in the Middle East, fossil fuel imports have cost the EU an additi...
ATTO brought the pressing issue of the Combined Transport Directive directly to the European Parliament in Brussels on the 18th of March engaging in a series of high-level discussions ah...
Factories across the world faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due to the Iran war as underlying tepid demand threatened to undermine the manufacturing secto...
Vivian continues to widen its portfolio with the announcement of new representation agreements with worldwide R&D pharmaceutical companies. “These latest agreements crown a very succ...
Two local analysts have cautioned that any attempt by EU Member States to block or restrict the passporting of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised under the Markets in...
ATTO brought the pressing issue of the Combined Transport Directive directly to the European Parliament in Brussels on the 18th of March engaging in a series of high-level discussions ah...
KLIKK, GO plc’s electronics and hardware retail arm, has reported continued revenue growth as the company deepens its investment in service infrastructure, workforce capability and custo...
Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, in an eagerly anticipated address that disappointe...
The United States has indicated that its military operations in Iran could conclude within weeks, even as fresh incidents across the Middle East underscore the fragility of the situation...
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
María Corina Machado is a prominent figure in Venezuela’s opposition. She has reported that one of her closest associates, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was abducted. This occurred mere hours afte...
Ukrainian drones have hit Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga for the fifth time in 10 days, as Kyiv intensifies its campaign against Russian oil export infrastructure.
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Russia has carried out its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the start of the war, launching a record 948 drones over a 24-hour period, according to Ukrainian officials.
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