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Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the EU Recovery package

May 27, 2020 | Speech by Ursula von der Leyen "Check against delivery" Mr President, Honourable Members, Europe is a story about generations. And each generation of Europeans has its own story. For our Union's founding generation, the story was about building a lasting peace where there was only suffering, pain and destruction. For the generation that followed, it was about pursuing prosperity and freedom by choosing the unity of our single market and our single currency. Our next story was about reuniting our European family...

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EACCNY #COVID19 Impact Stories from Our Members – Revinax

Together with our members we are creating a Video series of first-hand accounts of the Pandemic’s impact, both personally & professionally. We invite you to join us today for a first-hand look at the impact of the global shutdown following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – Today we are featuring Maxime Ros, CEO, @Revinax a EACCNY member. The questions we asked our members for this series are: 1) What are some challenges you, personally and your organization have faced? 2) What are some of...

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Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Tracking Trade During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 14, 2020 | With the current fast-changing developments, policy makers need to know what is happening to the economy in real time, but they often must settle for data telling them what happened many weeks ago. And international trade, which links countries through a complex web of supply chains, is an area where timely information is especially valuable from a global perspective. Most trade takes place by sea, and—for navigational safety purposes—virtually all cargo ships report their position, speed, and other...

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EU Reaction to US announcement on breaking ties with the World Health Organisation

May 30, 2020 | Statement by the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative/ Vice-President Josep Borrell As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the main task for everyone is to save lives and contain and mitigate this pandemic. The European Union continues to support the WHO in this regard and has already provided additional funding. In an EU-led resolution adopted by consensus on 19 May at the World Health Assembly, all WHO Member States agreed to...

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Questions and Answers: The proposed InvestEU Programme

May 29, 2020 | Why do we need InvestEU for the post-coronavirus recovery? InvestEU is the EU's proposed flagship investment programme to kick-start the European economy. It is well-placed to provide long-term funding and to support Union policies in the recovery from a deep economic and social crisis. This has been shown with the successful implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments and other EU financial instruments in the wake of the past financial crisis. In the current coronavirus crisis, the...

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EU budget for recovery: Kick-starting the EU economy by incentivising private investments

May 29, 2020 | As announced by European Commission President von der Leyen on 27 May 2020, the Commission is aiming to kick-start the EU economy by incentivising private investments. The Commission today proposes a new Solvency Support Instrument, which builds on the existing European Fund for Strategic Investments, to mobilise private resources to urgently support viable European companies in the sectors, regions and countries most economically impacted by the pandemic. The Solvency Support Instrument can be operational from 2020 and will have a...

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EACCNY #COVID19 Impact Stories from Our Members – Consulate of Sweden NY

Together with our members we are creating a Video series of first-hand accounts of the Pandemic’s impact, both personally & professionally. We invite you to join us today for a first-hand look at the impact of the global shutdown following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – Today we are featuring Annika Rembe, Consul General, Consulate General of Sweden a EACCNY member. The questions we asked our members for this series are: 1) What are some challenges you, personally and your organization have faced? 2)...

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Chapter News, Financing for Development/UN SDG's

Address at the UN Conference on Financing SDG Implementation: The Role of Integrated National Financing Frameworks

May 28, 2020 | By Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF “As Prepared for Delivery” I thank Minister Annamuhammedov and Ms. Elena Panova for their kind invitation to participate in this conference. It is not accidental that this conference is taking place in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan was one of the first countries to have formally accepted all Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations and has been integrating these goals into its national plans for socio-economic development. Achieving SDGs is an important...

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A European roadmap to lifting coronavirus containment measures

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed thousands of lives and put health systems under enormous strain. The Commission’s immediate priority is fighting the virus and mitigating the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic. At the same time, we must start looking ahead so that Member States can gradually lift their containment measures, with a view to entering the recovery phase and revitalising our societies and economy. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to a gradual, science-based and effective lifting of containment measures,...

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Europe’s moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation

May 27, 2020 | Today, the European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all Member States, the European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, embedded within a powerful, modern and revamped long-term EU budget. The Commission has also unveiled its adjusted Work Programme for 2020, which will prioritise the actions needed to propel Europe's recovery and resilience. The coronavirus has shaken Europe and the world...

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