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EU publishes key results of its international cooperation and development activities

The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. This marks a significant step forward in terms...

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EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You

EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström is hosting a conference on ‘EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You’. The event will bring together a broad spectrum of high-level speakers. Stakeholders from business, the European Parliament, trade unions and civil society will have the opportunity to have an exchange of ideas on EU trade and investment policy and what it means for growth and jobs. Trade policy is increasingly at the centre of public debate. To name...

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IN2NYC summer program: Sign up until July 29

Friday July 29 is the Last Day to Sign Up! Prospective applicants have only 9 days left to apply to the IN2NYC program this summer. IN2NYC applicants span the globe, hailing from 38 countries across 5 continents! Prospective applicants can learn more about the program on the IN2NYC website,IN2NYC blog, and by viewing a recent webinar. The application portal will close at 11:59pm ET on Friday, July 29. Submit your application today!

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Energy Union and Climate Action: Driving Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economy

The Commission today presents a package of measures to accelerate the transition to low-carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy in Europe. The Commission is working to keep the EU competitive as the global social economic model changes following the impetus to move towards a modern and low-carbon economy set by the Paris Agreement on climate change. Today's proposals set clear and fair guiding principles to Member States to prepare for the future and keep Europe competitive. This is...

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Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments by ISDA and Markit on credit default swaps

The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders legally binding commitments to licence inputs for credit default swaps, offered separately by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA) and information service provider Markit. The Commission had competition concerns relating to the licensing of intellectual property that is needed to offer trading services on the market for credit default swaps (CDS). These concerns related to the “final price”, which is used to value CDS if there is a default,...

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Reform to counter unfair trade

Today, the College held an orientation debate on reforming our trade defences to make sure we keep protecting Europe's industry from unfair trading practices. We focused on the overall challenges facing our trade defences: how do we make sure that Europe has the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy instruments necessary to deal with the current reality in the international trading environment, namely with important market distortions in certain countries, where the State continues to have a pervasive influence in the economy. Watch my press conference with Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen following the debatehere. The issue...

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President Obama’s Commitment to Global Development

Over the past eight years, President Obama has elevated sustainable development to a core pillar of American foreign policy.  On Wednesday July 20th, the President will host the White House Summit on Global Development, bringing together development leaders, public and private sector financing partners, civil society, diplomats, and entrepreneurs to mark our global progress and catalyze further development efforts. Building on more than a half century of global leadership, including the creation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the...

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EU priorities at the United Nations and the 71st UNGA

The Council adopted the EU priorities at the United Nations and the 71st United Nations General Assembly (September 2016 - September 2017). The coming year will be focused on consolidation and implementation of the agreements reached in the past year. These include the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the Addis Ababa action agenda of the third international conference on financing for development and the Paris climate agreement. The priorities mention that the EU remains committed to strengthening the United Nations...

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Ambassador Froman Announces New Digital Trade Working Group

Today, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman announced the creation of a Digital Trade Working Group within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The group will serve as a “Rapid Response” team to identify and combat barriers to digital trade and promote sound policies to advance global digital trade around the world. Led by Ambassador Robert Holleyman and composed of USTR staff with expertise in e-commerce, telecommunications, services, intellectual property, innovation, and industrial competitiveness, the group will work to...

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UN officials spotlight need to move from commitments to results on Global Goals

Every country must accelerate the implementation pace of the 'ambitious and transformative' development agenda adopted by United Nations Member States nearly one year ago, by boosting efforts to overcome persistent challenges, new obstacles and unforeseen setbacks in today's turbulent world, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today declared. “Achieving the SDGs is a monumental task. There is no country in the world where all people have equal opportunities to fulfil their aspirations. Every country has poverty and inequalities to...

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