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23 Sep
Chapter News

EIB approves EUR 7 billion of new loans and launches discussion on extending Investment Plan for Europe

Meeting in the Maltese capital of Valetta, the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank approved more than EUR 7.3 billion of new loans for investment in strategic infrastructure, the environmental and knowledge economy as well as private sector schemes across Europe and around the world, including ground breaking new projects in Malta. 18 of these loans, worth EUR 2.8 billion will be backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments. Plans to extend the European Fund for Strategic...

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23 Sep
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Schulz discusses challenges of EU-UK negotiations with Prime Minister Theresa May

Once Brexit negotiations begin the European Parliament will be a responsible and active partner, Martin Schulz told UK Prime Minister Theresa May. The Parliament President met her during a visit to London on 22-23 September. He said the greatest challenges would be trade and the issue of preserving the freedom of movement of goods, people, services and capital. He also discussed why the Parliament believes article 50 should be triggered as soon as possible. In addition to May, Schulz also...

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23 Sep
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Next stop in the trade debate: Bratislava

In the midst of the ongoing debate about our trade deal with Canada, and EU trade policy in general, I am heading to Bratislava. For the next two days, the Slovak capital will be the centre of EU trade policy discussions. I hope that the series of meetings planned there will bring us closer to the decision on the entry into force of the EU-Canada treaty. This agreement – CETA – is the most forward-looking free trade agreement that Canada...

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22 Sep
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

15th Round Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations

15th Round Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations October 3 – October 7, 2016 New York, NY NEGOTIATIONS The fifteenth round of U.S. - EU negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) agreement will take place in New York, NY from October 3 - 7. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will host an extended Chief Negotiator's briefing for stakeholders to provide an update on negotiations and solicit input and feedback from interested stakeholders on Wednesday, October 5, as well...

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22 Sep
Chapter News

Julian King Set to Become U.K.’s Last EU Commissioner

Julian King is poised to become the U.K.’s last European Union commissioner, in charge of implementing the bloc’s security polices, after a key committee of EU lawmakers approved his nomination on Tuesday. Mr. King’s performance during a three-hour hearing on Monday evening in the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee was convincing enough for the committee to endorse his nomination, said Claude Moraes, the committee chair. “We think he should be appointed as the next commissioner for the security union,” Mr. Moraes...

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22 Sep
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Malmström and Froman discussed TTIP progress, next round

Today, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström met with US Trade Representative Michael Froman in Brussels to take stock of the ongoing negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). After the meeting, Malmström and Froman made the following statement: "We had a good meeting where we reviewed the substantial progress being made and discussed next steps for moving forward. We have directed our teams to make as much progress as possible during the next round, scheduled for the week of...

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21 Sep
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At Forum, Ban stresses key role of business in securing way forward on Global Goals

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the crucial role businesses play in the realization of Global Goals, or Sustainable Development Goals, adopted a year ago by 193 countries. “Solutions will involve everything from regulation to disruptive innovation – and everyone from world leaders and chief executives, to educators, activists and citizens,” Mr. Ban told the UN Private Sector Forum, which was held on the margins of the high-level segment of the General Assembly’s 71st session, which kicked off today. The...

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21 Sep
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Speech by Federica Mogherini at the Roundtable 5 on Global Compact at the United Nations

Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the Roundtable 5 on Global compact for safe, regular and orderly migration - towards realizing the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and achieving full respect for the human rights of migrants at the UN Migration Summit Check against delivery! There is one word that we have abused, in Europe, when talking about migration and refugees: the word is “crisis”. Yes, it is true that we have faced the greatest flow of refugees since World...

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20 Sep
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A new way of communicating statistics – A digital publication to shed light on energy in the European Union

Lighting, heating, moving, producing: energy is essential for our day-to-day life. Turning on our computers or starting our cars are actions that we take for granted, yet they represent the final stage of a complex process, from extraction to final consumption. For example crude oil is transformed into motor gasoline, while fossil, nuclear and renewable energy are transformed into electricity. Full text available on EUROSTAT website Compliments of the European Commission

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20 Sep
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On this day 40 years ago: signing of the act to make direct European elections possible

Over the course of its existence, the European Parliament has transformed itself from an assembly with limited powers to a decision-making body directly shaping EU policies. It has been a long road, but one of the milestones was 20 September 1976, when ministers signed rules allowing direct European elections. The elections, held about three years later, gave new democratic legitimacy to the Parliament and allowed MEPs to seek more powers in shaping European policies. The act concerning the election of...

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