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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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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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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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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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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