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19
Oct
President Juncker at the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit and the European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leaders' Meeting
The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit took place on 18-19 October in Brussels, bringing together 51 countries, as well as EU and Asian institutions. Under the title "Global Partners for Global Challenges", leaders addressed some of the world's most pressing issues. Following the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit, a Leaders' Meeting between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took place. In the...
18
Oct
Brexit Timeline
Recap: What happened so far:
Timeline: What happens once Article 50 has been triggered?
European Council guidelines and conclusions
29 April 2017 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on Brexit negotiations
20 October 2017 - European Council (Article 50) conclusions
15 December 2017 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on Brexit negotiations
23 March 2018 - guidelines from the European Council (Article 50) on the framework for the future EU-UK relationship
29 June 2018 - European Council (Article 50) conclusions
July...
18
Oct
Good afternoon, let me start with Brexit. Yesterday, after listening to Prime Minister May's assessment of the state of the negotiations, the EU27 confirmed that we want to continue the talks in a positive spirit. Leaders expressed their full trust in Michel Barnier, and asked our negotiator to continue efforts to achieve an agreement. I stand ready to convene a European Council on Brexit, if and when the EU negotiator reports that decisive progress has been made. And we...
17
Oct
Episode Info: EU Ambassador to the US David O'Sullivan Talks the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
It's easy to spend all our time focusing on American domestic politics these days, but the rest of the world is not going away. Take the European Union, for example—our neighbors from across the pond, and one of the US's most valuable economic and security relationships. There's a lot going on over there, and some of it even involves us. How is that relationship faring...
17
Oct
BY JOHN BRUTON ON OCTOBER 16, 2018:
The harder the Brexit, the harder will be the resolution of the Irish border problem.
In a Joint Report of 8 December 2017, the UK agreed to respect Ireland’s place in the EU and that there would be no hard border in Ireland. This was to apply “in all circumstances, irrespective of any future agreement between the EU and the UK”.
The further the UK negotiating demand goes from continued membership of the EU, the...
16
Oct
We will meet later this week to discuss European and global challenges, first among ourselves and then with our partners from across Asia.
The European Council will start on Wednesday evening with a debate on Brexit. I have invited Prime Minister May to address the EU27, giving the UK Government's assessment of the negotiations. Later at 27, we will decide on how to take the negotiations forward, on the basis of a recommendation by our chief negotiator, Michel Barnier. As...
09
Oct
The new action plan will cover the years 2018 to 2022.
It will ensure effective enforcement of IPR, tackle trade of IPR infringing goods throughout the international supply chain and strengthen cooperation in this area with the European Observatory as well as relevant law enforcement authorities.
The Commission is invited to prepare a roadmap by Spring 2019 on the implementation of the new action plan, as well as to monitor this implementation and to submit annual reports to the Council.
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09
Oct
With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and seas, as well as lost and abandoned fishing gear.
Together these constitute 70% of all marine litter items. The new rules are proportionate and tailored to get the best results. This means different measures will be applied to different products. Where alternatives are readily...
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