Gibraltar queda excluída de la lista de territorios para los que el nuevo mecanismo será de aplicación. La política en materia de visados está regulada por legislación europea. I love Schengen / Yo amo Schengen Las instituciones de la Unión Europea han...
Read moreBrexit: la UE adapta su legislación para garantizar la seguridad jurídica de los armadores de buques
Lloyd's Register (LR) y American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) afectadas por el Brexit. El sector marítimo, en el que las sociedades de clasificación juegan un papel destacado, ha sido y seguirá siendo de importancia estratégica para Europa, debido a la naturaleza...
Read moreBrexit: el tiempo casi se ha acabado. La Cámara Baja británica rechaza el Acuerdo de Salida
Declaraciones del Presidente Juncker sobre el resultado de la votación para la ratificación del Acuerdo de Salida del Reino Unido en la Cámara Baja del Parlamento británico. Donald Tusk, Presidente del Consejo Europeo, y Theresa May, Primera Ministra...
Read moreLa UE presenta un Plan de Acción contra la desinformación
La rápida diseminación a través de Internet de desinformación ha sido identificada como una de las diez tendencias más importantes en las sociedades modernas y constituye para las democracias europeas una amenaza ante la que la Unión, blanco habitual...
Read moreThe European Union and Iran confirm their commitment towards the implementation of the pre-Trump nuclear deal
Yesterday, Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete met with Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian VicePresident and Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), in Teheran. © European Union, 2018 / Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Arias Cañete, in charge of Climate...
Read moreRadicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU
Radicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU In France, for example, Facebook took action against over 30,000 fake accounts just days ahead of the last country's presidential election. Pressure on Social Media sites including Twitter, Google's...
Read moreEl Plan Juncker financia la construcción de 2.198 viviendas sociales en Barcelona
El Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) otorgará un préstamo de 125 millones de euros al Patronato Municipal de la Vivienda de Barcelona con el objetivo de construir 2.198 viviendas destinadas al alquiler público para personas de recursos limitados. El...
Read moreMaite Pagazaurtundúa recibe la Corona de Esther
Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Miembro del Parlamento Europeo por UPyD (ALDE), ha sido galardonada con el premio Corona de Esther por su compromiso con la defensa de la justicia, con la libertad y con las víctimas del terrorismo y de todo tipo de violencia. El...
Read moreEl resto de España sigue la estela de Barcelona y se moviliza a favor de la política de la Unión Europea y del Gobierno sobre inmigración
El Ministerio del Interior está situando a España en la esfera de la política exterior del Kremlin (English below) Barcelona. Manifestación de solidaridad con los refugiados. Crisis migratoria. Este domingo, más de treinta ciudades españolas se movilizarán...
Read moreUS sanctions in place until Russia returns control over Crimea to Ukraine
US Ambassador Nikki Haley, UN Security Council. Credits: UKMC In the heat of speculations about possible changes in US foreign policy on Russia and US President Donald Trump's relationship with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, the keynote speech addressed...
Read moreThe British government presents a bill to get the power to trigger Article 50
In an judgment, the British Supreme Court considered that a prior 'Act of Parliament' was required for the Prime Minister, Theresa May, to give notice to the European Union of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU Treaties. To satisfy...
Read moreTrump’s “New Nationalism” rhetoric in trade policy puts EU-US TTIP under threat
US elections 2016. Trump tower in Istanbul (Turkey) As the US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the oath and move into the White House on a wave of anti-globalization and protectionist rhetoric paradoxically accompanied by a call to fight...
Read moreMigration, Brexit: extracts from the presentation of the program of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU
Reactions to Theresa May's speech: "A speech alone does not trigger negotiations." "There will be absolutely no negotiations without the official notification." Presentation of the programme of the Maltese Council Presidency - extracts from the opening...
Read moreMalta takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU
Prime Minister Muscat calls for a united EU front to deal with Brexit The College of Commissioners has travelled to Valletta to attend the official opening ceremony of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held by Malta in the...
Read moreCyprus Talks: pre-meeting under the auspices of UN
UN Cyprus Talks. Pre-meeting in Geneva. Credits: UN Ahead of the official start of meetings in Geneva tomorrow, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, are holding a pre-meeting this evening under...
Read morePresident Juncker will lead the EU delegation at Geneva UN talks on Cyprus
Pafos / Πάφος / Bafo (Cyprus) - European Capital of Culture 2017 The Commission has confirmed that President Juncker will travel to Geneva to lead the EU delegation at the new round of talks about the Cyprus reunification. He will attend the UN hosted...
Read moreAnastasiades and Akinci meet in Geneva to continue negotiations about Cyprus reunification
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci and the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades during the Cyprus talks. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré Anastasiades and Akinci will meet in Geneva to continue negotiations about...
Read moreUS centre for countering propaganda and disinformation campaigns
Russian propaganda Last Friday, President Obama signed the 2017 US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) providing nearly EUR593 billion for war and military spending and restricting transfers from the Guantánamo Bay detention centre, guaranteeing...
Read moreSakharov Prize awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar. Sakharov Prize 2016. Parliament’s 2016 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two young Iraqi Yazidi women, Daesh/ISIS survivors and activists. “More than 3,500 children and women are still...
Read moreAssociate citizenship for Brits after Brexit not on Parliament's table
The European Parliament has issued a note to refute the news published in the weekend press about the consideration by the European Union of granting Britons "associate citizenship status" to counter the effects of Brexit on their EU citizenship, actually...
Read moreRemarkable discrepancies in EU Member States in terms of gross hourly earnings
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has issued the latest results of a four-yearly Structure of Earnings Survey which figures out notable discrepancies in EU Member States in terms of gross hourly earnings, not only between the employees...
Read more€1 trillion paid in bribes and €2.6 trillion stolen through corruption every year
United Against Corruption Under the theme 'United against corruption for development, peace and security,' today we celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2016. A serious issue across the EU, no country, region or community is immune, corruption...
Read moreThe House of Commons calls on the British Government to invoke Article 50 TEU by 31 March 2017
EU flags. British Parliament. Article 50 TEU. Last Wednesday, the House of Commons of the British Parliament passed a motion for resolution calling on the Government of Theresa May to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union to cease to be a...
Read moreFree WiFi in public buildings and spaces #WiFi4EU
#WiFi4EU The Council of the European Union has agreeded to promote free Internet in local communities by means of WiFi4EU, a digital scheme to help provide free WiFi in city/town halls, public parks, libraries, health centres, museums and other buildings...
Read moreEU smart power: the Commission proposes a European Defence Action Plan
The Plan includes the establishment of a European Defence Fund and other actions to support Member States' more efficient spending in joint Defence capabilities, strengthen European citizens' security and foster a competitive and innovative industrial...
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