#FactOfTheDay 12/12/2017: The European Union takes a firm stance opposite to Trump’s regarding Jerusalem

Last week, the United States’ President Donald Trump made history – yet again – by recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This decision had the effect of an earthquake in international…

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#FactOfTheDay 07/12/2017: 45.000 pro-independence Catalans take on Brussels

Today in Brussels, 45.000 pro-independence Catalans are demonstrating the strength of their claim. The demonstration was organized by parties from the former government of the Generalitat de Catalunya, after the…

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Portugal's Finance Minister Mario Centeno and president of the Eurogroup speaks at the at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

FactOfTheDay 05/12/2017: Mário Centeno, new president of the Eurogroup

Portugal’s Finance Minister, Mário Centeno was elected by his peers, on the 4th of December, as the next president of the Eurogroup. “The Eurogroup is an informal body where ministers…

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#FactOfTheDay 30/11/2017: The new report on drugs in the EU shows us this problem is far from being resolved

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and Europol published a report on the online Drug market in the European Union. It shows that there is still…

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#FactOfTheDay 28/11/17: New Commission investigation opens after State aid suspicions toward Spain

On the 27th November, the European Commission, and more precisely the EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, opened a new investigation on a possible State aid case. This case is…

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#FactOfTheDay 23/11/2017: At the European Parliament, a High-level conference towards a renewed partnership with Africa

This Wednesday, 22nd November was held the high-level Euro-African conference organized at the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference was organized in the presence of Antonio Tajani, President of the…

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#FactOfTheDay 21/10/2017: Rohingya refugees: Mogherini’s visits to Bangladesh and Myanmar  

On November 17th, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, visited the biggest refugees’ camp of Bangladesh: the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar. During…

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#FactOfTheDay 16/11/2017: European Commission launches citizen consultation on « fake news »

Since this Monday, Mariya Gabriel, the new digital commissioner appointed last July, launched the first measure of her mandate: a public consultation on “fake news” and misinformation online. The term…

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#FactOfTheDay 14/11/2017 : The Conclusions of the Foreign Affair Council

Yesterday, the Foreign Affairs Council started by a review of pressing issues on the international  agenda: the situation in Myanmar/Burma, the latest developments on the implementation of the JCPOA (Iran…

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#FactOfTheDay 09/11/2017: EU Commission’s proposal to renew glyphosate use fails after ministers’ vote

This Thursday, 9th November 2017, EU ministers competent for dealing with agricultural issues in their given countries voted on the renewal of the use for glyphosate within the Union’s borders.…

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