WorldParliament's budget committee votes today on allocating more than €1 billion in EU funding to support the recovery in Italy following a series of earthquakes. Parliament committees are meeting in Brussels this week to discuss issues such as earthquake relief for Italy, contaminated eggs and the rule of law in Poland. On Wednesday 13 September 2017, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will deliver his State of the Union address at the European Parliament. Operator of Polish A2 motorway needs to repay around €210 million of undue compensation to Polish State2017-08-27, 16:37The European Commission has concluded that AWSA, the operator of the Polish A2 motorway, was overcompensated for a change in Polish law on toll motorways. This was in breach of EU State aid rules. AWSA has to repay PLN 895 million (around €210 million), to the Polish State. Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Pelican Rouge by Selecta, subject to conditions2017-08-26, 16:21The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of vending services provider Pelican Rouge of the Netherlands by Selecta of Switzerland. The clearance is conditional on the divestiture by Selecta of all vending service activities in Finland. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister congratulates Ukraine on the 26th anniversary of Independence2017-08-25, 14:43On 24 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin on the country’s Independence Day. Today, on Thursday, August 24, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany. The German President comes to Lithuania on an official visit. This is the first new President’s visit to Lithuania after assuming office in spring. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with United States special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker. The President and the high official of the United States Department of State discussed the implementation of the Minsk agreements and support for the reforms that Ukraine is going through. The European Union (EU) is committed to the safety of humanitarian workers. Every year, the EU marks World Humanitarian Day by adding its voice to the global campaign that honours humanitarian workers who, day after day, put their lives on the line to save the lives of others. World Humanitarian Day marks the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, when 22 humanitarian workers lost their lives. When countries face natural disasters such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes or are in need of emergency assistance due to other crises, the EU has a range of funding and emergency response tools to help. |
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