WorldA new investment agreement with China could help create opportunities for European companies and unlock billions of euros' worth of investment in Europe. On 8 October MEPs will discuss the negotiations for this new agreement. We talked to Helmut Scholz, a German member of the GUE NGL group who wrote the resolution, and Crescenzio Rivellini, an Italian member of the EPP group, about the benefits and challenges of this new agreement. Justice and Home Affairs Council to focus on data protection, migration, Syrian refugees2013-10-04, 16:18EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers will discuss in Luxembourg on October 7–8 key issues of data protection, fight against euro counterfeiting, free movement of persons, Syria refugee crisis and the sea tragedy outside of Lampedusa. The EU and its member states should guarantee Syrian refugees safe entry to the EU and access to fair asylum procedures, says the Civil Liberties Committee in a resolution voted on Thursday. It calls on the EU to go on providing humanitarian aid and support and on Syria's neighboring countries to keep their borders open. Over 2 million refugees, 76% of whom are women and children, have now fled Syria. On 3-4 October the UN High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development will convene in New York. For the second time in history, it will bring together policy makers and practitioners from around the world to reflect on a bolder approach to migration and development. European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström, will represent the EU at this meeting and give a keynote speech on migration and the post-2015 development framework and on how global efforts can be better suited to new realities, with ever-growing international mobility. Partial shutdown of the government of the US2013-10-01, 12:04The government of the United States has begun a partial shutdown because the two houses of Congress failed to agree on a budget. Lithuanian Presidency is actively engaged in developing more effective EU missions and operations2013-09-30, 17:26The Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council is enhancing its role in development of leadership capabilities at the EU missions and operations within the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), said major-general Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Lithuanian Military Representative to NATO and EU, at the opening ceremony of the EU senior mission leaders' course on September 29 in Brussels. In New York, Lithuania delivers EU statement on nuclear disarmament, establishes diplomatic relations with three more countries2013-09-28, 13:07On 26 September at the UN General Assembly's High-level meeting on nuclear disarmament in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius delivered an EU statement on behalf of the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. Eastern Partnership: High Representative Ashton and Commissioner Füle with Foreign Ministers on preparations for Vilnius2013-09-27, 18:35High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle together with the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met with the Foreign Ministers of the six countries of the Eastern Partnership in New Yorkon Thursday to discuss the state of play before the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Vilnius. Hundreds Killed in Pakistan Earthquake2013-09-26, 12:47A 7.7 quake struck southwestern Pakistan Tuesday, moving the earth with such a force that it created a small island off the country's southern coast and left more than 260 people dead. EU supports Kenya in facing terrorism and its consequences2013-09-25, 17:48Since the beginning of the hostage taking in the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi on Saturday 21 September, the EU has been engaged to provide every possible support to the people of Kenya. |
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