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☆ EU funding for Russia and Belarus reallocated towards Ukraine and Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BRUSSELS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The EU transferred 135 million euros ($147 million) initially allocated for programs with Russia and Belarus towards strengthening the cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova, it said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. "The decision (...) is the result of the brutal war of Russia against Ukraine", EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira said. The EU also decided that regions in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Poland which were supposed to participate in cooperation programs with Russia and Belarus may participate in other existing programs. ($1 = 0.9200 euros)Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elisa Ferreira, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Toby Chopra Organizations: EU, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland

☆ Angry youths challenge Macron and his pension law
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Yonathan Van Der Voort | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS via Reuters TVPARIS, March 27 (Reuters) - Teenager Charles Chauliac is angry that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to delay the retirement of hard-working folk like his parents, and that he bypassed parliament to do so. Most evenings for the past few weeks, the 18-year-old has taken to the streets of Paris to try and force a U-turn. Marching through Paris, dodging police, he joins other young people in spontaneous protests, chanting: "We are here, we are here, even if Macron does not want it, we are here." Tags sprayed on the walls of Paris in recent days have targeted Macron, or simply read: Democracy. While some protesters have torched bins, thrown rocks at police or smashed shop windows and bus stops, Chauliac insists he hasn't.

BRUSSELS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it would hold back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system. The 22 billion euros is the amount of EU cohesion funds that Hungary is to get from the EU's long-term budget between 2021 and 2027. The 22 billion euros for Hungary are earmarked for programmes including education for disadvantaged children, rail transport upgrades, access to broadband and aid for regions affected by coal plant closures. We'll keep working with Hungarian authorities to overcome this situation," said Elisa Ferreira, EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms. On top of the cohesion funds, the EU is also holding back Hungary's 5.8 billion euros in grants from the EU's recovery fund until the government addresses concerns over the independence of courts.

☆ Comisia Europeană aprobă redirecţionarea a 550 de milioane de euro din fondurile politicii de coeziune pentru sprijinirea IMM-urilor din România
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-28 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Comisia Europeană a aprobat modificarea programului operaţional „Competitivitate” în România, prin redirecţionarea unei finanţări în valoare de 550 de milioane de euro din Fondul de coeziune pentru a atenua efectele negative ale crizei provocate de coronavirus asupra economiei ţării. Se va acorda sprijin financiar unui număr de peste 120 000 de microîntreprinderi, întreprinderi mici şi mijlocii (IMM-uri) şi unor iniţiative de digitalizare şi educaţie electronică. Comisarul pentru coeziune şi reforme, Elisa Ferreira, a declarat: „Datorită flexibilităţii oferite de Iniţiativa pentru investiţii ca reacţie la coronavirus (CRII) a Comisiei, întreprinderile româneşti pot beneficia de acest sprijin vital pentru a depăşi dificultăţile cauzate de pandemie şi a menţine locurile de muncă. Alături de fondurile UE deja orientate către sectorul sănătăţii din România, precum şi către formare, educaţie şi infrastructuri, aceasta este o oportunitate unică pentru o redresare economică rapidă. Modificările sunt posibile datorită flexibilităţii excepţionale specifice Iniţiativei pentru investiţii ca reacţie la coronavirus (CRII) şi Iniţiativei plus pentru investiţii ca reacţie la coronavirus (CRII+), care le permit statelor membre să utilizeze finanţare în cadrul politicii de coeziune pentru a sprijini sectoarele cele mai expuse la pandemie.

Persons: Elisa Ferreira Organizations: Comisia Europeană, UE Locations: România, coronavirus

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