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☆ Von der Leyen names European Commission's new top team
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, on the day of a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium March 22, 2024. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera as the bloc's next antitrust commissioner while Estonia's Kaja Kallas will be in charge of foreign policy. All commissioners will report to German conservative von der Leyen, who this summer was handed a second term as EU chief executive by member states after her political camp won the most votes in EU elections. A second Trump presidency could sharply alter Western unity on supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion and up-end EU trade relations with the world's biggest economy. There was some drama on Monday on the next Commission's line-up, when France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate after the incumbent, Thierry Breton, abruptly quit with tough words for von der Leyen.

Persons: Ursula von der Leyen, Teresa Ribera, Estonia's Kaja, Andrius, Stephane Sejourne, Slovakia's Maros Sefcovic, Ribera, Denmark's, Margrethe Vestager, der Leyen, Trump, Thierry Breton, von der Leyen Organizations: European Union, EU, French, Big Tech, U.S, Ukraine Locations: Brussels, Belgium, China, France

MADRID (AP) — Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across the country, blocking highways to demand changes in European Union farming policies and measures to combat production cost hikes and severe drought. The protests, involving several thousand people on tractors and in other vehicles, haven't been backed by Spain´s three main farming organizations, which have called for separate protests in the coming days. Speaking in Spain's parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged to help farmers and take their case to Europe. Agriculture Minister Luis Planas Puchades met with farmers’ unions on Friday, but failed to persuade them to halt the protests. There have been other protests in countries such as France, Poland and Greece in recent days.

Persons: Efe, Spain ´, Pedro Sánchez, Luis Planas Puchades, Hadja Lahbib, Maroš Šefčovič, Raf Casert Organizations: MADRID, Agriculture Ministry, Agriculture, European Commission, Foreign Locations: Europe, Spain, Union, Castellon, Jerez, State, Barcelona's, Spain's Catalonia, Madrid, Ukraine, France, Poland, Greece, Belgium, Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) — Convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving heavy-duty tractors advanced toward European Union headquarters, bent on getting their complaints about excessive costs, rules and bureaucracy heard by EU leaders at a summit Thursday. Even if the EU summit was supposed to be laser-focused on providing Ukraine financial aid for its war against invading Russia, the farmers were likely to squeeze their plight onto the informal agenda of the 27 leaders too. Jean-Francois Ricker, a farmer from southern Belgium, braved the winter night close to EU headquarters and said he expected 1,000 to 1,400 vehicles. Farmers coming to Brussels on Thursday have been insisting their protest will be peaceful and security forces have handled the protests lightly so far. I think we are addressing two very important (concerns) of them right now,” European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said.

Persons: Jean, Francois Ricker, Maroš Šefčovič, Sylvain Plazy, Mark Carlson Organizations: —, European Union, EU, Farmers, police, European Commission Locations: BRUSSELS, Belgian, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, France, Italy, Rungis, Brussels, “

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Farmers blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought to disrupt trade at major ports and other economic lifelines. They also moved closer to Brussels on the eve of a major European Union summit, in a continued push for better prices for their produce and less bureaucracy in their work. I think we are addressing two very important (concerns) of them right now,” European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said. A climax in Belgium is set for Thursday, when farmers plan to protest outside EU headquarters during a summit of government leaders. Despite the widespread inconveniences, governments in the EU are treating protests, which have been mostly peaceful, with extreme caution.

Persons: Maroš Šefčovič, Sven Pieters, Gérald Darmanin, “, Alexander De Croo, De Croo, Emmanuel Macron, ___ Sylvie Corbet, Ciaran Giles Organizations: HALLE, — Farmers, European Commission, EU, Protesters, South Locations: Belgium, France, Italy, Brussels, Ukraine, “, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Flanders, Zeebrugge, Creteil, “ Paris, ”, Chile, New Zealand, Belgian, Madrid

Here's why European farmers are taking their anger to the streets:THE HISTORYPolitical Cartoons View All 253 ImagesWorld War II had spread hunger on a bountiful continent. When the war ended, Western European leaders knew that the way to people's hearts was through their stomachs. The vision of EU farming from early on was economy of scale — bigger farms, bigger holdings, setting standard rules across borders. “European farmers have found themselves under increasing pressure from many sides,” European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said. On Wednesday, the European Commission made two key proposals — one to shield EU farmers from cheap Ukrainian imports and one to sidestep an environmental measure.

Persons: Ursula, Ursula von der Leyen, —, von der, “ Ursula, ”, Jean, Francois Deflandre, Paolo Pepponi, It’s, it’s, Pepponi, Benoit Laqueue, Nicolas Abbeloos, “, Maroš Šefčovič, Šefčovič, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: HALLE, European, Agriculture, EU, European Commission, South Locations: Belgium, Paris, Brussels, EU, Ukraine, Kyiv, Halle, Lithuania, France, Spain, Italy, Rome, Europe, Sedan, New Zealand, Chile

☆ The EU has to improve engagement with citizens: European Commission official
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe EU has to improve engagement with citizens: European Commission officialMaroš Šefčovič, European Commission executive vice president for European green deal, discusses how the bloc should tackle the geopolitical and economic challenges of 2024.

Persons: Maroš Organizations: European

☆ EU sees pragmatist in Brexit vote instigator Cameron on his return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

As prime minister, Cameron called the referendum on European Union membership in 2016, although he campaigned for Britain to remain in the EU. "Welcome back David Cameron," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, soon after Cameron was appointed as Foreign Secretary in a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Another EU diplomat said Cameroon's absence from politics for seven years meant he was partly an unknown quantity, but felt he was more a pragmatist than not. Cleverly's term as foreign minister, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, led to a turnaround in post-Brexit EU-UK ties, thawing from stubborn, bitter stand-offs to pragmatic negotiations yielding results. Sefcovic credited his past year working with Cleverly with "putting EU-UK relations back on track", adding that he looked forward to continuing this work with Cameron.

Persons: David Cameron's, Cameron, David Cameron, Mark Rutte, Rishi Sunak, Maros, James, Sefcovic, Philip Blenkinsop, Andreas Rinke, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: European Union, Britain, Twitter, Conservative, EU, European, NATO, Russia, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Britain, EU, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Berlin

In particular, lawmakers want assurances that the European Commission is not planning to shelve green measures that it promised but has not yet delivered - including restrictions on harmful chemicals, microplastics pollution and animal welfare. The shake-up in Europe's green leadership comes as climate policies face mounting pushback from politicians warning of the large investments required. Some EU officials are wary of pushing through new green measures before EU Parliament elections in June. Recent EU proposals - including a landmark law to restore nature - have faced resistance from some lawmakers and governments arguing Brussels is tangling industries in red tape. But Sefcovic and Hoekstra also need backing from green and left-leaning lawmakers demanding urgent action to tackle the CO2 emissions fuelling extreme weather across Europe, and reverse the decline of nature.

Persons: Wopke Hoekstra, de, Maros Sefcovic, Pascal Canfin, Sefcovic, Canfin, Hoekstra, Robert Fico, Kate Abnett, Bart Meijer, Christina Fincher, Josie Kao Organizations: Ministers, REUTERS, Rights, European Commission, EU, Thomson Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, Rights BRUSSELS, Dutch, Brussels, Europe, Slovak, Ukraine, Russian Slovak

☆ EU Commission VP says EV competition must be 'free but fair'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEU Commission VP says EV competition must be 'free but fair'Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission VP of the Green Deal, discusses pushback against the EU's green agenda and the China EV anti-subsidy probe announced last week.

Organizations: Email EU, European, Green, China EV Locations: China

☆ Europe is 'very far' from imposing new duties on Chinese EVs despite ongoing probe, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The European Union is "very far" from imposing new tariffs on Chinese electric cars, a top official told CNBC, just days after the bloc launched an investigation into subsidies given by Beijing. The institution surprised many last week by announcing an anti-subsidy probe focusing on the EV market in the world's second-largest economy. The European Commission believes cheaper Chinese electric cars are flooding the European market with prices being kept low due to sizeable state subsidies. The commission said an anti-subsidy probe could last up to 13 months from initiation. It also said that provisional measures must be imposed no later than nine months, followed by four months to impose definitive measures, if legally warranted.

Organizations: European, CNBC, European Commission Locations: Beijing, China

☆ Dutch pick for EU climate job to face tough hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hoekstra needs to win a positive assessment from the EU Parliament and pass a potentially close vote in the assembly with majority support. If appointed, Hoekstra is expected to assume responsibility for climate change policies in the EU Commission. He belongs to the Dutch Christian-Democratic CDA party, part of the European People's Party group in the EU Parliament. Bas Eickhout, a Green EU lawmaker, said Hoekstra would need to prove his commitment to Europe's climate change agenda. He'll have a tough time convincing the European Parliament that he's the right man for the job," said Paul Tang, a Dutch Socialist member of the EU Parliament.

Persons: Wopke Hoekstra, Hoekstra, Frans Timmermans, Timmermans, Maros Sefcovic, Eickhout, Hoekstra's, Paul Tang, Kate Abnett, Bart Meijer, Giles Elgood Organizations: EU, Parliament, Dutch Christian, Democratic CDA, European People's Party, EPP, EPP Group, Green Deal, European, Socialist, Dutch Finance, Socialists, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Netherlands, Dutch, Europe, EU, The Hague, New EU, Bas, Southern Europe, Spain, Italy

☆ Northern Ireland post-Brexit talks nearly done, EU says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Johanna GeronDUBLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit chief said on Tuesday that the finishing line was in sight for talks on easing post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland ahead of a second successive day of discussions with his British counterparts. After weeks of intense London-Brussels talks, momentum has been building towards a deal to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol - the arrangements agreed to avoid a hard border with EU member Ireland when Britain exited the EU in 2020. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his cabinet that intensive talks continued, his spokesman said, as his foreign and Northern Irish ministers prepared to speak to European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic later on Tuesday. But in such a negotiation, being close doesn't mean being done", Sefcovic told a press conference, declining to say when exactly an agreement might be reached. The DUP, Northern Ireland's largest pro-British party, has boycotted the region's devolved power-sharing parliament for the last year in protest at the protocol.

☆ Britain's Sunak touts EU protocol progress in Northern Ireland, no deal yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Amanda Ferguson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

After weeks of intense London-Brussels talks, momentum has been building towards a deal to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol - the arrangements agreed to avoid a hard border with EU member Ireland when Britain exited the EU in 2020. "I had positive conversations with political parties in Northern Ireland," Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters. In Belfast, Sunak focused his attention on the Democratic Unionist Party, whose opposition to the protocol must be overcome to make any deal work. The other political parties that met Sunak on Friday said detail from the prime minister on a potential deal was "scant". Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the militant Irish Republican Army that wants Northern Ireland to split from the UK and unite with Ireland, became the province's largest party for the first time at elections last year.

☆ EU Commission wants first joint purchases of gas by summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission aims for EU countries to start jointly buying gas "well before summer", European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said on Monday, an attempt to help countries refill storage and avoid a supply crunch next winter. Sefcovic asked industry to confirm if they are interested in joining the EU scheme to jointly buy gas, which the Commission hopes will help Europe refill depleted storage caverns and negotiate lower prices by using countries' collective buying power. Some EU officials said certain large energy firms have expressed reluctance to join, since they can already negotiate their own gas deals and doubt the EU scheme will yield lower prices. The Commission aims to publish the amount of gas European countries plan to jointly buy in early spring, to attract offers from suppliers. EU countries must ensure their local companies take part in the aggregation of gas demand with volumes equivalent to 15% of the gas needed to fill that country's storage facilities to 90% of capacity.

☆ U.K. and EU Look to Mend Rift and Resolve Northern Ireland Trade Dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Max Colchester | Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, pointing, in Belfast recently. Labour has urged the U.K. government to strike a deal with the European Union. British and European officials are increasingly hopeful they can heal some of the divisions over the U.K.’s split from the trading bloc, including a long-running dispute over Northern Ireland, as the war in Ukraine pushes both sides closer and opinion polls suggest British support for Brexit is waning. U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and his European Union counterpart, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic , will meet Monday and are expected to signal the start of final negotiations on a compromise agreement over the trading status of Northern Ireland, an issue that has created tensions between both sides and threats of a trade war.

☆ Seeking Northern Ireland solution, UK foreign minister hosts EU talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly will on Monday seek to inject fresh momentum into talks with the EU on resolving disputes over a post-Brexit trade relationship when he hosts the European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic in London. Technical talks between officials resumed in October on the Northern Ireland Protocol, the part of the Brexit deal that mandated checks on some goods moving to the province from the rest of the United Kingdom. The talks will take place at Lancaster House and the Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris is expected to take part, according to the UK foreign ministry. The Northern Ireland protocol was a key part of the Brexit deal agreed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but one that successive UK prime ministers have refused to implement. In order to preserve the peace deal and avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, Britain agreed as part of its departure from the EU to effectively leave Northern Ireland within the bloc's single market for goods.

☆ EU to signal Britain needs to move on Northern Ireland dispute
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Union is expected on Friday to signal to new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government must resolve the long-running dispute over Northern Ireland, EU diplomats said. The row revolves around the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal, that keeps the British province largely in the EU single market. It is meant to prevent the return of a hard border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland to preserve a 1998 peace deal ending sectarian violence, but has placed another boundary in the Irish Sea, angering pro-British unionists. "There is a willingness from both sides... to engage positively," an EU diplomat said, but added that the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol remained. Britain's decision to delay Northern Ireland assembly elections until at least March has provided a window of opportunity for EU-UK talks.

☆ UE a început tratativele cu privire la certificatele de vaccinare anti-Covid pentru călători
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

De asemenea, a mai adăugat că persoanele care nu pot sau nu doresc să se vaccineze nu ar trebui să aibă drepturi limitate. „Vor exista diferite opțiuni pentru modul în care ne ocupăm de călătorie, s-ar putea adăuga posibilitatea certificatului electronic de vaccinare”, a mai spus președintele Comisiei Europene. Pentru moment, UE lucrează pentru a se asigura că datele privind vaccinarea pot fi colectate electronic într-o formă comună. Centrul European pentru Prevenirea şi Controlul Bolilor va începe să colecteze date din această săptămână cu privire la vaccinurile livrate şi vaccinările pe ţară. Totodată, Sefcovic a spus că ţările UE trebuie să se sincronizeze într-o mai mare măsură pentru a ajuta la menţinerea deschiderii pieţei sale unice, care permite libertatea de circulaţie a persoanelor şi a lucrătorilor.

Persons: Reuters, Michael Roth, Sefcovic Organizations: Uniunii Europene, german, Europene, UE Locations: Greciei, Maas, Germaniei

☆ Țările UE a început discuțiile cu privire la certificatele de vaccinare anti-Covid pentru călători
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

De asemenea, a mai adăugat că persoanele care nu pot sau nu doresc să se vaccineze nu ar trebui să aibă drepturi limitate. Cu toate acestea, vaccinarea ar putea deveni o condiție pentru călătorie, la fel cum este în momentul de față cu testele Covid. „Vor exista diferite opțiuni pentru modul în care ne ocupăm de călătorie, s-ar putea adăuga posibilitatea certificatului electronic de vaccinare”, a mai spus președintele Comisiei Europene. Pentru moment, UE lucrează pentru a se asigura că datele privind vaccinarea pot fi colectate electronic într-o formă comună. Totodată, Sefcovic a spus că ţările UE trebuie să se sincronizeze într-o mai mare măsură pentru a ajuta la menţinerea deschiderii pieţei sale unice, care permite libertatea de circulaţie a persoanelor şi a lucrătorilor.

Persons: Reuters, Michael Roth, Sefcovic Organizations: Uniunii Europene, german, Europene, UE Locations: Greciei, Maas, Germaniei

☆ UE a început discuțiile cu privire la certificatele de vaccinare anti-Covid pentru călători
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

UE a început discuțiile cu privire la certificatele de vaccinare anti-Covid pentru călătoriȚările membre ale Uniunii Europene au început, luni, să discute dacă cei care se vaccineaza anti-Covid ar trebui să aibă o libertate de mișcare mai mare vara aceasta față de restul populației, transmite Reuters. De asemenea, a mai adăugat că persoanele care nu pot sau nu doresc să se vaccineze nu ar trebui să aibă drepturi limitate. „Vor exista diferite opțiuni pentru modul în care ne ocupăm de călătorie, s-ar putea adăuga posibilitatea certificatului electronic de vaccinare”, a mai spus președintele Comisiei Europene. Pentru moment, UE lucrează pentru a se asigura că datele privind vaccinarea pot fi colectate electronic într-o formă comună. Totodată, Sefcovic a spus că ţările UE trebuie să se sincronizeze într-o mai mare măsură pentru a ajuta la menţinerea deschiderii pieţei sale unice, care permite libertatea de circulaţie a persoanelor şi a lucrătorilor, scrie digi24.ro.

Persons: Reuters, Michael Roth, Sefcovic Organizations: Uniunii Europene, german, Europene, UE Locations: Greciei, Maas, Germaniei

☆ Comisia Europeană: Vaccinarea va rămâne voluntară şi nu vor fi limitări de drepturi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ideea introducerii unui paşaport de vaccinare anticoronavirus a fost propusă de premierul Greciei, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Charles Michel, preşedintele Consiliului European, a mai precizat că se opune introducerii unui astfel de certificat de călătorie în scurt timp. "Dacă implementăm prea rapid o astfel de măsură, s-ar crea o frustrare enormă", a declarat Charles Michel într-un interviu acordat postului public olandez NPO. "Ideea este sensibilă în multe ţări europene, deoarece unele persoane ar avea impresia că solicitarea acestui certificat face obligatorie vaccinarea", a atras atenţia Charles Michel. Şefa Comisiei Europene susţine Grecia, care vrea un certificat de vaccinare european: "Este obligatoriu să poţi dovedi că te-ai vaccinat!"

Persons: Maroš Šefčovič, Charles Michel, Klaus Iohannis, Ursula von Organizations: Associated, Consiliului, Uniunii Europene, Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor, CEDO Locations: Greciei, Grecia, Ursula von der, de Justiţie

☆ Евросоюз станет новым рынком сбыта для газа из Туркменистана
▼ + stars: | 2015-07-13 | by ( ) moldovainform.md time to read: +6 min

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Persons: Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов, Бердымухамедов, Марош Шефчович, Николае Тимофти Organizations: ИА «, Фонд «Современная Политика» (ФСП), ФСП, УВС, Еврокомиссия, Энергетическая Хартия, ООН, Экономический и Социальный Совет (ЭКОСОС), Совет, АТО Locations: Туркменистан, Каспийское море, Азербайджан, Турция, Европа, Ашхабад, Центральная Азия, Галкыныш, ТуркменистанУзбекистанКазахстанКитай, Поднебесная, Узбекистан, Таджикистан, Кыргызстан, Китай, Иран, Ашхабада, Баку, Анкара, Брюссель, Евросоюз, Каспий, Транскаспийский, Трансанатолийский, Трансадриатический, ЕС, Балтийское море, Молдова, СССР, Кишинев, Республика Молдова, Чишмикиой, Вулканештский район, Гагаузия

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