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European Ombudsman O’Reilly, Schulz, Barroso to host #EUwishlist event on Twitter, 4 March

Strasbourg, France, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 4 March, from 9.00 to 11.30 CET, the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, is organising an interactive event in the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels with EP President Martin Schulz and Commission President José Manuel … Read the full press release

G-7 Leaders, Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council condemn Russian Federation’s violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine

Brussels, Belgium, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Commission and President of the European Council, join together today to condemn the Russian … Read the full press release

International cooperation between Ecole Polytechnique and China celebrated with the 123rd Bal de l’X in Paris on April 4th, 2014

Paris, France, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The 123rd Bal de l’X, under the high patronage of Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic, will celebrate the international cooperation between Ecole Polytechnique and China. For this edition, Bal de l’X is among the official … Read the full press release

Germany’s new Minister of State for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters visits European Film Market (EFM) of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin, Germany, 7-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Monika Grütters, Germany’s new Minister of State for Culture and the Media, paid the European Film Market (EFM) of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival an official visit this Friday morning. Together with Festival Director Dieter Kosslick, EFM Director Beki … Read the full press release

World Economic Forum & Ellen MacArthur Foundation report reveals Circular Economy can generate US$ 1 trillion annually by 2025

New report finds that a shift towards a circular economy can generate US$ 500 million in material cost savings, 100,000 new jobs and prevent 100 million tonnes of waste globally within five years Project Mainstream initiative aims to accelerate cross-sector engagement … Read the full press release

Global leaders at World Economic Forum marked pathway towards at least some decriminalization of drugs

General consensus that prohibitionist drugs policies have been largely unsuccessful Leaders debated the pace and direction of change in drugs policies The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business … Read the full press release

World Economic Forum launched community of global CEOs committed to zero tolerance against corruption named PACI Vanguard

World Economic Forum launches PACI Vanguard, a community of global CEOs committed to zero tolerance against corruption The Forum and OECD initiate collaboration for a globally harmonized anti-bribery framework New report, Safeguarding Aviation and Travel Value Chains Against Corruption, looks at collective … Read the full press release

Iran President Hassan Rouhani speaks for “friendship, engagement, cooperation and peaceful coexistence” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014

Iran seeks to become one of the world’s top 10 economies in the future The international community needs to work together to help Syria President expects to conclude a comprehensive nuclear agreement The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual … Read the full press release

EU’s African Peace Facility Early Response Mechanism to provide €1.1M to IGAD’s mediation process in South Sudan

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union (EU) using its African Peace Facility Early Response Mechanism (ERM) has agreed to provide financial support to the mediation process in South Sudan facilitated by IGAD. The € 1.1 Million (US$ 1.44 … Read the full press release

The 12th Open Forum Davos 2014 to open its doors to the general public from 22 to 24 January in Davos, Switzerland

Open Forum Davos 2014 programme offers sessions on geopolitics, the economy, social affairs and more Panellists include top leaders from business, politics and civil society For more information about the 12th Open Forum, visit: http://www.openforumdavos.ch Davos, Switzerland, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the … Read the full press release

Euler Hermes adds specialized Single Risk & Political Risk insurance team based in Singapore

Hong Kong / Singapore, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes, the world’s leading provider of trade credit insurance, is expanding its services in Asia Pacific with the addition of a specialized Single Risk & Political Risk insurance team based in Singapore. … Read the full press release

European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) comments on MEPs support for 2030 renewables target

MEPs have today reaffirmed their support for an ambitious climate and energy policy and their commitment to renewable energy by supporting three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Members of the … Read the full press release

Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev to visit NATO Headquarters on 15 January 2014

Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 15 January 2014. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and will address the North Atlantic … Read the full press release

NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow to visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014

The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, will visit Israel on 15-16 January 2014. During his visit, Deputy Secretary … Read the full press release

The European Commission welcomes EU governments’ vote to postpone the sale of 900 million carbon allowances in EU’s Emissions Trading System 3rd phase

Brussels, Belgium, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s vote by EU governments gathered in the Climate Change Committee to postpone the sale of 900 million carbon allowances in the 3rd phase of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) … Read the full press release

The European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly warned EU citizenship key objective is not succeeding

Vilnius, Lithuania, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned that the key objective of EU citizenship, namely for people to feel a stronger attachment to the EU, is not succeeding. At the closing conference of the “European … Read the full press release

EBRD’s Tarek Osman authored and presented four-part radio series on the modern history of the Arab world for BBC Radio 4

Osman’s series, produced for BBC Radio 4, is the BBC’s biggest production on the Arab world’s modern history London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Tarek Osman, the EBRD’s Principal Political Counsellor for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, authored and presented a four-part … Read the full press release

The European Parliament passed resolutions on organ harvesting in China, situation in Sri Lanka and condemning violence in Central African Republic

Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, asking for an immediate end to the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China; calling on the Sri Lankan government to implement the … Read the full press release

Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni to discuss Eni’s activities in Congo with the president of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso

The President of the Republic of Congo met with Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni in Rome to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the Country, with particular focus on recent discoveries. Rome, Italy, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the Republic … Read the full press release

First summit for EU with new Chinese leadership on 16th EU-China Summit – Beijing, 21 November 2013

Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 21st November 2013, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 16th EU-China Summit. They … Read the full press release