Democracy: Borrell and Suica (EU), threatened value. Commitment to defending rights in Europe and throughout the world. The role of young people
HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE —
Europe: Heritage Days are back. 50,000 events on the agenda, focus on sustainability
Ukraine: EU Commission, first half of macro-financial assistance to the country paid today, another €500 million to follow
NRRPs —
EU Commission: annual report on implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility published. Programme “well on track”
EU: contract for pandemic influenza vaccine signed. Kyriakides (Commission), “to protect our citizens should such an emergency arise in the future”.
Ukraine: the European Investment Bank approves a 1.59 billion euros’ financing for reconstruction
BALKANS —
EU: Albania and North Macedonia opening accession negotiations now. Von der Leyen, “a historic moment”
EU Commission: sanctions against Russia. Von der Leyen, “Moscow must continue to pay a high price for its aggression”
EU: 433 million euros to Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg. Hosting refugees, response to Covid, and vaccines
EU Commission: economy is slowing down (GDP at 2.7%), inflation at record-breaking levels. “The effects of the Russian war”
ANALYSIS —
What ever happened with the Conference on the Future of Europe?
di Gianni BorsaAll 27 heads of State and Government gathered at last week’s summit discussed the outcomes of the Conference on the…
