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EU leaders held an exchange of views with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the European Union’s support to Ukraine and its people. The EU leaders also sent a joint letter to…
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The conference was held on 23–24 January, and some 80 experts and leaders from EU Member States and institutions, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), academia and business organisations gathered to discuss how…
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On Wednesday, 8 February, EU ministers responsible for research met on the final day of the informal meeting of competitiveness ministers in Stockholm. During the meeting, the ministers held policy debates about two current issues: the use…
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The first part of the informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council, chaired by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, concluded today. Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and…
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The Presidency Conference on Reinforcing EU Defence Partnerships was held on 30–31 January. The aim of the conference was to discuss issues regarding the EU’s cooperation with strategic partners. Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson…
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India and the European Union (EU) on Monday established a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC) that will give New Delhi access to advanced technologies and allow the two sides to set standards in crucial areas such as 5G and artificial…
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The Equity, Excellence and Innovation: Modern Cancer Care for All high-level conference on cancer took place in Stockholm on 1 February. Jointly hosted by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European…
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The theme of the conference lies at the intersection of two key priority areas in the fight for Gender Equality: the need for women’s economic empowerment and the need to prevent and combat gender-based violence. To examine their…
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On Friday 27 January, EU justice ministers met in Stockholm as part of the informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) meeting. The meeting focused on judicial cooperation to combat organised crime and ensure accountability for core…
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Presidency statement from the informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Stockholm on 26 January. Following a discussion at today’s informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Stockholm, the Swedish Presidency…
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