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European Economic and Social Committee: EU Must Follow Up CoFoE Results

European Economic and Social Committee: EU Must Follow Up CoFoE Results

Brussels, June 18 (TASR-correspondent) – After a year of civic and political debate on the future of the EU, it’s now essential to provide Europeans with specific measures called for by the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Christa Schweng

European Commission Specifies How It Wants to Follow Up on CoFoE Results

European Commission Specifies How It Wants to Follow Up on CoFoE Results

Brussels, June 17 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission (EC) explained on Friday afternoon how it can follow up on the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). After a year of direct negotiations with citizens, the conference ended on May 9, 2022. At the closing ceremony in Strasbourg,

Fico: EC Made Political Decision on Ukraine, Joining EU Will Take Many Years

Fico: EC Made Political Decision on Ukraine, Joining EU Will Take Many Years

Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) – Opposition Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico views the European Commission’s (EC) recommendation to grant candidate status to Ukraine as a political decision, adding that it will be many years before the country can actually join the EU. Fico described Ukraine as the most corrupt country,

CoFoE: Revision of EU Treaties Can Take Years, Expects Lysina

CoFoE: Revision of EU Treaties Can Take Years, Expects Lysina

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – The Treaty on the European Union itself offers several options for revising the existing legal framework, which sets out the basic rules of the game, however, it all depends on what is to be revised, Peter Lysina, the head of the Department of International Law and

EU Commissioner Kyriakides: We Want to Limit Pesticide Use, CoFoE Demands This

EU Commissioner Kyriakides: We Want to Limit Pesticide Use, CoFoE Demands This

Brussels, June 15 (TASR) – The European Commission will soon be presenting new EU rules to change the use of pesticides, said European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides following a meeting of the EU Council for Agriculture and Fisheries on Monday (June 13), referring to demands that came

German Chancellor Scholz Receives Slovak Premier Heger in Berlin

German Chancellor Scholz Receives Slovak Premier Heger in Berlin

Berlin, June 13 (TASR) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received in Berlin Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), TASR learnt on Monday. This is the first bilateral visit at the level of heads of government after four years. Representatives of the countries are holding talks at the headquarters of the Federal

Caputova Discusses Candidate Status of Ukraine with Duda and Zelenskyy

Caputova Discusses Candidate Status of Ukraine with Duda and Zelenskyy

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova discussed the support for granting candidate status to Ukraine for accession to the European Union (EU) through a video call with her Ukrainian and Polish counterparts Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrzej Duda, TASR was told by spokesman for the head of state Martin Strizinec