David Sassoli
EU eyes spending first recovery funds before the end of summer
The European Union hopes to start giving out money from its 750 billion euros coronavirus economic recovery fund before the end of September, the bloc's top officials said on Friday as they finalized approval of the landmark stimulus.
PM Citu meets European Parliament's Sassoli on vaccination, economic recovery plan
Romania's Prime Minister Florin Citu met on Thursday in Brussels President of the European Parliament David Sassoli as part of a an official visit to European bodies, February 11-12, 2021, to discuss, among other things, the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the EU and the European Economic Recovery Plan.
PM Citu goes to Brussels, meets presidents of European Council, European Commission, EP senior officials
Prime Minister Florin Citu will pay a working visit to Brussels on Thursday and Friday, his agenda comprising a series of meetings with senior EU officials, including the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen respectively.
PM Citu to pay working visit to Brussels, set to meet presidents of European Council, European Commission
Prime Minister Florin Citu will pay a working visit to Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, during which he will have a series of meetings with senior EU officials, including the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, respectively.
Croatia Slams MEPs’ Visit to Bosnia Border as Provocation
Croatia's Interior Minister, Davor Bozinovic, condemned a failed visit by a group of Italian MEPs to the Croatia-Bosnia border as having "the obvious intention to damage Croatia's reputation".
EU Western Balkans Video Summit begins: Vucic talks with Michel, Hahn, McAllister
The virtual summit, organized by the EU Presidency of Croatia and chaired by European Council President Charles Michel, will be held from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
The new coronavirus is devastating lives, health care systems and economies, and European Union leaders must work together, using every lever at their disposal, to rebuild and restore public faith in the EU project, the head of the bloc's parliament warned Thursday.
The MEPs will Meet in Brussels instead of Strasbourg
The leadership of the European Parliament announced that it has decided to schedule a session of MEPs in Brussels instead of Strasbourg from 30 March to 2 April. This decision is taken as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
EU pledges 700mn euro for Greece to handle migrant crisis, declares Europe will defend its external borders
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyden announced that Greece will receive an additional 700mn euro in EU aid in order to confront the mounting migrant and refugee crisis at its eastern land and sea borders.
EU Council head urges Turkey to respect EU migrant deal
European Council President Charles Michel Tuesday called on Turkey to respect a 2016 deal with the European Union in which it agreed to contain the flow of migrants to Europe in exchange for billions of euros in aid.