The European Union Today we mourn the death at the age of 98 of the Frenchman Jacques Delors, a “visionary” of the community project who presided over the European Comission between 1985 and 1995 and which left a deep mark on the political future of the EU. “He was a visionary who made our Europe […]
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The European Union agrees to make budget rules more flexible within the bloc
The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) They agreed this Wednesday to soften budget rules within the bloc, a decision that seeks to rectify public finances without compromising investments. EU finance ministers approved “a new economic governance framework that guarantees stability and growth”celebrated the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union […]
Brussels urges Latin America to “take advantage” of EU investments
The European Commission hopes that Latin America know “leverage” the investments that European Union plans to carry out on the continent under the Global Gateway program, and considers that both regions “they need each other” in the current global scenario. This is the message channeled by the director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations […]
kyiv hopes new European sanctions will deprive Russia of Western technology
Everytime that Russia attacks Ukrainian territory, the authorities of Kyiv find electronic components manufactured in Western countries in drones and missiles, a situation that Ukraine hopes that it will change with the approval, agreed this week by the Twenty-seven, of new measures of the EU to avoid it. In addition to giving the green light […]
EU extends sanctions on Moscow and prohibits the purchase and sale of Russian diamonds
The countries of the European Union approved this the twelfth package of sanctions against Russiawhose main measure is the prohibition on the purchase and export of diamonds Russians, one of Moscow’s main ways to finance the war in Ukraine. The measure will come into force on January 1, when the mechanism created by the G7 […]
European Union agrees to start accession negotiations with Ukraine
The European Union decided on Thursday to begin access negotiations with Ukrainea stunning triumph for a war-torn country that had struggled to find support for its membership aspirations and was facing opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. European Council President Charles Michel, who was chairing a summit of the 27 nations that make up […]
ECB distances itself from bets on rate cuts and maintains a tough profile
He European Central Bank (ECB) rejected bets on an imminent interest rate cut on Thursday, reaffirming that funding costs will remain at record highs despite lower inflation expectations. The president of ECBChristine Lagarde, instead stressed that inflation would pick up soon and that price pressures remain strong, which contrasts with the more pessimistic tone adopted […]
EU reaches agreement on regulation of the use of artificial intelligence
The negotiators of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on unprecedented legislation worldwide to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)announced the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, responsible for digital issues. “Historic!” expressed Breton on the X network (formerly Twitter), after three days of negotiations between the Member States and the […]
FTA with the European Union at risk after the release of Alberto Fujimori
In 2022, 10 years will have passed since Peru and the European Union (EU) signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), that generated shipments to this block for more than US$58,397 million (see infographic). This fruitful relationship could be weakened—or even annulled—since our country decided to release Alberto Fujimori, disregarding the ruling of the Inter-American Court […]
EU and Mercosur, more than 20 years in pursuit of an agreement to create a free trade area
The summit that will bring together the heads of state of the countries of Mercosur this Thursday in Rio de Janeiro It comes more than four years after this bloc reached a free trade agreement in principle with the EU that, however, has remained blocked since then. On June 28, 2019, the European Union (EU) […]