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  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

21 March, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 Mar, 2014

2,500 children circled the Acropolis raising more than 2000 colourful balloons on the sky and sending the message of peaceful coexistence of all people without racial discrimination.
  • ECThe European Council (EC)

Spring European Council

21 Mar, 2014

Day Two
Read about the results and conclusions of the Council.

  • EPSCOEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Tripartite Social Summit highlights EU’s social dimension

20 Mar, 2014

EU’s social partners joined European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (representing the rotating EU presidency) at The Tripartite Social Summit held today (20.3.2014) ahead of the Spring EU Council.

The Summit focused on the launching of the Strategy “Europe 2020” and agreed on the need for further collective efforts to pursue sustainable economic growth, while ensuring social cohesion and quality employment.

Find below the joint Press conference

  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Statement by Minister Yannis Stournaras on the Single Resolution Mechanism

20 Mar, 2014

“The Greek Presidency this morning reached a provisional agreement with representatives of the European Parliament on the Single Resolution Mechanism regulation. This was done in conjunction with the valuable input and contributions by the Chair of the IGC at Ministerial level, Jeroen Dijsselbloem on the aspects of the Single Resolution Fund, which was intrinsic in reaching the overall agreement.

The agreed text will now be submitted to the Member States, and I hope that they will be able to support it.

  • ECThe European Council (EC)

Spring European Council

20 Mar, 2014

The European Semester, industrial competitiveness, climate and energy, the EU-Africa summit and Ukraine to be discussed at the European Council. Watch live here

  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Council confirms agreement with EP on investment funds

19 Mar, 2014

The Permanent Representatives Committee approved today (19.3.2014), on behalf of the Council, an agreement reached with the European Parliament on a proposal to amend EU rules on investment funds (7411/14).

  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

eCall system: saving lives on European roads

19 Mar, 2014

The member states' permanent representatives today (19.3.2014) endorsed the compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning a decision to introduce a mandatory EU-wide system to handle emergency calls sent automatically by cars or triggered manually by people in the car in case of a crash (eCalls).

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