This was stated by the Minister for European Union and Foreing Action, Jaume Duch Guillot, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland.
“Reconstruction depends on local governments.” That was the statement made by Patrick Molinoz, vice president of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and a member of the European Committee of the Regions, during the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine event in Gdańsk, Poland. He welcomed the first meeting of the donor platform,
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“We can now do what the Italian government has already done: set up reception centres abroad,” German MEP Alexander Sell said on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new regulation aims to facilitate returns and allows agreements with third countries for centres outside the EU.
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“NGTs are a fabulous tool for addressing this environmental transition.” That’s what French MEP Céline Imart of Les Républicains/EPP said on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules call for distinguishing between NGT-1 plants, which are treated like conventional plants, and NGT-2 plants, which would remain subject to the strict rules
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“It is extremely concerning that the idea of zero migration prevails.” This was stated by MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party when commenting on the new European rules on migration and asylum. López Aguilar argued that the EU must manage migration in accordance with its values and warned that the
“In Andalusia, the gap is around the Spanish average.” This was stated by MEP Lina Gálvez of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party while analyzing regional differences in the gender pay gap. Gálvez explained that regions with higher wages or more dynamic sectors may exhibit greater wage inequalities, because women tend to be underrepresented in those
“For years we have been protecting nature, but that is not enough: we must recover it, we must restore it.” This was stated by MEP César Luena, of the PSOE and the S&D Group, on the sidelines of an event on funding for nature restoration at the European Parliament. Luena emphasized the importance of combining
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“A Europe that fails to invest in the future today is a Europe headed for a slow decline.” It was stated by Nicola Zingaretti, a Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Party (PD), during the event “Prospects for the EU Budget: Balancing Competitiveness and Social Cohesion – MFF 2028–2034” in Brussels. The discussion,
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“When citizens are directly hit, it is up to local authorities to provide resilience support, support for citizens and support for rehousing,” said Patrick Molinoz, a member of the European Committee of the Regions and Vice-President of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, on the sidelines of the 4th International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, held
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