The Council of the EU prolonged by 6 months the application of EU restrictive measures targeting actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.
President Jean-Claude Juncker this spoke on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel where she informed him about the temporary reintroduction of controls at the borders with other EU-Member States, particularly at the German-Austrian border.
Europe’s own satellite navigation system has come a step nearer to completion, with Galileo 9 and 10 which lifted off together at 02:08 GMT on 11 September (04:08 CEST; 23:08 local time, 10 September) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, atop a Soyuz launcher.
In the European Union in 2012, diseases of the respiratory system, including lung cancer, were the cause of death for 671 900 persons, 13% of all deaths. Men (398 400 deaths due to respiratory diseases) were more affected than women (273 600).
The recently established EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis launched its first actions in support of Syrian refugees.
‘There is not enough Europe in this Union. And there is not enough Union in this Union.’ This morning, President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his first State of the Union address before the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Yesterday, Austria received €5 million under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), following a request made at the end of July, to increase the reception capacity for a total of 1.270 newly arrived asylum seekers, as well as to increase the administrative capacity to deal with increased asylum claims.
President of the European Council Donald Tusk delivered the keynote speech of the dinner of the 10th Bruegel annual meeting.
State of the Union: Commission President Juncker to deliver State of the Union speech before EU Parliament on Wednesday 9 September
Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers, Gymnich
