Former Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, who took over the post of President of the European Council, set four priorities for his term: political unity of the EU, end of economic crisis, protection of European security and strengthening the ties with the United States.
European Council President Donald Tusk and U.S. President Barack Obama urged Russia to withdraw from eastern Ukraine and allow control of the border, the EU President said in a statement after a telephone conversation with the American leader.
Violence against women and girls has a detrimental effect on their health, including their sexual, reproductive and mental health.
The Council has reinforced EU restrictive measures against separatists operating in Eastern Ukraine, as requested by the Foreign Affairs Council of 17 November. 13 persons and five entities involved in action against Ukraine’s territorial integrity will be subject to an asset freeze and an EU travel ban.
Sexual violence is often used as military tactics in an armed conflict and women are to suffer the most from it. These cases are rarely reported and the perpetrators often go unpunished.
Impoverished and marginalised groups of women and girls are exposed to increased risks of violence. Bringing them out of the poverty and educating them is part of a solution.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Wednesday a 315 billion euros investment plan for Europe aimed at getting Europe growing again and get more people back to work.
It’s striking that many women and girls face violence in or enroute to educational institutions at the hands of fellow students, teachers, school administrators and others including sexual harassment, bullying, cyber violence or requests for sexual favours in exchange for good grades or school fees. It has to end.
European Union strongly strongly condemn all forms of violence against women and girls and until Human Rights Day on December 10, it will join the call for action of the ’16-days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ international campaign of the UN Secretary General and will raise awareness on the issue, said Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development in a joint statement.
Students looking for a language course in any language taught in Europe can now check the first platform that lists language learning opportunities for all 24 official European languages. Within StudyPortals, an international study choice platform helping students worldwide to find and compare their ideal education in Europe, the newest EU project aimed at helping people finding available options to learn a new language or improve the one they already have started learning, resulted in Language Learning Portal.
