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The European Commission president is holding a visit to Cairo – accompanied by a number of European heads of state – to attend the EU-Egypt Summit.
"COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh was a wonderful host and a step towards addressing climate change, accelerating energy transition, and contributing to the close partnership with Egypt in dealing with the energy sector,” Jørgensen stated.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen to discuss developments in Gaza.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi received a phone call on Wednesday from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, assured President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the European Union's continued support to Egypt in the field of food security.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that she will be in Egypt next week to discuss with President Abdel Fattah al Sisi to discuss the global food crises caused by the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
Al-Mashat shared Egypt’s role in supporting climate change, and efforts in mitigation and adaptation, including clean and renewable energy and green hydrogen; in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030, the National Climate Change Strategy 2050, Egypt’s role in Africa, and in light of the development financing allocated by the European Union to the African Continent to implement a strategy for green hydrogen.
"We, the Presidents of the EU member states: the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia strongly believe that Ukraine deserves receiving an immediate EU accession perspective," the letter said.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Friday with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement.
International music and film stars will headline a globally televised and streamed fundraising concert on Saturday to help fight COVID-19.
His visit comes in light of Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union (AU) from February 2019 to January 2020, the EU Commission said in a statement on Monday.
The Italian parliament on Saturday passed the government's 2019 budget just ahead of an end-year deadline.
The European Commission is set to take the first step on Wednesday towards disciplining Italy over its draft fiscal plan.
Thousands of Romanians marched through Bucharest in protest against corruption on Tuesday on the third anniversary of a deadly nightclub fire.
“This would require Italy to provide a plan of corrective action to rein in its large public debt, currently at 130 percent of GDP vs the 60 percent Maastricht rule,” Wee said.
German industry groups warned on Sunday, ahead of a meeting between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Egypt’s exports to the European Union (EU) increased 24 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2017, reaching €7.5 billion.
Large companies with significant digital revenues in the European Union such as Google and Facebook could face a 3 percent tax.
Seven EU countries will face unprecedented criticism from Brussels for "aggressive" tax policies that undercut other member states.
Poland's new prime minister said on Thursday he expected the European Commission to launch an unprecedented punishment procedure against Warsaw.
