*Check against delivery*Before turning to today’s decision, I would very much like to use this opportunity to congratulate Ursula von der Leyen on her election by the European Parliament on Tuesday. It is indeed historic. We now have the first female… read more
Today the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), strengthened their cooperation in their respective work on asylum, border control and migration management. The updated Cooperation Plan was signe… read more
Juncker Plan: €306 million for small and medium-sized businesses in Czechia The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the core element of the Investment Plan for Europe, or Juncker Plan, is supporting an agreement between the European Investm… read more
ESMA, in its advice, has assessed the level of consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in both specific credit rating actions, and the credit rating market in general. It found that, while credit rating agencies (CRAs) are c… read more
President, Prime Minister, Honourable Members, It is a pleasure to be here today on behalf of President Juncker and to participate in this debate on the Finnish Presidency. Let me first congratulate Ursula von der Leyen for her election by this house a… read more