Council of the European Union | World Economic Forum
The Council of the European Union is the principal decision-making body of the European Union composed of national ministers of the 27 member states. A General Secretariat assists the Council and the EU Presidency. The two bodies prepare the economic policy discussions and decisions of the Eurogroup and the ECOFIN Council of Ministers respectively.
Do you EU? Commission, Parliament, Council - what are they and …
2020年1月30日 · The European Union was represented by two presidents, due to its somewhat unusual configuration: a Commission, a Council, and a Parliament. Have you read? A billion skills, a trillion trees, and Prince Charles urging us back from the brink - Day 2 at Davos 2020
6 things the EU has achieved, 60 years on from its founding treaty
2017年3月23日 · In 1983, the European Convention on Human Rights was updated with a new protocol to abolish the death penalty. Although this wasn’t directly the EU’s work, the lure of joining the bloc played a key role in ending capital punishment in Europe. To join the EU, a country first joins the broader Council of Europe, a human rights organisation.
How the EU’s new directive aims to strengthen cybersecurity
2022年12月2日 · The European Union is set to make major upgrades to its bloc-wide cybersecurity framework for the first time in years. In November, the EU Parliament and European Council approved the implementation of a new policy known as the Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS 2.0).
A history of Europe’s economic integration | World Economic Forum
2015年4月15日 · The process of European integration has brought about the largest and most open common market in the world, the euro, and the banking union. As further steps are being discussed – especially following the Four Presidents’ Report of December 2012 (Van Rompuy 2012) – it is useful to take a long view.
Croatia is the 27th European country to join the Schengen area
2023年1月11日 · The Schengen Area is the ‘bedrock’ of the European Union and was created in 1985. Croatia has joined the Schengen Area, the world’s biggest visa-free area. The European country, which is home to about 4 million people, is the 27th nation to join the project.
What is Germany’s role within the EU? | World Economic Forum
2015年9月15日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …
5 areas the EU must focus on to meet climate targets
2024年3月14日 · The European Union (EU) is a longstanding frontrunner in international efforts to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius. At the 2023 UN Conference on Climate Change (COP28), the EU’s position was again crucial in setting the level of global ambition.
The African Union has joined the G20 – what does it mean?
2023年9月14日 · The African Union (AU) has been made a permanent member of the G20, in a move that has been broadly welcomed for giving the continent an important voice on key global issues. The G20 represents around 85% of global GDP and 75% of global trade, as well as two-thirds of the world’s population, prior to the AU joining.
EU backs human rights, environment checks for supply chains
2024年3月27日 · Another stumbling block was the definition of what constituted a large company. Originally, the European Commission had defined the threshold for a large company as having a net worldwide turnover of €150 million and 500 employees, but this has been revised to a net worldwide turnover of more than €450 million ($416 million) and 1,000 employees.