Conference on the future of Europe
On 9 May 2021, the European Parliament, Council and Commission are launching the Conference on the Future of Europe: all citizens of the European Union are invited to speak about their future and what kind of European Union they would like to live in. The conclusions of this first conference of its kind will be shared during the French Presidency of the European Union, which is to begin on 1 January 2022.
In France, the Conference will be launched by President Emmanuel Macron in Strasbourg.
9 May 1950: delving into the diplomatic archives
Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.
French and Baltic foreign ministers call on Russia to release Navalny and express their concerns about situation in Belarus 2021-01-28
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RIGA - The French and Baltic foreign ministers call for the release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and express concern about the situation in Belarus, LETA was informed by the Latvian Foreign Ministry after a meeting of the foreign ministers in Paris.
The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics, Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Estonian deputy minister for European Affairs, Mart Volmer, met in Paris on January 26 at the invitation of the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. This first meeting this format was held on the centenary of the de jure recognition of the Baltic States by France, while the four countries will celebrate this year the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between France and the Baltic States.
Joint Communiqué following the Paris meeting of Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and France
27. Jaanuar 2021 - 18:03
The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkevics, Lithuania, Mr Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Estonian deputy minister for European Affairs, Mr Märt Volmer, met in Paris on 26 January 2021 at the invitation of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian. This first meeting in this format was held on the centenary of the de jure recognition of Baltic States by France, while the four countries will celebrate this year the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between France and the Baltic States.
An EU member state review
– Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President for Digital, European Commission.
Story of the week: Online platform giants will be forced to abide by a broad range of obligations as part of ambitious new plans laid out by the European Commission in its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) on Tuesday.
Under a new set of obligations as part of the Digital Markets Act rules, platforms will be banned from using data gathered on their core service to offer other services in competition with rivals and there will be prohibitions on certain self-preferencing activities.