EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:weekly digest

Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ανάπτυξη: Ημερήσια διάταξη 13-07-2020 Σχέδιο ημερήσιας διάταξης - Τετάρτη 15 Ιουλίου 2020 - PE655.647v01-00 - Επιτροπή Ανάπτυξης 13-07-2020 11:37 AM CEST Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Jacques Delors: Architect of the modern European Union - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Briefing - Jacques Delors: Architect of the modern European Union - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 10:10 AM CEST The consensus among most historians of European integration and political scientists is that Jacques Delors, who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, was the most successful holder of that post to date. His agenda and accomplishments include the EU single market, the Single European Act, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the rapid integration of the former German Democratic Republic into the European Community. His combination of coherent agenda-setting and strong negotiating skills, acquired through long experience of trade union bargaining and years of ministerial responsibilities in turbulent times, puts Delors above other Commission Presidents, whether in terms of institutional innovation or the development of new Europe-wide policies. He also showed himself able to react swiftly to external events, notably the collapse of the Soviet bloc, whilst building Europe’s credibility on the international stage. This Briefing records Delors' life across its crucial stages, from trade union activist, senior civil servant, French politician, and Member of the European Parliament, to the helm of the European Commission, where he left the greatest individual impact on European integration history to date. It also traces the most important ideas that guided Delors in his national and European roles. Finally, it describes the political events and key actors which made Delors' decade in office a time of important decisions and progress in the process of European integration and, in doing so, it draws on recent academic literature and on speeches Delors gave in the European Parliament. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - COVID-19: List of the measures taken in relation to the ITRE remit May-June 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Briefing - COVID-19: List of the measures taken in relation to the ITRE remit May-June 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This briefing summarises the recent measures taken by the European Commission on matters within the remit of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in response to the urgent and ongoing COVID-19 crisis, while referencing relevant parts of the resolution of the European Parliament of 15 May 2020 on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - How EU funds tackle economic divide in the European Union STUDY - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Μελέτη - How EU funds tackle economic divide in the European Union STUDY - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST When assessing the benefits Member States (MS) receive from the European Union (EU) budget, they primarily focus on their individual net positions, i.e. the net balance between their national contributions and the transfers received from the EU budget. This ‘juste retour’ thinking is associated with several limitations and problems and completely neglects the benefits accruing to MS beyond the pure financial streams related to the EU budget. MS may enjoy the indirect benefits that are related to the various interventions and policies financed from the EU budget. Benefits may be also created for the EU as a whole in the case of policies coordinated and financed by the EU, replacing or complementing individual un-coordinated action at MS level and thus creating additional added value through making use of synergies. MS also benefit from intra-EU direct investments, intra-EU trade and the EU’s network effects. Therefore, the net position view could be complemented by additional indicators providing a more comprehensive picture of the overall benefits resulting for MS from the EU membership and budget and several reform options within the EU budget could help to overcome the net position view and support a debate focused less on national and more on the common interest of the EU altogether. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Εν συντομία - Plenary round-up – Brussels, July 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Εν συντομία - Plenary round-up – Brussels, July 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 06:44 PM CEST The July 2020 plenary session was the fifth conducted with Members participating remotely, using the alternative voting procedure put in place in March by Parliament's Bureau, although a majority were present in Brussels. During this session a number of Council and European Commission statements were debated, with the presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency a highlight. Members also debated the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 June and preparation of the meeting of 17-18 July 2020. Members heard Council and Commission statements on Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, on the state of play of Council negotiations on the proposed regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, and on cultural recovery in Europe. Parliament also debated a Commission statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Members debated statements from the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, on stability and security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey, and on the situation in Belarus. Parliament voted on a number of legislative proposals and resolutions including on the European citizens' initiative, a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela, and a chemicals strategy for sustainability. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Κοινοβουλευτικά 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Towards a revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Towards a revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 09:14 AM CEST In the December 2019 European Green Deal communication, which aims to reboot the EU's efforts to tackle challenges related to climate change and the environment, the European Commission proposed to review the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive. The Directive was adopted in 2014 to encourage the development of alternative fuel filling stations and charging points in EU countries, and required Member States to put in place development plans for alternative fuels infrastructure. However, according to a 2017 Commission evaluation, the plans did not provide sufficient certainty for fully developing the alternative fuels infrastructure network, and development has been uneven across the EU. Car-makers and alternative fuels producers, clean energy campaigners and the European Parliament have called for the revision of the Directive, to ensure that sufficient infrastructure is in place in line with efforts to reduce emissions in the transport sector and to help meet the climate and environment goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal. On 27 May 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Commission proposed the recovery plan for Europe in which it puts even greater focus on developing alternative fuel infrastructure, electric vehicles, hydrogen technology and renewable energy, repeating its intention to review the 2014 Directive. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Outlook for the Special European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Outlook for the Special European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST Based on an updated 'negotiating box' presented by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, on 10 July, the special meeting of the European Council on 17-18 July will aim at finding a political agreement on the EU recovery fund, entitled ‘Next Generation EU’, and the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the 2021-27 seven-year financing period. It will be the first meeting of EU Heads of State or Government to take place in person since the coronavirus outbreak. The last such physical meeting of the European Council – held on 20-21 February, prior to the crisis –failed to reach a political agreement on the EU's long-term budget. The revised negotiating box, taking into account the Commission's updated MFF proposals – adopted alongside, and linked to, its recovery fund proposals – envisages a reduced MFF amounting to €1.074 trillion. Furthermore, Charles Michel's proposals maintain the balance between loans and grants for the recovery fund proposed by the Commission. While a lot of pressure is being applied to find an agreement urgently, it remains to be seen whether EU leaders will agree a deal at this meeting or whether yet another meeting will be needed. In any case, the current MFF negotiations have already taken much longer than was originally intended, potentially jeopardising the timely launch of the EU's new spending programmes. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Εκθέσεις 14-07-2020 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση απόφασης του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της απόφασης αριθ. 573/2014/ΕΕ σχετικά με την ενισχυμένη συνεργασία των δημόσιων υπηρεσιών απασχόλησης (ΔΥΑ) - A9-0128/2020 14-07-2020 11:50 AM CEST ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση απόφασης του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της απόφασης αριθ. 573/2014/ΕΕ σχετικά με την ενισχυμένη συνεργασία των δημόσιων υπηρεσιών απασχόλησης (ΔΥΑ) Επιτροπή Απασχόλησης και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων Manuel Pizarro Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Marketing of and trade in fishery and aquaculture products in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Marketing of and trade in fishery and aquaculture products in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 02:39 PM CEST The European Union is the world's largest market for fishery and aquaculture products, with a total value of extra-EU imports and exports reaching €26.6 billion in 2018. The consumption of fish in the EU exceeded 24 kg per capita in 2017, with the highest consumption levels in Portugal and Spain. In terms of production, the EU-27, excluding the United Kingdom, ranks sixth globally. This includes catches taken by EU vessels on the high seas and in the waters of third countries. The EU's self sufficiency ratio of 43 % in fishery and aquaculture products is rather low. As a result, internal demand is primarily met through imports. To ensure the supply of fish to the EU fish-processing industry, import duties are removed or reduced for a number of fishery products up to a specific annual import volume. In addition, products can enter the EU market, at zero or a reduced rate of duty, from countries with which the EU has a free trade agreement in force, or from developing countries that can export to the EU under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). In addition to tariffs, fish imports are subject to EU food hygiene regulations, which set out sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, and the EU's common fisheries policy (CFP). The CFP requirements include EU marketing standards − covering freshness and size categories − and specific labelling requirements that go beyond those required for other food products, for example the obligation to indicate the catch area and the main fishing gear used. Other market areas regulated by the EU cover the support and organisation of professional bodies and exemptions to competition rules. On the one hand, most market intervention mechanisms, such as withdrawal schemes and reference prices, have been removed since the most recent reform of the CFP in 2013. On the other hand, the EU fishing industry now has greater responsibility in the management of supply and demand. The submission of yearly production and marketing plans has become an obligation for all recognised producer organisations. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Μελέτη - Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This study – commissioned by the Policy Department C at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs – analyses the notion of AI-technologies and the applicable legal framework for civil liability. It demonstrates how technology regulation should be technology-specific, and presents a Risk Management Approach, where the party who is best capable of controlling and managing a technology-related risk is held strictly liable, as a single entry point for litigation. It then applies such approach to four case-studies, to elaborate recommendations. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Organised Property Crime in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Μελέτη - Organised Property Crime in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), aims to provide information on Organised Property Crime in the EU, by offering a strategic discussion on the Union policies on this topic and highlighting key recommendations for future action. The study proposes a holistic approach to the problem, adding new elements to existing measures. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Λεπτομερής ανάλυση - EU/EA measures to mitigate the economic, financial and social effects of coronavirus - State-of-play 1 July 2020 - 01-07-2020 14-07-2020 Λεπτομερής ανάλυση - EU/EA measures to mitigate the economic, financial and social effects of coronavirus - State-of-play 1 July 2020 - 01-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This document compiles information, obtained from public sources, on the measures proposed and taken at the EU or Euro Area level to mitigate the economic and social effects of Covid19. It will be regularly updated, following new developments. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Πολιτικές Ελευθερίες, Δικαιοσύνη και Εσωτερικές Υποθέσεις: Δελτία Τύπου 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - COVID-19: EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages 14-07-2020 05:16 PM CEST The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for more EU self- sufficiency and better-coordinated strategies to tackle medicine shortages. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - Car emissions: MEPs set end on gap between lab and real driving emission tests 14-07-2020 05:06 PM CEST To ensure that cars meet EU limits on NOx emissions, tests under real driving conditions must be more stringent, said the Environment Committee on Tuesday. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Κοινοβουλευτικά 14-07-2020 Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - COVID-19: EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages 14-07-2020 05:16 PM CEST The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for more EU self- sufficiency and better-coordinated strategies to tackle medicine shortages. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - Car emissions: MEPs set end on gap between lab and real driving emission tests 14-07-2020 05:06 PM CEST To ensure that cars meet EU limits on NOx emissions, tests under real driving conditions must be more stringent, said the Environment Committee on Tuesday. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ανάπτυξη: Ημερήσια διάταξη 15-07-2020

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Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία το Ελληνο-Αμερικανικό Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο διοργάνωσε την ψηφιακή συζήτηση με θέμα: «Ο ΓΕΩΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟΣ ΡΟΛΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΩΣ ΠΥΛΩΝΑΣ ΣΤΑΘΕΡΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΑΛΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΩΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΑΣ ΑΠΟΤΡΕΠΤΙΚΗΣ ΙΣΧΥΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΟΥ»  η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 16 Ιουλίου 2020 στο πλαίσιο των ψηφιακών εκδηλώσεων AmChamGR Digital Talks & Events.

Ο ρόλος της αμυντικής βιομηχανίας, οι στρατηγικές κινήσεις που πρέπει να γίνουν ώστε να μπορέσει η Ελλάδα να αξιοποιήσει με αποδοτικό τρόπο τις δυνατότητες που της προσδίδει η γεωστρατηγική της θέση, αλλά και οι στρατηγικές κινήσεις που θα συμβάλλουν στο να αποτελέσει η χώρα οικονομικά ελκυστικό προορισμό για στρατηγικές επενδύσεις αποτέλεσαν αντικείμενο της ψηφιακής συζήτησης στην οποία συμμετείχαν εξέχουσες προσωπικότητες της πολιτικής, πανεπιστημιακής και επιχειρηματικής κοινότητας.

Στην εναρκτήρια ομιλία του ο Πρόεδρος του Ελληνο-Αμερικανικού Εμπορικού Επιμελητήριο, Νικόλαος Μπακατσέλος τόνισε: “Το Επιμελητήριο πάντα υποστήριζε την ανάγκη για την αναβάθμιση της ελληνικής αμυντικής βιομηχανίας και τον αποτελεσματικό ρόλο τον οποίο μπορεί να διαδραματίσει στο νέο μοντέλο ανάπτυξης της χώρας μας. Ο ελληνικός αμυντικός τομέας με τις σωστές διεθνείς συνεργασίες και την αποτελεσματική εφαρμογή καινοτομίας και νέων τεχνολογιών μπορεί να μετατραπεί σε ένα πολύ παραγωγικό στοιχείο ολόκληρου του ελληνικού βιομηχανικού τομέα και να συμβάλει σημαντικά, όχι μόνο στα εθνικά μας έσοδα, αλλά και να προσφέρει αποτελεσματικά στις ένοπλες δυνάμεις.”

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European Council Council of the European Union   Brussels, 19 July 2020 Weekly digest 13/07/2020 13:00 | Press release | Foreign affairs & international relations EU priorities at the United Nations and the 75th United Nations General Assembly adopted The Council adopted conclusions on the EU's priorities at the 75th General Assembly (September 2020 – September 2021). Read the full item Council of the European Union 13/07/2020 13:06 | Media advisory | Budget Media advisory - Video conference of ministers for European affairs, 15 July 2020 Video conference of ministers for European affairs, 15 July 2020. The press briefing ahead of the meeting and the press conference after the meeting. Read the full item 14/07/2020 18:59 | Press release | Institutional affairs Council adopts temporary measures related to the European Citizens’ Initiative The Council adopted a regulation extending several deadlines linked to the European Citizens' Initiative due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full item Council of the European Union 13/07/2020 14:14 | Media advisory | Foreign affairs & international relations Media advisory - Press briefing ahead of the EU-India summit via video conference Media advisory - Press briefing ahead of the EU-India summit via video conference Read the full item 15/07/2020 08:59 | Media advisory | Foreign affairs & international relations Media advisory - EU-India summit via video conference, 15 July 2020 The 15th summit between India and the EU will be held on 15 July via video conference. The EU will be represented by President Charles Michel and President Ursula von der Leyen. India will be represented by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. EU High Representative Josep Borrell will also participate. Read the full item 15/07/2020 14:54 | Statements and remarks | Foreign affairs & international relations Joint Statement - 15th EU-India Summit, 15 July 2020 The 15th EU-India summit was held via video conference on 15th July 2020. India was represented by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The EU was represented by European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Read the full item 15/07/2020 15:35 | Statements and remarks | Economy & finance Remarks by President Charles Michel after the EU-India summit via video conference At the press conference following the 15th EU-India summit, President Charles Michel highlighted the main issues discussed during the video conference, including the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation in different areas in the context of the EU-India Strategic Partnership. Read the full item 15/07/2020 22:00 | Press release | Budget "A deal is essential. Now is the time" - Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their meeting on 17-18 July 2020 President Charles Michel sent an invitation letter to the EU leaders ahead of their meeting on 17-18 July 2020. The meeting will be dedicated to the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Recovery Plan. Read the full item 16/07/2020 12:36 | Media advisory | Budget NEW TIME CHANGE - Press briefing ahead of the special European Council meeting, 17-18 July 2020 NEW TIME CHANGE - Press briefing ahead of the special European Council meeting, 17-18 July 2020 Read the full item European Council 14/07/2020 19:57 | Press release | Employment Vaccine against COVID-19: Council adopts measures to facilitate swift development Vaccine against COVID-19: Council adopts measures to facilitate swift development Read the full item Council of the European Union 16/07/2020 10:35 | Media advisory | Agriculture Media advisory - Press briefing on Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 20 July 2020 Media advisory - Press briefing on Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 20 July 2020. Read the full item 17/07/2020 17:19 | Press release | Agriculture Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 20 July 2020 Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 20 July 2020 Read the full item Council of the European Union 16/07/2020 15:52 | Press release | Foreign affairs & international relations Council updates the list of countries for which member states should gradually lift travel restrictions at the external borders Following the first review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. Read the full item Council of the European Union 17/07/2020 19:23 | Press release | Agriculture Forward look: 20 July - 2 August 2020 Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events. Read the full item

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American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
 | July 18, 2020
AHEPA Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis




Supreme President George G. Horiates issued a statement on the passing of Civil Rights Icon, U.S. Representative John Lewis, a recipient of the AHEPA Pericles Award:
“Ahepans mourn the passing of U.S. Representative John Lewis, an Icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
“Congressman Lewis dedicated a lifetime of service to America as champion for Civil Rights, human rights, and equality. He served as an inspiration to generations of Americans for his moral courage and strong conviction that there is ‘not any room in our society for discrimination based on race, or color, or faith, or what part of the world you may come from.’
“We recall with great appreciation and fondness his acceptance remarks to our audience, ‘When Dr. Martin Luther King issued a call, members of your church responded, and we will never forget it. And fifty years later you came to Selma to walk with us. Thank you.’
“It is our society that is thankful to John Lewis for his lasting commitment to service and justice through nonviolence, which has made America a more perfect Union.
“Our deepest sympathies and prayers are with the Lewis family. May his memory be eternal.”
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In 2015, AHEPA presented Congressman Lewis with the AHEPA Pericles Award and a custom-framed copy of the historic March 26, 1965 issue of Life Magazine "Memorial at Selma" with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos on the cover at the 41st Biennial Congressional Banquet held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington, DC. The inscription written on the frame stated in part, "In Commemoration of the Unity of the African American and Greek Communities." Lewis sustained severe injuries from the beatings he received as a participant in the “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march on March 7, 1965.
Congressman Lewis was a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues.

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Hi there, Late last night, the world lost a legend. In the statement President Obama released in light of the heartbreaking news of Representative John Lewis’ passing, he describes an inspiring conversation they had after their last public appearance together: “It’s fitting that the last time John and I shared a public forum was at a virtual town hall with a gathering of young activists who were helping to lead this summer’s demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Afterwards, I spoke to him privately, and he could not have been prouder of their efforts—of a new generation standing up for freedom and equality, a new generation intent on voting and protecting the right to vote, a new generation running for political office. I told him that all those young people—of every race, from every background and gender and sexual orientation—they were his children. They had learned from his example, even if they didn’t know it. They had understood through him what American citizenship requires, even if they had heard of his courage only through history books.”  Their conversation happened just six weeks ago, following a town hall hosted by the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance that focused on the mental toll racism takes on people of color. Rep. Lewis and President Obama, along with founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, writer and survivor of police brutality Leon Ford, Jr., youth leader LeQuan Muhammad, and activist and author Darnell Moore, highlighted the importance of mental health and wellness for young leaders pushing for change. In a powerful moment, Rep. Lewis describes the courage he found in his faith and how this act of self-care allowed him to summon the strength he needed to keep fighting. It’s a testament to how he lived his life—and the example he set for future generations.   Our work is to inspire the next generation of leaders so that they can create a better world. Rep. John Lewis embodied that mission throughout his eighty years, and though we mourn his loss, we are lifted by his legacy—empowering young people to take up the baton of justice for years to come. Rest in power. —The Obama Foundation

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ΝΑΤΙΟNAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION's update:NSF invests in incubator institutes to keep the U.S. on cutting edge of mathematical sciences

Announcement: NSF invests in incubator institutes to keep the U.S. on cutting edge of mathematical sciences
07/14/2020

ANNOUNCEMENT

NSF invests in incubator institutes to keep the U.S. on cutting edge of mathematical sciences


July 13, 2020

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, act as incubators to tackle problems ranging from health care and economics to data science and artificial intelligence. By engaging multiple research communities, the institutes enable the field of mathematics to respond quickly to national needs.

NSF is investing more than $118 million over five years for six awards to Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes. In addition to five renewal awards for existing institutes, one is brand new: the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation at the University of Chicago. The new institute, in collaboration with Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will convene both leaders in the field and junior trainees for long-term programming such as workshops and residencies that help to shape the direction and progress of mathematical research in the United States.

"The influence of mathematical sciences on our daily lives is all around us and far-reaching," says NSF Division Director of Mathematical Sciences Juan Meza. "The investment in these institutes enables interdisciplinary connections across fields of science, with impacts across sectors of computing, engineering, and health."

Timely and thematic workshops offered by the institutes can identify promising new areas for collaborative work. One program led to using machine learning for the design of catalysts, energy materials, and even new drugs. A recent workshop focused on mathematical models used in studying COVID-19. The Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes are an important component of the U.S. research infrastructure and help keep the U.S. on the cutting edge through their international scale programming.

A full list of awards made in Fiscal Year 2020 can be found on NSF's website. More information about the Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes can be found on NSF's website or at mathinstitutes.org.