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REGISTER TO FOLLOW ONLINE: Technical workshop on financing the transition to a climate-neutral economy - 22 April 2024 The European Commission and the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance will host a technical workshop on financing the transition to a climate-neutral economy on 22 April 2024. The event will cover: Uptake of the EU sustainable finance framework and the EU Taxonomy Current work of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, including on monitoring of capital flows to sustainable investments Developments in transition finance and planning Take a look at the full programme and speakers, and register before 19 April at 18:00 to follow online. More information and registration »

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IMF:Why Our World Needs Fiscal Restraint in Biggest-Ever Election Year

 

Dear MARIA, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below.  Why Our World Needs Fiscal Restraint in Biggest-Ever Election Year (Credit: MoriMori / AdobeStock) By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Jiae Yoo The global economic and financial outlook has improved in the last six months. Inflation has fallen, financial conditions have eased, and risks to the outlook are balanced. However, many countries continue to struggle with high public debt and fiscal deficits amid new challenges from high real interest rates and dimming medium-term growth prospects. Our latest Fiscal Monitor calls for governments to avoid slippages and focus more on rebuilding buffers and safeguarding fiscal sustainability over the medium term. Fiscal policy shifted to be more expansionary last year after a rapid improvement in debt and deficits in the prior two years. Only half of the world’s economies tightened fiscal policy last year, down from about 70 percent in 2022. Four years after the start of the pandemic, public spending, excluding interest payments, remained about 3 percentage points of gross domestic product above prepandemic projections in advanced economies, excluding the United States, and 2 percentage points above them in emerging market economies, excluding China. This spending level reflects the slow unwinding of crisis-era fiscal policies and the introduction of new support measures, alongside new industrial policy measures including subsidies and tax incentives. Higher nominal interest rates pushed up interest payments in most economies. Global public debt edged up to 93 percent of GDP in 2023 and remained 9 percentage points above the prepandemic level. The increase was led by the two largest economies, United States and China, where debt rose by over 2 and 6 percentage points of GDP respectively.

NATO news

 

NATO Secretary General meets with the Prime Ministers of Czechia, Denmark and the Netherlands NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Fredriksen, and the Prime Minister of Czechia, Petr Fiala, to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (17 April 2024). The leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and agreed that NATO should have a greater role in coordinating security assistance and training for Ukraine over the long term. Click here to download the joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Denmark and Czechia. And click here for the Q&A. The transcript of the joint press conference is available on the NATO website

Press Release 17 April 2024

Participation by the NATO Secretary General in the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers On Thursday, 18 April 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers in Capri, Italy. Mr Stoltenberg will also meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr Dmytro Kuleba. Media coverage A transcript and an audio-visual recording of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures, will be available on the NATO website. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office

NATO Secretary General to meet the Prime Ministers of Czechia, Denmark and the Netherlands On Wednesday, 17 April 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Czechia, Mr Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms Mette Frederiksen, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr Mark Rutte, at NATO Headquarters. Media advisory 15:10 (CEST)  Joint press conference by the Secretary General and the Prime Ministers of Czechia, Denmark and the Netherlands Media coverage Media representatives who are annually accredited to NATO in 2024 can cover the press event in person. Media without permanent accreditation who are interested in covering the event should email NATOAccreditations@HQ.NATO.INT. The pool of visual media covering the event will meet in front of the Press Shop at NATO HQ, and will be escorted to the Agora at 14:00 (CEST). The event will be streamed live on X @NATOPress and on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be on the NATO website. Video can be download for free from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.   For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office

Press Release 18 April 2024

NATO Secretary General to chair a virtual meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council On Friday, 19 April 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will chair a virtual meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) at the level of Allied Defence Ministers. The President of Ukraine, Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, is also expected to participate virtually.  After the NUC, the Secretary General will brief the media. Media Advisory +/-16:30 (CEST) Press conference by the NATO Secretary General Media coverage Media representatives who are annually accredited to NATO in 2024 can cover the press conference in person at NATO Headquarters. Media without permanent accreditation who are interested in attending the press conference should email NATOAccreditations@HQ.NATO.INT. The event will be streamed live on X @NATOPress and on the NATO website, broadcast live on EBU World feed and EBU News Exchange. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs and video will be on the NATO website. Video can be download for free from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office

EUROPEAN COMMISSION:AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

 

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Latest update Dashboard: Milk and dairy products Highlights IT spot milk price slightly down at 44.0 c/kg (14.04.2024); EU butter prices: 576€/100 kg, +2.1% in the last 4 weeks; EU SMP prices: 241€/100 kg, -0.5% in the last 4 weeks; EU WMP prices: 359€/100 kg, +1.3% in the last 4 weeks; EU cheddar prices: 393€/100kg, +1.6% in the last 4 weeks;

ΓΣΕΕ:24ΩΡΗ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΑΠΕΡΓΙΑ

 

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ

17/4/24

24ΩΡΗ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΑΠΕΡΓΙΑ ΓΣΕΕ

Δυναμικό και αγωνιστικό παρών έδωσαν σήμερα οι εργαζόμενοι του ιδιωτικού τομέα, οι οποίοι μετείχαν στην 24ωρη Γενική Απεργία της ΓΣΕΕ και στο Συλλαλητήριο Διαμαρτυρίας στην πλατεία Κλαυθμώνος.

Με βασικό σύνθημα "θέλουμε πραγματικές αυξήσεις- θέλουμε πίσω τις Συλλογικές μας Συμβάσεις και τα θέλουμε τώρα", οι εκπρόσωποι των εργαζομένων στις ομιλίες τους τόνισαν την αναγκαιότητα να ληφθούν άμεσα μέτρα για την αντιμετώπιση της ακρίβειας και να καταργηθούν οι μνημονιακές ρυθμίσεις που εμποδίζουν τις Ελεύθερες Συλλογικές Διαπραγματεύσεις. Μαζί με ανέργους και συνταξιούχους, οι μισθωτοί του ιδιωτικού τομέα ένωσαν για ακόμη μία φορά τη φωνή διαμαρτυρίας τους ενάντια στην κρίση διαβίωσης που βιώνει κάθε ελληνική οικογένεια.

Οι διαδηλωτές μετά την ολοκλήρωση των ομιλιών στην πλατεία Κλαυθμώνος πραγματοποίησαν πορεία στη βουλή όπου και επέδωσαν ψήφισμα διαμαρτυρίας.

Η Συνομοσπονδία, θα συνεχίσει τον αγώνα της έως ότου τα δίκαια αιτήματα του κόσμου που εκπροσωπεί, γίνουν πράξη.

Επισυνάπτεται δήλωση του Αναπληρωτή Προέδρου ΓΣΕΕ Δ.Ταχματζίδη

ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΩΝ ΣΧΕΣΕΩΝ

ΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΑΝΑΠΛΗΡΩΤΗ ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΥ ΓΣΕΕ

ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗ ΤΑΧΜΑΤΖΙΔΗ

Σήμερα είναι η μέρα της Γενικής Απεργίας την οποία την έχουμε δουλέψει εδώ και δύο μήνες, με κεντρικό στόχο και σύνθημα «θέλουμε Συλλογικές Συμβάσεις Εργασίας και τις θέλουμε τώρα».

Ζητούμε από την Κυβέρνηση να επιτρέψει να επέλθει η κανονικότητα στον ιδιωτικό τομέα, στην αγορά εργασίας. Κανονικότητα για μας είναι να καταργηθούν οι μνημονικές ρυθμίσεις που έχουν παγώσει τις Συλλογικές Συμβάσεις Εργασίας, το θεσμό δηλαδή των ΣΣΕ και επιτρέπουν στην Κυβέρνηση να προσδιορίσει μονομερώς τον κατώτατο μισθό. Αυτό είναι το κεντρικό σύνθημα.

Εμείς συνεχίζουμε τον αγώνα μας προς αυτή την κατεύθυνση.

Presidency event: Informal meeting of health ministers, Brussels, 23 - 24 April 2024

 

PRESS MATERIAL Wednesday 17 April 2024

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• Council of the EU

­ 17/04/2024 | Media advisory | Presidency event: Informal meeting of health ministers, Brussels, 23 - 24 April 2024 On 23 and 24 April, the informal meeting of health ministers will take place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.   The discussions during the informal EPSCO will concentrate on the health workforce, security of medicine supplies and Europe´s Beating Cancer Plan.   For more information and to register, click here.   Please note that the deadline for media registration is Monday 22 April 2024. Further information For any press contact by email, please write to  mediaEU2024BE@diplobel.fed.be belgium24.eu