Tag for 'First Vice-President Frans Timmermans'
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Protecting all children in migration: Commission outlines priority actions Brussels, 12 April 2017 Over the past two years, a growing number of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families.While EU and Member States' legislation provide a solid framework for protection, the recent surge in arrivals has put national [...]
Friday, March 10th, 2017
Joint Statement for the European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism Brussels, 10 March 2017 Joint Statement for the European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism by First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Commissioners Dimitris Avramopoulos, Vera Jourová and Julian King"We remember and honour the victims of all terrorist atrocities, regardless [...]
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Commission calls for accelerated delivery under the Migration Partnership Framework and further actions along the Central Mediterranean Route Brussels, 2 March 2017 Ahead of the European Council meeting next week, the Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President are reporting for the third time on the progress made under the Migration Partnership Framework and are presenting the [...]
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Commission calls for renewed efforts in implementing solidarity measures under the European Agenda on Migration Brussels, 2 March 2017 Ahead of next week's European Council and in the form of three progress reports, the Commission is today making a renewed call on Member States to pick up the pace of relocation to alleviate pressure from [...]
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Commission proposes high level of privacy rules for all electronic communications and updates data protection rules for EU institutions Brussels, 10 January 2017 The Commission is proposing new legislation to ensure stronger privacy in electronic communications, while opening up new business opportunities.The measures presented today aim to update current rules, extending their scope to all [...]
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Rule of Law: Commission discusses latest developments and issues complementary Recommendation to Poland Today, the European Commission discussed the state of play of the ongoing procedure concerning the Rule of Law in Poland and decided to issue a complementary Rule of Law Recommendation, taking into account the latest developments in Poland that have occurred since [...]
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Security Union: Commission adopts stronger rules to fight terrorism financing Brussels, 21 December 2016 Today, the European Commission has adopted a package of measures to strengthen the EU's capacity to fight the financing of terrorism and organised crime, delivering on the commitments made in the Action Plan against terrorist financing from February 2016. The proposals [...]
Thursday, November 24th, 2016
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Joint Statement Brussels, 24 November 2016 Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the Commission, Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Neven Mimica, Commissioner [...]
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Security Union: Commission proposes a European Travel Information and Authorisation System Brussels, 16 November 2016 The Commission is today proposing to establish a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) to strengthen security checks on visa-free travellers. This follows the announcement in September by President Juncker in his 2016 State of the Union address, and [...]
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Commission recommends extending temporary internal border controls for a limited period of three months Strasbourg, 25 October 2016 The European Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to be adopted by the Council, to prolong proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, where controls already take place – according [...]
