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The European Union and the United Nations will co-chair the Brussels II Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region on 24-25 April. The Conference will gather more than 85 delegations from the international community, including the regional players. They will discuss all key aspects of the crisis: political, humanitarian and the regional dimension.
Opening remarks by Raimund JEHLE, Regional Programme Leader for Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Mariya GABRIEL, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Rumen PORODZANOV, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry of Bulgaria, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Raimund JEHLE, Regional Programme Leader for Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Raimund JEHLE, Regional Programme Leader for Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Mariya GABRIEL, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Tomislav DONCHEV, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Mariya GABRIEL, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, at the High Level Forum “Together for Strong Digital Agriculture”, taking place on 20 April 2018, in Sofia.
The future of Europe was at the heart of the debate with the French president during this plenary session. Personal data, the 2016 budget, new legislation on the circular economy and the use of chemical weapons in Syria were also on the plenary’s agenda.
MEPs look into the compromise found with EU governments on the labour conditions of posted workers. A conference on shaping our digital future, how to make culture more accessible, and tackling fraud with secondhand cars are also on the agenda.
Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Euro, Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union at the Global Finance Forum - Fireside Chat together with Richard H. BAKER, President and CEO, Managed Funds Association (MFA)
Opening remarks by Temenuzhka PETROVA, Minister of Energy of Bulgaria, at the High-level conference “Clean Energy for all Europeans - The way ahead”, taking place on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Miguel Arias CAÑETE, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy, at the High-level conference “Clean Energy for all Europeans - The way ahead”, taking place on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Tomislav DONCHEV, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria, at the High-level conference “Clean Energy for all Europeans - The way ahead”, taking place on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Opening remarks by Temenuzhka PETROVA, Minister of Energy of Bulgaria, at the High-level conference “Clean Energy for all Europeans - The way ahead”, taking place on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Preliminary remarks by Krasen KRALEV, Minister of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria, following the Sofia European Youth Conference, on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Preliminary remarks by Tibor NAVRACSICS, European Commissioner of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, following the Sofia European Youth Conference, on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
Preliminary remarks by Jayathma WICKRAMANAYAKE, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, following the Sofia European Youth Conference, on 19 April 2018, in Sofia.
This clip features images filmed in the headquarters of Basamat for Development, a Syrian-Lebanese NGO which empowers marginalised Syrian women refugees living in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon through education and capacity building. It has set up a women's community centre that delivers a wide range of trainings and cultural and social events. The project aims to reach 500 women in one year.
This clip follows schoolgirl Rana Khalil Barghash, rather known to her friends and relatives as Farah (Arabic for "happiness"), on her way to school, attending classes, playing football and studying with her mother, at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.