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Parliament votes on new energy efficiency measures, rules to bring down the cost of phone calls in Europe and announces the winner of the 2018 LUX Film Prize. Also on the agenda: the future of Europe with German chancellor Angela Merkel and new rules to protect the rights of rail passengers.

Press conference by the Austrian Presidency and the European Commission

- Ceremonial signature of EU Support Programme to eastern Ukraine with UNDP - Press briefing by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and Osnat LUBRANI, UN Resident Coordinator/ UNDP Representative

On Friday, 9/11/2018, the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) took place in Brussels to discuss efforts to modernise the WTO, the implementation of free trade agreements and latest developments in ongoing bilateral trade negotiations.

Every year passengers travel some 500 billion kilometres on Europe’s rail network. MEPs back tougher rules to protect their rights, similar to those for airline passengers.

Parliament is updating rules in the telecoms market. MEPs want to continue driving down the cost of intra-EU calls, encourage phone companies spend more on infrastructure and improve connectivity across Europe.

On 8 November 2018, Pierre Moscovici, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, held a press conference presenting the Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast at the headquarter of the European Commission in Brussels.

Joint press point with Richard BRABEC, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment, and Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Meeting with Juha SIPILÄ, Finnish Prime Minister

Autumn forecast

Topic touched upon: Autumn Forecast

The European Parliament is promoting the use of renewable energy sources, with new ambitious targets driving the EU towards its climate change goals. The EU wants to keep citizens at the centre of the energy transition, by protecting self-consumers, promoting energy efficiency first and boosting cleaner transport.

Margrethe VESTAGER, Member of the EC in charge of Competition - Press conference

Joint press conference with Chrystia FREELAND, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister

Read-out of the College meeting of 07/11/2018

On 6 November 2018, Hartwig Löger, Austrian Federal Minister of Finance and Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Euro, Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, held a press conference following the EU Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the state of play of negotiations on the digital services tax.

Carlos MOEDAS, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Science and Innovation - Press conference with the winning mayors. Key messages - iCapital, open of the Women Innovators Prize 2019, EIC

Press conference opening remarks by the Austrian Presidency and the European Commission

Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality - Is tech killing democracy?

On Monday the 5th of November, the Eurogroup took place in Brussels. EU Finance ministers of the eurozone met to look into the status of the ongoing assessment of the eurozone Member States' draft budgetary plans for 2019. Ministers also continued their work on deepening EMU and discussed the Italian Draft Budgetary Plan.

Press conference by - Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup - Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs - Klaus REGLING, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism

Press conference opening remarks by Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs

The Single Market as a Driver of Investment in Europe - Keynote Address by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness

Press conference by - Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Austrian Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism - Norbert HOFER, Austrian Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology - Violeta BULC, Member of the EC in charge of Transport - Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy

Press conference opening remarks by Violeta BULC, Member of the EC in charge of Transport