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Highlights – EU leadership in the fight against famines: committee debate – Committee on Development
The Committee on Development will discuss the global humanitarian and food security situation with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, on 13 July. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, the number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent assistance hit a five-year high in 2020. The debate will feed into the Committee’s work on an upcoming report on food security in developing countries.
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World Food Programme and EU partnership in 2020
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Highlights – Financial services cooperation with the Biden Administration: hearing – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
ECON – Financial services cooperation with the Biden Administration: hearing – 13.07.21 – NEW
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a public hearing with experts in order to acquire insight on recent developments in the US in the field of banking and financial services, on 13 July. The hearing will also touch upon the prospects for future cooperation in this field, including in the context of international institutions and fora.
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a public hearing with experts in order to acquire insight on recent developments in the US in the field of banking and financial services, on 13 July. The hearing will also touch upon the prospects for future cooperation in this field, including in the context of international institutions and fora.
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EU Fact Sheets: Economic and monetary union, taxation and competition policies
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EU Fact Sheets: Economic and monetary union, taxation and competition policies
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Highlights – Recovery and Resilience Dialogue: committee debate – Committee on Budgets – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affair will hold their second Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, and Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, on 14 July. The debate is expected to focus on the Commission’s assessment of national recovery and resilience plans submitted by Member States.
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EU Fact Sheets: EU financing
EU Fact Sheets: Economic and monetary union, taxation and competition policies
ECON Webpage
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EU Fact Sheets: EU financing
EU Fact Sheets: Economic and monetary union, taxation and competition policies
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Hungary’s OTP acquires Slovenia’s second largest bank
The Hungarian OTP Bank Group has signed an agreement to acquire an outright stake in NKBM, Slovenia’s second largest bank, to become the leading banking player on the Slovenian market. OTP acquired the bank from Apollo, a US private equity…
At a Glance – Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual report 2019 – 01-07-2021
During its July plenary session, Parliament is set to discuss the Committee on Budgetary Control’s report on the control of the European Investment Bank’s financial activities in 2019. The report highlights the role of the Bank in financing the European Green Deal, and its gradual shift towards being ‘the EU Climate Bank’. It also looks into the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the Bank’s external operations, among other things. As last year, the report strongly emphasises the need for more integrity, transparency and accountability, stronger external scrutiny and reinforced mechanisms to fight fraud and corruption.
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