Press release - Agreement reached on the European Social Fund+ for 2021-2027
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Agreement reached on the European Social Fund+ for 2021-2027 | News | European Parliament Description: On Thursday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Social Fund+ that contributes to social inclusion, job opportunities and fighting poverty.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: ESMA supports the endorsement of IFRS 17 insurance contracts Description: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its response to the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG) consultation on its draft advice on the endorsement into European law of the new international accounting standards for insurance contracts (IFRS 17). ESMA supports the endorsement of IFRS 17
Organised crime groups fuel a rise in violent crime in the EU
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Organised crime groups fuel a rise in violent crime in the EU Description: A new report by Europol warns that organised crime groups are increasingly employing violence in pursuit of their criminal objectives, and such violence represents a threat to public security in the EU. Based on an analysis of contributions made by Member States to Europol in recent years, there has been a rise in the number of violent incidents associated with serious and organised crime. Furthermore, the analysis points to an increasing willingness from criminal groups to resort to lethal violence.
#CoRplenary: local leaders discuss Europe's vaccine strategy with WHO
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: #CoRplenary: local leaders discuss Europe Description: At its first plenary of 2021, the European Committee of the Regions will discuss with Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization, the progress and challenges of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and the potential role that regions and cities should play. At the same occasion, Ana Paula Zacarias, Secretary of State for European Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, will present her country