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Highlights - Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies

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  • Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies
    17-03-2023 - 12:32
    On 22 March 2023, the Members of the Committee for Budgetary Control will vote on the draft reports and amendments concerning the 2021 Discharge to the European Commission, European Development Fund (EDF), and Agencies.
  • The vote is the second batch for the 2021 discharge, after votes on the discharge for the Parliament, other Institutions and the Joint Undertakings on 28 February 2023.
  • The discharge procedure has proven to be a powerful tool to oversee the spending of EU money.
  • Novelties this year are the first discharge for the European Public Prosecutors Office and the European Labour Authority and the inclusion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the Commission discharge.

Highlights - Discharge 2021 - Consideration of Draft Reports - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports

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  • Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports
    02-02-2023 - 11:48
    On 9 February 2023, the Committee on Budgetary Control will consider the draft discharge reports for the European Commission, the European Development Fund, and EU Agencies.
  • The draft reports will be presented by their respective Rapporteurs, presenting what they consider to be the main points for the 2021 discharge cycle.
  • In the draft reports presented in this meeting, the CONT Committee scrutinises how the Commission and EU Agencies are implementing the EU budget and prepares the Parliament's discharge decisions.
  • Parliament considers the reports prepared by the Budgetary Control Committee, taking into account the Council's recommendations, and decides to grant, postpone or refuse a discharge.

Just in Time: Prunes May Help Rein in Holiday Cravings, According to New Research

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Monday, November 29, 2021

New research from the University of Liverpool, England reports that consuming prunes can help control appetite and reduce overall caloric consumption, serving as a perfect snack to keep holiday cravings at bay.

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  • New research from the University of Liverpool, England reports that consuming prunes can help control appetite and reduce overall caloric consumption, serving as a perfect snack to keep holiday cravings at bay.
  • In the first phase, researchers compared satiety, appetite, and caloric intake among participants who consumed a snack of either prunes, raisins, or jelly-bean-like candy, all comparable in calories.
  • Researchers found that those who ate prunes consumed the fewest calories overall at subsequent meals.
  • Additionally, those who consumed prunes also reported higher levels of satisfaction and greater ease of following the weight-loss program.

EASO publishes a COI report: Syria – Security situation

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Friday, July 16, 2021

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Security situation".

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Security situation".
  • The report, EASO COI Report: Syria Security situation, analyses the security situation in Syria, focusing in particular on the situation of the civilian population.
  • It provides an overview of the armed conflicts in Syria, information on the main parties to the conflict and a governorate-level description of the security situation.
  • The report is an update of the EASO COI Report: Syria Security situation (May 2020).The report was drafted by the EASO COI Sector together with researchers from the Finish Immigration Service, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology.

Lithuania to receive immediate operational support from EASO

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Friday, July 16, 2021

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could deploy up to 50 personnel, both in-country and via remote working, in support of the Lithuanian asylum authorities by the end of the year.

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could deploy up to 50 personnel, both in-country and via remote working, in support of the Lithuanian asylum authorities by the end of the year.
  • Within days of receiving the request, EASO deployed an assessment team to the country in order to discuss the needs of the Lithuanian counterparts.
  • Lithuania has recently begun experiencing a dramatic increase in asylum applications from migrants crossing the border from Belarus.
  • EASO glaudiai bendradarbiaus su nacionalinmis valdios institucijomis, taip pat su Europos Komisija ir FRONTEX, kad utikrint skland ir suderint poir.

Novalis Biotech Closes €25 Million Biotech Acceleration Fund

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Novalis Biotech, an early-stage venture capital investor in technologies aimed at revolutionizing healthcare, announced today the closing of its 25 million second fund, the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund.

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  • Novalis Biotech, an early-stage venture capital investor in technologies aimed at revolutionizing healthcare, announced today the closing of its 25 million second fund, the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund.
  • The Biotech Acceleration Fund will continue to invest in start-up and scale-up companies that are transforming healthcare through enabling technologies.
  • We are convinced that, with the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund, they will continue to support innovation and valorization of technology in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Flemish region.
  • Novalis Fund 1 was founded in September 2018 and totalled 4 million which was deployed into eight companies, mostly in the Benelux region.

Press release - EU Asylum Agency: press conference on agreement reached with the Council

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

After years of complicated negotiations, the co-legislators have reached an agreement on upgrading the current EU Asylum Support Office (EASO) into a stronger EU Asylum Agency, with increased capabilities and responsibilities.

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  • After years of complicated negotiations, the co-legislators have reached an agreement on upgrading the current EU Asylum Support Office (EASO) into a stronger EU Asylum Agency, with increased capabilities and responsibilities.
  • When: Tuesday 29 June, at 15.30 CEST

    Where: European Parliament (Brussels), Anna Politkovskaya press room (SPAAK 0A50)

    You can follow the press conference live via European Parliament webstreaming and EbS.

  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

EASO welcomes agreement establishing EU Agency for Asylum

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes todays political agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, together with the European Commission, on a new enhanced mandate that will re-establish the Agency as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes todays political agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, together with the European Commission, on a new enhanced mandate that will re-establish the Agency as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).
  • The agreement sends a strong signal that the EU is committed to working in the spirit of compromise in order to improve asylum management.
  • Commenting on the agreement, EASOs Executive Director, Nina Gregori, stated: I am delighted that through engagement with all stakeholders, Europe will soon have an asylum agency that will continue building on EASOs successes of the past years.
  • Any further information may be obtained from the European Asylum Support Office on the following email address: [email protected]

EASO publishes a COI report: Nigeria – security situation

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Photo:EU/ECHO/Isabel Coello (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), 16 June 2015

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  • Photo:EU/ECHO/Isabel Coello (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), 16 June 2015

    Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled Nigeria: security situation.

  • The first report in EASO's 2021 production on Nigeria is EASO COI Report: Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings

    , was published in April 2021.

  • The second report, EASO COI Report: Nigeria Security situation, is an update and expansion of the EASO COI report Nigeria Security situation 2018

    .

  • The report was co-drafted by Stephanie Huber, Founder and Director of the Asylum Research Centre (ARC), and EASO's COI Sector, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology

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EASO Executive Director welcomes Spain’s commitment to reform reception system

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Monday, May 17, 2021

Ms Gregori met with Jos Luis Escriv, Spains Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, as well as the Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in Madrid.

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  • Ms Gregori met with Jos Luis Escriv, Spains Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, as well as the Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in Madrid.
  • She welcomed the clear commitment of the Spanish Government to reform the countrys reception system in line with EU standards.
  • She also noted that officials of the Secretara de Estado de Migraciones (SEM) are working very well with EASO personnel, highlighting that such good collaboration bodes well for the reform of Spains reception system.
  • The Executive Director also visited the Canaria 50 and Colegio Leon reception centers in Gran Canaria, meeting with EASO personnel deployed on the island and reviewing the state-of-play on the ground in the centers.