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European Commission President von der Leyen Vows to Eradicate Antisemitism in Address to AJC Virtual Global Forum

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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BRUSSELS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --"Our fight against antisemitism is more urgent than ever," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum.

Key Points: 
  • BRUSSELS, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --"Our fight against antisemitism is more urgent than ever," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum.
  • The new EC plan announced today at the AJC Virtual Global Forum follows on other significant initiatives, including EU-sponsored events at the UN, on antisemitism.
  • Von der Leyen saluted AJC for its longstanding relationship with Germany, engagement with the European Union, and promotion of transatlantic relations.
  • Many of those friends are here today at AJC's Virtual Global Forum, and I am happy to be one of them."

EU's local and regional leaders call for patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines

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Friday, May 7, 2021
European Commission, Government of Germany, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Vaccine, Von der Leyen

b'Press release 06/05/2021 | Consumer policy; Public health\n vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to\n curb the rapid spread of the pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • b'Press release 06/05/2021 | Consumer policy; Public health\n vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to\n curb the rapid spread of the pandemic.
  • The European\n Valencia, led the call for patents to be suspended.\n Speaking at the CoR\'s plenary session, he said: "The\n pandemic is not over yet.
  • It has already killed more\n people than the battles of Verdun and Stalingrad.
  • However, the paragraph containing\n any group or member of the Committee.\n rules on patents enjoyed by pharmaceutical companies.\n Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European\n at the EU level.\n'

One year of our mandate and of the pandemic: message by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of the region of Central Macedonia

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Government of Germany, Politicians, Organizations, German Lutherans, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, European Commission, European Union

It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.

Key Points: 
  • It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.
  • This dreadful virus has tragically taken almost 600,000 lives in the European Union and 2.5 million across the world.
  • We managed to play a key role in voicing the needs of the EU's 1 million regional and local elected politicians.
  • When the pandemic first hit, we put together an Action Plan and launched our
    COVID-19 exchange platform.
  • We launched our first ever regional and local Barometer and discussed it with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
  • We opened a new era of concrete cooperation with the European Commission on the
    Green Deal,
    Migration, as well as
    Research and innovation.
  • I would like to express my sincere gratitude for what you have done for our Committee, our communities and for Europe.
  • Europe must emerge from this crisis more resilient and formally recognise the central importance of local and regional administrations.
  • President of the European Committee of the Regions

One year of our mandate and of the pandemic: message by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of the region of Central Macedonia to the Members

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Government of Germany, Politicians, Organizations, German Lutherans, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, European Commission, European Union

It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.

Key Points: 
  • It has forced us to restrict the lives of our people and introduce other urgent unprecedented measures.
  • This dreadful virus has tragically taken almost 600,000 lives in the European Union and 2.5 million across the world.
  • We managed to play a key role in voicing the needs of the EU's 1 million regional and local elected politicians.
  • When the pandemic first hit, we put together an Action Plan and launched our
    COVID-19 exchange platform.
  • We launched our first ever regional and local Barometer and discussed it with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
  • We opened a new era of concrete cooperation with the European Commission on the
    Green Deal,
    Migration, as well as
    Research and innovation.
  • I would like to express my sincere gratitude for what you have done for our Committee, our communities and for Europe.
  • Europe must emerge from this crisis more resilient and formally recognise the central importance of local and regional administrations.
  • President of the European Committee of the Regions

Press conferences of the video conference of the members of the European Council, 25-26 February 2021

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Friday, February 26, 2021
Government of Germany, European Commission, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, Von der Leyen, EUCO, Ursula

Indicative programme

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  • Indicative programme

    Thursday 25 February15.00 Video conference of the members of the European CouncilTTBC Press conference by Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen - live streaming

    Friday 26 February08.30 Joint statement by President Michel and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg -live streaming09.00 Video conference of the members of the European CouncilTTBC Press conference by Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen - live streaming

    Arrangements for the press conferences

    Please note that there will be no physical press conferences.

  • They can be followed via live streaming (Thursday) and live streaming (Friday)

    English, French and German interpretation available.

  • In order to ask questions remotely, EU accredited journalists and journalists who had a EUCO accreditation from June 2019 EUCO meeting or later, can register using this form

    Journalists who already registered for high-level press conferences (European Councils, international summits) in 2020 don't need to register again.

  • Deadline for registration: Thursday 25 February at 17.00 and Friday 26 February at 09.00

    Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.

Press release - Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 today

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Organizations, Government of Germany, David Sassoli, Ursula von der Leyen, Sassoli, Von der Leyen, European Commission, European Union, Next Generation EU, European Parliament

After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.

Key Points: 
  • After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.
  • Adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 9 February, the RRF is the biggest building block of the Next Generation EU recovery package.
  • You can follow the press conference live from 10.25 CET via Parliaments webstreaming and EbS+.
  • Journalists are asked to connect a few minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Press release - Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 on Friday

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Organizations, Government of Germany, David Sassoli, Ursula von der Leyen, Sassoli, Von der Leyen, European Commission, European Union, Next Generation EU, European Parliament

After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.

Key Points: 
  • After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.
  • Adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 9 February, the RRF is the biggest building block of the Next Generation EU recovery package.
  • You can follow the press conference live from 10.25 CET via Parliaments webstreaming and EbS+.
  • Journalists are asked to connect a few minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Yum China Adds Two Shared Service Center Branches

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Thursday, December 31, 2020
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China", NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that the Suzhou and Wuxi branches of its Centralized Shared Service Center (CSSC) have officially been put into operation.

Key Points: 
  • SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China", NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that the Suzhou and Wuxi branches of its Centralized Shared Service Center (CSSC) have officially been put into operation.
  • Yum China has operations in over 1,400 cities with over 400,000 employees.
  • Yum China also partners with Lavazza to explore and develop the Lavazza coffee shop concept in China.
  • In 2020, Yum China was named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and was certified as a Top Employer 2020 in China by the Top Employers Institute, both for the second consecutive year.

EU-China Leaders’ meeting: Delivering results by standing firm on EU interests and values

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Thursday, December 31, 2020
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The European Union (represented by President of the European Council, Charles Michel and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen held a leaders meeting with China (represented by President Xi Jinping) via videoconference on 30 December 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The European Union (represented by President of the European Council, Charles Michel and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen held a leaders meeting with China (represented by President Xi Jinping) via videoconference on 30 December 2020.
  • The meeting focused in particular on progress achieved on negotiations on investment.
  • Following intensive negotiations carried out by the European Commission on the EUs side, the EU and China concluded in principle the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)

    Visit the meeting page

Press release - MEPs debate EU summit results on long-term budget, rule of law, climate

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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Organizations, European Commission, Government of Germany, Ladson family, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der Leyen Commission, European Union

We now have the resources, we have strengthened the rule of law with new and effective legislation and we have agreed to step up our climate goals for 2030.

Key Points: 
  • We now have the resources, we have strengthened the rule of law with new and effective legislation and we have agreed to step up our climate goals for 2030.
  • He also highlighted the progress made in the fight against the pandemic, on vaccination and on economic recovery.
  • Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, stressed that NextGenerationEU will lead to the most ambitious overhaul of the European economy in decades.
  • With regard to the Rule of Law mechanism, she underlined that the deal with Parliament has not been reopened and that the Council conclusions dont change the law.
  • He underlined that not a single word has changed to what was previously negotiated in the rule of law regulation.
  • He also welcomed the rule of law mechanism saying, for the first time, we have a link between EU money and respect for the EUs basic principles.
  • These are unprecedented achievements, she said, citing the multiannual financial framework and the rule of law mechanism, which makes our values stronger.
  • Ms Keller also said that the 2030 climate actions target is still far short of what is needed according to the scientific consensus.
  • We could have done more to centre the EU budget on the future though, while the costs of the pandemic and dealing with climate change are not factored in enough.