European Parliament

Press release - Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Hitler did not win!”

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

On Thursday, Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, addressed MEPs in a plenary session in Brussels to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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  • On Thursday, Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, addressed MEPs in a plenary session in Brussels to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  • “We pay tribute today to the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm our unwavering commitment against antisemitism, racism and other forms of hate.
  • Living in Israel today, she said, “I was blessed with the opportunity to have children and grandchildren.
  • After 7 October “the resurgence of antisemitism means that the hate of the past is still with us”, Ms Shashar warned.

Press release - Child sexual abuse online: MEPs endorse one-off extension of current rules

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed a draft Parliament position on extending temporary rules to allow for the detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online in derogation of EU legislation on the respect of privacy online.

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  • On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed a draft Parliament position on extending temporary rules to allow for the detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online in derogation of EU legislation on the respect of privacy online.
  • MEPs propose extending the current rules until 3 May 2025 and emphasise that they cannot be extended any further.
  • They point out the importance of adopting permanent rules on CSAM that include prevention measures, which is why this extension should be a one-off solution.
  • Background
    To replace the interim derogation allowing for CSAM detection, the Commission proposed a permanent regulation on combatting online child sexual abuse in May 2022.

Press release - European Parliament Press Kit for the Special European Council of 1 February 2024

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases reflecting MEPs’ priorities for topics on the summit agenda. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases reflecting MEPs’ priorities for topics on the summit agenda. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Press release - EP President Metsola at EUCO: We owed the Ukraine deal to the people of Ukraine

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

Support to Ukraine is ultimately also about our own European security, underlined EP President Roberta Metsola at the Special European Council Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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Support to Ukraine is ultimately also about our own European security, underlined EP President Roberta Metsola at the Special European Council Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Press release - Deal on strengthening consumers’ right to repair

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

On Thursday, Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers.

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  • On Thursday, Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers.
  • The agreed rules clarify the obligations for manufacturers and encourage consumers to extend a product’s lifecycle through repair.
  • Revitalising the repair market
    MEPs played a key role in strengthening and making the EU repair market more competitive.
  • Quote
    Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) said: “With today's agreement, we have come closer to establishing a consumer right to repair.

Letter from the ECB President to Ms Irene Tinagli, ECON Chair, on the climate and nature plan 2024-2025

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

We made this decision after a

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<ul><li>We made this decision after a
comprehensive review of the climate actions we have taken since the launch of our climate agenda.</li>
<li>See ?ECB presents action plan to include climate change considerations in its monetary policy strategy?, press release, ECB, 8 July
2021.</li>
<li>See Letter from the ECB President to Irene Tinagli, ECON Chair, on progress on climate-related action plan, 4 July 2022.</li>
<li>For the
updated priorities relating to banking supervision, see the supervisory priorities for 2024-2026, ECB, 19 December 2023.</li>
<li>In our new work programme for 2024 and 2025 we reaffirm our commitment to addressing the climate crisis
within our mandate.</li>
<li>Second, the increasing physical impact of climate change, and how measures to adapt to a hotter world
affect the economy.</li>
</ul>

Transaction in Own Shares

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.

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  • The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.
  • 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
  • After the disclosed transactions, Nordea holds 5,144,336 treasury shares for capital optimisation purposes and 4,787,315 treasury shares for remuneration purposes.
  • Details of each transaction are included as an appendix to this announcement.

Transaction in Own Shares

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.

Key Points: 
  • The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.
  • 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
  • After the disclosed transactions, Nordea holds 3,588,536 treasury shares for capital optimisation purposes and 4,787,315 treasury shares for remuneration purposes.
  • Details of each transaction are included as an appendix to this announcement.

EQS-News: The King’s Foundation receives UN-Habitat Special Citation award for its pioneering work on sustainable urbanization

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The King’s Foundation, His Majesty King Charles III’s charitable foundation, has been awarded UN-Habitat’s prestigious Special Citation award for 2023.

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  • The King’s Foundation, His Majesty King Charles III’s charitable foundation, has been awarded UN-Habitat’s prestigious Special Citation award for 2023.
  • The award recognizes the charity’s role as a pioneer of sustainable urbanization through community engagement and neighborhood planning in the United Kingdom, and as a champion of responses to rapid urbanization across the Commonwealth.
  • Each year, UN-Habitat acknowledges outstanding contributions to human settlements with the Special Citation, a certificate in the gift of the UN-Habitat Executive Director.
  • The Foundation helped convene Commonwealth partners to discuss a Call to Action for Sustainable Urbanization, which resulted in the creation of the Declaration on Sustainable Urbanization at the CHOGM in Kigali, 2022.

Transaction in Own Shares

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.

Key Points: 
  • The repurchase of own shares is executed in public trading in accordance with Regulation No.
  • 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
  • After the disclosed transactions, Nordea holds 4,952,654 treasury shares for capital optimisation purposes and 4,787,315 treasury shares for remuneration purposes.
  • Details of each transaction are included as an appendix to this announcement.