Comunicado de imprensa

Lisboa, 2 de outubro de 2019.

L'UE entame des négociations pour approfondir les relations commerciales avec cinq pays d'Afrique orientale et australe

Aujourd'hui, l'Union européenne a entamé des négociations avec cinq partenaires de l'Afrique orientale et australe (Comores, Madagascar, Maurice, Seychelles et Zimbabwe) afin d'approfondir l'accord de partenariat économique déjà en place. L'UE s'est félicitée de cette action, particulièrement dans le cadre de l'Alliance Afrique-Europe pour des investissements et des emplois durables. Un communiqué de presse est disponible en ligne.  

COLLEGE MEETING: Commission appoints new member to Independent Ethical Committee

The European Commission has today decided to appoint Mr Allan Rosas as a member of the Independent Ethical Committee.  His full CV is available online here. The Independent Ethical Committee was set up with the new Code of Conduct for Members of the European Commission that President Juncker proposed as part of his greater push for higher ethical standards and transparency. 

Commissioner Navracsics to attend European Union Prize for Literature award ceremony

Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, will this evening present the awards to the 14 winners of this year’s European Union Prize for Literature . The Prize is awarded annually to new and emerging authors, recognising literary talent from across Europe. More information on the European Union Prize for Literature as well as on the 2019 winning authors and their books can be found here.