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14th September 2015 / Politics / Elections

Politics: Juncker´s first State of the Union speech in EP

Last Wednesday 9 September, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave his first State of the Union speech in the European Parliament plenary in Strassbourg. His 77-minute long speech, made in English and French, touched a variety of topics the European Union copes with these days. The basic op...

9th September 2015 / Politics / Elections

Politics: CTK: NATO must adapt to security environment - Stoltenberg

NATO must adapt to the changes taking place in the security environment in its neighbourhood, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference after a meeting with a Czech government delegation in Prague today, adding that the migration crisis requires the EU´s immediate reaction...

9th September 2015 / Politics / Digital Agenda

Politics: Statement by EU Commissioner Věra Jourová on finalisation of EU-US negotiations on data protection "Umbrella Agreement"

"...Once in force, this agreement will guarantee a high level of protection of all personal data when transferred between law enforcement authorities across the Atlantic. It will in particular guarantee that all EU citizens have the right to enforce their data protection rights in US courts – as c...