Suchen

Ihre Ergebnisse

Anzeige: 10 von 11 Ergebnissen

Einrichtung der Fazilität für die Ukraine

Auf einen Blick 22-02-2024

Mit der Fazilität für die Ukraine sollen die Ukraine, ihr Wiederaufbau und ihr Weg zum Beitritt zur Union im Zeitraum 2024 bis 2027 mit Darlehen und Zuschüssen in Höhe von bis zu 50 Mrd. EUR unterstützt werden. Am 6. Februar 2024 erzielten das Europäische Parlament und der Rat im Anschluss an die Einigung im Europäischen Rat über die Überarbeitung des mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens (MFR) der Union eine politische Einigung über die Einrichtung der Fazilität für die Ukraine. Aus dem MFR sollen mit Blick ...

Almost two years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU military assistance under the European Peace Facility (EPF) is lagging. The special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 invited the Council to agree by early March 2024 to amend the regulation establishing the EPF, in order to increase its financial ceiling.

Die Finanzierung von Unternehmen durch Drittstaaten kann sich verzerrend auf den Binnenmarkt auswirken. Auf seiner ersten Plenartagung im November wird das Parlament über die in Trilogverhandlungen erzielte vorläufige Einigung über einen Vorschlag für eine Verordnung abstimmen, mit der gegen solche wettbewerbsverzerrenden drittstaatlichen Subventionen vorgegangen werden soll. Gemäß der Verordnung müssen Unternehmen Subventionen melden, die von staatlichen Stellen eines Drittstaats in Bereichen wie ...

More than two decades after the United Nations General Assembly adopted its Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) to enhance recognition of their role and encourage states to create a more protective environment, many human rights defenders face an increasingly hostile environment, with both repressive governments and some non-state actors, such as economic interest or criminal groups, opposing their work and posing a serious threat. Support for human rights defenders is a long established ...

Since 2000, Serbia has undergone a halting yet persistent reintegration into the global economy. However, Serbian foreign policy currently faces a dilemma, as (at least) four separate powers are vying for influence within the country. This study examines Serbia’s foreign policies towards the European Union (EU), the United States (US), Russia, and China, in particular examining the influence of each power with regard to foreign aid, trade, investment and security. Our analysis shows that each partner ...

The Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) is the main financial instrument in the EU budget for funding aid to developing countries, and as such complements the European Development Fund, which is outside the EU budget. The primary objective of the DCI is to alleviate poverty, but it also contributes to other international priorities of the EU such as the UN's post-2015 Development Agenda; sustainable economic, social and environmental development; and the promotion of democracy, the rule of law ...

The new administration of US President Donald Trump has put forward an 'America First' vision in the field of development policy. In his 2018 budget proposal, President Trump requests the US Congress to scale back and refocus US political commitments and financial contributions in the areas of economic and development assistance, humanitarian aid and global health. Limited US foreign assistance funding will be prioritised on the regions, programmes and international organisations that most directly ...

Kim Jong-un became the third leader in North Korea’s history, after succeeding his father Kim Jong-il, who died in December 2011. The succession took place smoothly and the new leader follows his predecessor's repressive political line and insists on the development of a nuclear and space programme in an effort to reinforce the country's international position and secure external aid. Pyongyang succeeded in both launching an intercontinental rocket in December 2012 and testing its third nuclear ...

New proposed regulations for European Union (EU) financial instruments for external action are due to apply from 1 January 2014. They are aimed at enabling the EU to reinforce its role in the world and promote its interests and values.

China's two-way "win-win" partnerships with African countries contrast sharply with the traditional asymmetric, one-way donor-recipient relationships between the EU and its African partners.