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Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5): Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls
Gender equality is an issue of human rights and justice. Empowering women and girls gives them greater agency to get their voices heard and orient development in ways that meet their needs.
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European defence industrial strategy
On 5 March 2024, the European Commission – together with the High Representative and the European Defence Agency (EDA) – presented the first-ever European defence industrial strategy (EDIS).
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The evolving powers of the European Parliament
This publication presents Parliament's powers, including the most recent changes following the reform of Parliament's Rules of Procedure in April 2024.
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Priority dossiers under the Hungarian EU Council Presidency
Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, and will stay in office until 31 December 2024.
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WTO agreement on electronic commerce
On 26 July 2024, after 5 years of negotiations, 82 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement on the first-ever global rules on electronic commerce.