⚫ Protecting citizens.
🟡 Strengthening the economy.
🔴 Preparing for the future.

These words capture the essence of the #EU2024BE Presidency of the Council of the EU, which is coming to an end this month.

We 🇪🇺 🇧🇪 worked together for a Union that delivers and empowers.

Merci la Belgique! Dankjewel België!

RT @corporateeurope
🤜120+🤛 orgs say to EU leaders at #EUCO in Brussels: oppose the ‘Industrial Deal’ by #BigPolluters & lobby

✊We need real solutions to multiple crises - not industry agenda scrapping protections for profits!
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2024/06/prioritise-people-environment
#EU2024BE

EU civil society says "It's time to prioritise needs of people and the environment" | Corporate Europe Observatory

As EU leaders meet at tomorrow's European Council summit, 120 civil society organisations demand they prioritise the needs of people and the environment, not corporate greed.  

🤜 120+ 🤛 orgs say to EU leaders at #EUCO in Brussels: oppose the ‘Industrial Deal’ by #BigPolluters & lobby

✊ We need real solutions to multiple crises - not industry agenda scrapping protections for profits!

Read more about the open letter against the Antwerp Declaration here 👉 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2024/06/prioritise-people-environment

#EU2024BE

EU civil society says "It's time to prioritise needs of people and the environment" | Corporate Europe Observatory

As EU leaders meet at tomorrow's European Council summit, 120 civil society organisations demand they prioritise the needs of people and the environment, not corporate greed.  

Imagine yourself in your kitchen, eager to cook a new recipe. Would you think that you’ll need electricity, gas, stove, pots and pans?

Similarly, the underlying infrastructure provided by #GÉANT and the NREN community is, by nature, invisible, yet indispensable for #research & #education.

GÉANT’s CCO Cathrin Stöver @cathrin presented what we do at the #ResearchInfrastructures conference organised under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the #EU: https://connect.geant.org/2024/06/24/what-we-do-in-a-nutshell-geant-at-the-research-infrastructures-conference

#EU2024BE #NRENs

What We Do in a Nutshell: GÉANT at the Research Infrastructures Conference | GÉANT CONNECT Online

GÉANT participated in the conference on “Research Infrastructures in a Changing Global, Environmental and Socio-economical Context”, organized under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. To an audience of policymakers, researchers, and civil society representatives, GÉANT’s Chief Communications Officer Cathrin Stöver presented what we do in a nutshell. Imagine yourself standing in your

GÉANT CONNECT Online | The leading collaboration on e-infrastructure and services for research and education

RT by @EUCouncil: The @EUCouncil has adopted a recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers as part of Europe’s #BeatingCancerPlan.

#EU2024BE #EPSCO

Read more 👇
https://europa.eu/!H3cXJ4

[2024-06-21 10:17 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 🌳🐿️ Adopted! EU Environment Ministers just validated the trilogue agreement on the #NatureRestoration Law. This is the final step before this law can enter into force.

➡️ More soon in the @EUCouncil press release.

#EU2024BE

[2024-06-17 08:44 UTC]

#EU2024BE might try to force Member States to ❌ compromise on right to #privacy and #encryption 🔐 by pushing for #CSAR deal this Thursday.

👇 New article explains why this is a fundamental mistake and which 4️⃣ problems still need to be addressed.

https://project-disco.org/european-union/protecting-kids-while-respecting-europeans-rights-how-to-navigate-the-safety-privacy-conundrum/

Protecting Kids While Respecting Europeans’ Rights: How To Navigate the Safety-Privacy Conundrum  - Disruptive Competition Project

Two years have passed since the European Commission published its initial proposal to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA). Nevertheless, negotiations on Europe’s long-term regulatory framework to fight CSA still struggle to make progress.

Disruptive Competition Project

#EU2024BE might try to force Member States to ❌ compromise on right to #privacy and #encryption 🔐 by pushing for #CSAR deal this Thursday.

👇 New article explains why this is a fundamental mistake and which 4️⃣ problems still need to be addressed.

https://project-disco.org/european-union/protecting-kids-while-respecting-europeans-rights-how-to-navigate-the-safety-privacy-conundrum/

#CSA #CSAM #EUvsChildSexualAbuse #ChatControl #Chatkontrolle #EndToEndEncryption #DigitalEU

Protecting Kids While Respecting Europeans’ Rights: How To Navigate the Safety-Privacy Conundrum  - Disruptive Competition Project

Two years have passed since the European Commission published its initial proposal to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA). Nevertheless, negotiations on Europe’s long-term regulatory framework to fight CSA still struggle to make progress.

Disruptive Competition Project

Honoured to start our 'Coalition for Democratic #Resilience' with a conference co-organised with @EU2024BE & @EU_EEAS.

Timely topic: Defending #Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power.

Thanks for excellent collaboration & for resilience as #EU2024BE priority!

https://defenddemocracy.eu/events/29-may-2024/

29 May 2024 — Defend Democracy

A new era calls for a new coalition. Defend Democracy is therefore launching the Coalition for Democratic Resilience (C4DR).

Defend Democracy
Join us today at the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU event on how converging technologies can enable R&I for the healthcare of the future! Our director is speaking at 14:05 and 14:45 in the Auditorium about the role of #PPPs in #HealthResearch #EU2024BE - find out more: https://omicsforhealth.eu/home/