COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA
Lisboa, 14/10/2015
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Refugee Crisis: European Commission reports on progress in implementation of priority
actions
Ahead of the European Council of 15 October, today the Commission has put on the table
aCommunication describing the State of Play of the implementation of the priority actions under
the European Agenda on Migration. This Communication to the European Council sets out the
progress made on the operational, budgetary and legal measures which were proposed by the
Commission and endorsed by Heads of State and Government on 23 September. European
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said: "As Europe's leaders, we came together three
weeks ago to agree on a concrete list of steps we need to take, and to take urgently. The
Commission has lived up to all its commitments. We have dedicated more money to the refugee
crisis – with our amending budget already adopted by both co-legislators. We have sent our
experts to Greece and Italy to make the hotspots and relocation scheme function, and pushed all
Member States to properly apply the EU's common asylum rules. We have seen concrete results,
but we still need Member States to do more. Noble words need to be followed by concrete actions
back home."A press pack is available online, including a press release,factsheet, and graphs.
 Trade for All: Commission publishes Trade Strategy
The European Commission has today outlined a new, more responsible international trade and
investment strategy for the European Union, entitled ‘Trade for All: Towards a more responsible
trade and investment policy’. This strategy responds to new economic realities in line with the
EU's foreign policy. Follow Commissioner Malmström's press conference on the new EU trade
and investment strategy following today's College meeting here. A full press release and
detailed fact sheet is available online. The website of the new trade strategy
is:ec.europa.eu/trade/strategy
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European Commission formally proposes €2.4 billion support for EU farmers and refugees
In May 2015, the Commission had adopted the draft budget for 2016. In response to the refugee
crisis, as well as to the particularly difficult situation on a number of EU agricultural markets,
the European Commission has today amended its draft budget - bringing it to €144.4 billion in
payments as compared to €143.5 billion in May. The Commission's concrete proposals are
for €1.68 billion of additional EU funding in 2016 to address the refugee crisis. This includes
the €780 million for relocation of 120,000 people agreed before the autumn and€750 million out
of the €900 million announced in the second half of September. For the other€150 million, at the
beginning of next year the Commission will activate the Emergency Aid Reserve. At the same
time, the Commission proposes that European farmers receive emergency support of an
additional €700 million compared to the draft budget proposed in May. Of them, €500 million
will go to finance a series of measures in response to the particularly difficult situation on a
number of EU agricultural markets, notably the dairy sector. The other €200 million will go to
provide emergency support for fruit and vegetables and some dairy products following the
extension of the Russian embargo on EU imports of EU agricultural products. More information
is available here. The European Parliament and the Council will now work towards agreeing the
budget for 2016.
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Projeto luso-espanhol ganha prémio como um dos mais inovadores da
Europa:RegioStars 2015
Os mais inspiradores projetos de inovação apoiados pelos fundos da política de coesão da
Comissão Europeia foram distinguidos ontem na entrega dos Prémios RegioStars 2015. Com um
orçamento de 351,8 mil milhões de euros para um total de 387 programas no período de 20142020, a política de coesão é uma das principais políticas de investimento da UE. O projeto lusoespanhol "Eurocidade de Chaves-Verin" vence na categoria de «Citystar» - Transformar as
cidades para enfrentarem os desafios do futuro, demonstrando que a integração institucional,
económica, social e cultural de duas cidades transfronteiriças é possível e gera benefícios reais
para os seus cidadãos. Portugal tem sido vencedor em várias edições destes prémios que existem
desde 2008. Em 2011, o projeto Civitas Mimosa, do Funchal, venceu a categoria "CityStar". Em
2013, Portugal teve dois projetos vencedores: o UPTEC – Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia da
Universidade do Porto e "Portrait". No ano seguinte, foi a vez do projeto "Art on Chairs" criado
para promover a incorporação do design na indústria de mobiliário do concelho de Paredes.
Nesta 8.ª edição dos RegioStars, a Comissão Europeia recebeu 143 candidaturas. Destas, foram
selecionados 17 excelentes projetos como finalistas que podem ser conhecidos em detalhe aqui.
Descubra mais sobre os 4 vencedores, e veja os vídeos feitos sobre cada um, aqui.
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Industrial production down by 0.5% in euro area
In August 2015 compared with July 2015, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.5%
in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the
statistical office of the European Union. In July 2015 industrial production rose by 0.8% and
0.4% respectively. In August 2015 compared with August 2014, industrial production increased
by 0.9% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU28. A Eurostat press release is available here.
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