Ben Pantrey - Writings

  European Commission Midday Press Briefing 24.03.2026 |  VOD  &  Daily News   Announcements College meeting  tomorrow . Commissioners will: Adopt communication on integrated wildfire risk management. EVP  Mînzatu  and ECs  Lahbib  and  Roswall  will present it during the debriefing of the college meeting. Discuss reprogramming of cohesion policy funds for its midterm review. Press conference w/ EVPs  Mînzatu   and  Fitto  after college meeting debriefing. Adopt proposal for regulation establishing new financial instruments for EU defense industry. Presented by  EVP Virkkunen  & EC  Kubilius  in the press room. Young European journalists visiting press room on an EP-organised training program.   Q&A MEMBER STATES - Elections in  Slovenia   SI  PM sent a letter to  VdL  about foreign interference in  SI  elections. Has the EC responded? E...

  European Commission Midday Briefing 09.03.2026 Daily News  &  VOD   Announcements President’s agenda : Together with EUCO  Costa , will hold a video conference with  Middle East  leaders  today . Tomorrow, the College of Commissioners meet in  STR : Will discuss energy files with communication on “energy and citizens”, “clean energy investments” and “development of small modular reactors in Europe”.  EVP Ribera  and  EC  Jørgensen will present this energy package  tomorrow  in the EP press room.  Technical briefing off-the-record  tomorrow  at 2pm in  BRU  before the readout of the College. Two Council meetings  today  in  BRU:  Finance Ministers in Eurogroup formation. ECs  Dombrovskis  and  Jørgensen  will represent EC. Agenda: Macroeconomic developments in the Eurozone. The Ministers will discuss recent developments in digital finance, ener...

  05.03.2026   European Commission Press Conference on the Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 by EVP MÎNZATU  and Commissioner  LAHBIB .   VOD  &  Press release   One year ago, EC  Roadmap for Women’s Rights  set the direction: 8 clear principles from ending violence against women to strengthening women’s economic opportunities.   Today’s strategy puts the roadmap into action: 30 measures to tackle discrimination and barriers girls and women face.   Objectives: Continuing the fight against gender-based violence with a strong emphasis on fighting cyberviolence : via  Digital Services Act ,  Violence Against Women Directive ,  new Action Plan on Cyberbullying Improve the  quality and accessibility of women's healthcare Promoting  gender equality across economic sectors : attracting women to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers Tackling the  gender pay and pension gaps :...