The EU Commissioners, one from each EU country, provide the EU Commission’s political leadership during their 5-year term.
Statement by Commissioner Kyriakides on World Mental Health Day *
(Source: European Commission)
Ahead of the World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2021, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, made the following statement:
“Citizens across the EU and the world have showed impressive resilience and strength in the face of an unprecedented public health crisis. But at the […]
Speech by Vice-President Schinas on EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life
(Source: European Commission)
“Check against delivery”
Good afternoon and welcome to our College read-out here in Strasbourg.
Before moving to the Strategy, there are a few HR decisions, which I would like to mention:
Today, the College decided to appoint Ana Gallego Torres as Director-General of the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers.
The College has also […]
Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the ECOFIN press conference
(Source: European Commission)
Good afternoon. We had a continuation this morning of the discussion on energy prices. This confirms the importance of the work that will be done in the coming days. We will have next week the Communication from the Commission providing a tool kit and common measures. The European […]
Remarks by Commissioner McGuinness at the press conference on the review of EU insurance rules
(Source: European Commission)
“Check against delivery”
Good afternoon, thank you Valdis for that introduction.
When we look back over 5 years when Solvency II came into being, back then it was really a major change in the European rulebook for insurers, aligning prudential rules with state-of-the-art risk management practices.
And Solvency II is a […]