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The deputy Eduardo Barbosa, chair of the “Grupo Parlamentar Brasil-União Europeia” (Parliamentary Group Brazil-EU), assessed as positive the visit of the group of six MEPs to Congress in early November. Barbosa said that a visit to the European Parliament (EP) was agreed with the European delegation) for next March, still to be confirmed. The deputy also

Ambassador João Gomes Cravinho, EU ambassador in Brazil, believes that the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will be achieved. The important thing, according to him, is not the date of the exchange offers, but the fact that the proposals are sufficiently robust for both parties. This Friday (27/11) there will be an

In João Pessoa, the bilateral meeting expanded partnerships between Brazil and EU countries, with the aim of increasing digital inclusion. The expansion of partnerships between Brazil and the member countries of the European Union (EU) in order to promote digital inclusion through broadband Internet was the topic discussed on Monday (9) by Communications Minister André

Following a cycle of steady growth at the end of the last decade, the Brazilian economy began to contract in 2011, and entered a technical recession in 2015. Declining exports, rising inflation, a growing deficit and corruption have destabilised the economy. Its future course will depend on fiscal adjustment, inflation control and on bolstering the

Following revelations of large-scale Internet surveillance Brazil and the EU have become actively involved in the global debate on internet governance. Since early 2014 cyber policy has become part of the agenda of the EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership. The two have agreed on the need for support for inclusive and transparent internet governance based on a

In order to deepen the debate on topics of interest between Brazil and the European Union (EU) such as trade, investment and energy, a delegation of six MEPs arrived in Belo Horizonte (MG) on Monday (02/11) and will travel to Brasília on Wednesday (04/11). In Belo Horizonte, the MEPs will visit a pioneer project of

The visit, organized by UNALE (National Union of Legislators and State Legislatures), promoted the meeting of the delegation deputies from Paraíba with the MEPs. The committee formed by the President of UNALE, Dep. Sandro Locutor (ES), Dep. Antonio dos Santos (SE), Dep. Adjuto Afonso (AM), Dep. João Gonçalves (PB), Dep. Ricardo Barbosa (PB), accompanied by

The end of roaming will materialize in 2017 after the agreement of the European Parliament (EP), who also gave a favorable opinion to measures for net neutrality. MEPs voted against amendments to the telecoms single market legislation, thus adopting the new law without last minute changes filed against the measures on net neutrality. The legislative

The EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström announced the New Trade Strategy “Trade for All” in a meeting that is part of an ongoing process of Civil Society Dialogue (CSD) on EU trade policy. The strategy aims to adapt trade policy to the economic reality of a deeply interconnected world economy. It also seeks to open