Insight EU Environment Monitoring 2 December 2021
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Industrial Forum advances work on the implementation of the EU’s Updated Industrial Strategy...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-319/20: Facebook Ireland
Principles of Community law According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, the Member States...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in cases C-156/21, C-157/21: Hungary and Poland on budget conditionality
Hungary v Parliament and Council, Poland v Parliament and Council Principles of Community law Advocate...
Belarus: EU imposes new sanctions on 17 individuals and 11 entities
The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 17 individuals and 11 entities in view of the situation...
EP trade committee chair welcomes domestic services agreement of 67 WTO members
Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange made the following statement today about the conclusion of negotiations...
Animal welfare: MEPs urge a shift from live to meat-and-carcass transport
EU rules on animal transport are out-dated, misleading and poorly enforced EU needs to step-up...
7 arrested in Malta on suspicion of illegal money transfers – Europol
Europol has supported the Maltese Authorities in investigating an organised crime group suspected of having...
EEAS and U.S. Statement on the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Dialogue on China
Brussels, 02/12/2021 – 22:31 Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman and European External Action...
NextGenEU: EU Commission disburses €1.8bn in pre-financing to Romania
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The European Commission has today disbursed €1.8 billion to Romania in...
EU countries lost €134 billion in VAT revenues in 2019
Brussels, 2 December 2021 EU Member States lost an estimated €134 billion in Value-Added Tax...
Corona crisis: EU financial tools supported European SMEs with €29bn in 2020
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The Commission has published the Annual Summary Report on the implementation...
Main results of the EU Energy Council on 2 December 2021
Today, EU energy ministers met to exchange views on the increase in energy prices and take stock...
EU Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Italy
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Italy’s map for granting regional...
German CHANCEN eG receives EU support for providing student financing
Luxembourg, 2 December 2021 The EIF guarantee of up to €24 million covers a portfolio...
Rule of Law Report 2022: EU Commission opens consultation
The European Commission launched a targeted consultation to gather information about developments related to the rule of...
EU and WTO members strike major deal to simplify trade in services
Brussels, 2 December 2021 A group of 67 World Trade Organization (WTO) members*, including the...
EU Commission: December infringements package – key decisions
Brussels, 2 December 2021 In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues...
EU Commission closes infringement procedure against Germany on primacy of EU law and authority of the EU Court of Justice
Primacy of EU law: Commission closes infringement procedure based on formal commitments of GERMANY clearly...
EU Commission closes infringement procedure against Poland on retirement regime for Supreme Court judges
Today, the Commission decided to close the infringement case launched on 2 July 2018 regarding the retirement...
EMA starts rolling review of Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine (VLA2001)
News 02/12/2021 EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a rolling review of VLA2001, a...
ECDC Updates Omicron Threat Assessment Brief
Today the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released an updated Threat Assessment...
Peace Facility: EU Council adopts assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Mali
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The EU Council adopted today a set of decisions establishing four assistance...
Background briefing on the Extraordinary Energy Council Brussels on 2 December 2021
Chair: Jernej Vrtovec, Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure European Commission representative: Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for energy Starting...