Denmark: EU Commission approves €122m state aid for aquaculture and fisheries
The scheme is aimed at supporting large Danish fish-processing companies in reducing CO2 emissions stemming from their energy consumption, by investing…
Slovakia receives €240 million EIB loan to co-finance green and digital projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €240 million loan to Slovakia for co-funding of EU-supported green and digital…
How to fast-track Ukraine’s membership of the European Union – Andrew Duff, EPC
According to Duff's EPC comment, membership negotiations will center on Ukraine’s commitment to EU values, including democracy, rule of law,…
Belgium: EU approves state aid to cover lifetime extension of two nuclear reactors
Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a revised Belgian support measure for…
Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework: EU Commission publishes brief on state aid measures
The European Commission has published a State aid brief on the use of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (‘TCTF'). The Commission adopted the…
Metropolitan Region Rhineland event: Keynote Speech by EVP Raffaele Fitto
"Europe and its regions stand at a pivotal crossroads. We face numerous challenges: growing global competition, the rapid evolution of…
EU emergency support: €99m for farmers in Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, and Hungary
EU Member States gave a positive opinion to the EU Commission proposal to mobilise €98,6 million from the agricultural reserve to directly…
EU Commission welcomes political agreement on the €1.9bn facility for Moldova
The EU Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council of the European…
Moldova: EU lawmakers agree to support reforms and growth with almost €2 billion
The EU Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on setting up the Reform and Growth Facility for…
OECD calls for redirection of government support for fisheries
More targeted government support is needed to boost resilience and productivity in fisheries, a new OECD report finds. It warns…
Speech by President Costa at the European Committee of the Regions plenary session
"Multi-level governance is the foundation on which we can build a stronger, more prosperous Europe for everyone. The upcoming debate on…
Climate, energy, innovation, housing: EIB Group invests €12.3bn in Spain in 2024
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), which comprises the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF),…
Latvia and Belgium: EU Council approves amended recovery and resilience fund plans
The EU Council approved the EU Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Latvia and…
EU Council sets guidelines for next year’s annual EU budget
The EU Council today approved conclusions setting guidelines for the EU’s annual budget for 2026. The guidelines provide political steer…
Connecting Europe Facility Digital: 85 proposals submitted in 4th call
CEF Digital Call 4 closed on 13 February with a budget of €233 million for 5G Large-Scale Pilots and Backbone…
France: EU Commission approves €500m state aid scheme for hedgerows and trees
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a €500 million French aid scheme to encourage small and…
EU Commission seeks feedback on the future EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy
The EU Commission has launched a call for evidence, inviting all interested stakeholders to contribute to the future EU Startup and Scaleup…
Netherlands and Denmark: €1.18bn and €128m NextGenEU payments positively assessed
The EU Commission has issued positive preliminary assessments of the Netherlands' payment request for €1.18 billion and Denmark's payment request for €128…
High-Performance Computing: EuroHPC starts EU-Indian GANANA Project
GANANA will strengthen expertise exchange, foster research links and enhance the development of software for HPC applications. Three European HPC…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Digital Vault Services by Deutsche Börse and Lindner
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Digital Vault Services GmbH…
Greece: EU Commission approves €111.7m RRF state aid for Motor Oil Hellas
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €111.7 million Greek measure to support Motor Oil Hellas, a Greek…
Belgium: DPG Media signs new loan agreement with EIB
After a first loan signed in 2022 to support the Group’s digitalisation of media platforms, DPG has now signed a further €120…
Keynote Speech by EU Commissioner Hoekstra at the Munich European Conference
"The coming years will undoubtedly bring challenges. It will take collective and sustained efforts from Germany, Europe, and all of us. Many…
EU Affordable Energy Action Plan: Eurelectric publishes its position
At two weeks from the EU Affordable Action Plan, the electricity industry calls on the EU Commission to avoid ill-designed…
EU Commission issues €11bn in its 2nd syndicated transaction of 2025
The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €6 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 4 December 2031, and a €5 billion…
EU Commission sets out the road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework
The European Commission has published its "Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework". The communication outlines key policy and budgetary challenges…
€76.9m payment to Cyprus moves forward under NextGenerationEU
The EU Commission issued a positive preliminary assessment of Cyprus's third payment request for €76.9 million under NextGenerationEU, the centrepiece of Europe's recovery…
RegioStars: EU Commission opens applications to reward best cohesion Policy projects
The winning project representatives will receive a RegioStars trophy. The EU Commission will then organise local mini communication campaigns with…
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: EU awards fellowships worth €417m to 1,700 researchers
The European Commission has revealed the results of the 2024 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships, part of the Horizon…
Early cancer detection: EIB finances Spanish Amadix to develop innovative diagnostics
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €15 million loan with Spanish company Amadix to support development and commercialization of…
New major projects for critical energy infrastructure: EIB Group President Calviño visits Kyiv
The package–part of the European Union’s €50 billion Ukraine Facility–includes €420 million for new public-sector projects to restore and protect energy supplies,…
Sweden publishes new strategy on migration, returns, and voluntary repatriation
The strategy for Sweden’s global development cooperation on migration, returns and voluntary repatriation is an important part of the implementation…
Environmental justice: EU Commission seeks feedback on state aid rule amendments
The draft Implementing Regulation and the amended BPC set out a new mechanism which allows members of the public to request…
EU4Health framework call to speed up the development of next-generation influenza vaccines
This call for tenders aims to speed up the development of next generation influenza vaccines that could be produced in…
EU Commission and Moldova agree on a two-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy
The EU Commission and Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It…
ACER consults on cost allocation mechanisms for financing hydrogen infrastructure
The EU’s Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package aims to support the development of a competitive hydrogen market and the integration of…
Launch of the 2025 SME Fund to help SMEs protect intellectual property
The EU Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office have launched the 2025 SME Fund to provide small and…
New EU Commission Directorate-General to focus on Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood
The EU Commission gets a new Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) responsible for enlargement and accession negotiations…
France: EU Commission approves €48m for Envision AESC’s EV battery production
The EU Commission approved a €48 million French measure to support Envision AESC France in setting-up a new factory for the…
Austria: EIB Group increases investment in Austria by nearly a third
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) reported a total lending volume of nearly €1.7 billion and granted around 30% more loans…
EU-funded research: NanoGlue brings hope to cancer patients
In 2024, Alba and Erika started working on NanoGlue, a new approach to help the immune system fight cancer more…
EIB Group invests a record €9.6 billion for growth, innovation and climate action in Germany
In 2024, the activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group were centred around making Europe more competitive. To that…
EU invests over €1.2bn in cross-border energy infrastructure to boost competitiveness
The EU Commission will allocate almost €1.25 billion in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects, which have obtained…
17th European Space Conference: Speech by EVP Henna Virkkunen
"At a time when the global AI race remains extremely competitive, the potential of AI in space and defence is…
Delphi Forum on the Mediterranean: Speech by EU Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
"Transport is a vital contributor to competitiveness. In Europe, we have 1.4 million companies active in transport and storage—over 99%…
Delphi Forum on the Mediterranean: Speech by EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica
"The Mediterranean is one of the most challenging regions. But it is also full of opportunities - for shared prosperity, security, and a wide…
EU launches new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support innovative companies
The EU Commission has launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs - in bringing…
EU strengthens partnership with Bhutan with an additional €17 million support
The EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela welcomed the Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay at European Commission headquarters…