ESMA calls for law amendments to prevent undue costs in funds
17/05/2023 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor,...
EU Customs reform: A data-driven vision for a simpler, smarter and safer Customs Union
Brussels, 17 May 2023 EU Commission has today put forward proposals for the most ambitious...
Financial services: EU Commission adopts draft MoU with the United Kingdom
Brussels, 17 May 2023 The Commission has today adopted a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Anti-money laundering: EU Commission updates list of high-risk 3rd-country jurisdictions
Brussels, 17 May 2023 The European Commission has updated today the list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions presenting...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of OMV Slovenija by MOL
Brussels, 17 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
EU HRVP Borrell met Foreign Minister of the UAE
Brussels, 17 May 2023 High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met Foreign Minister of the United Arab...
MEPs in Hungary: EU money must reach Hungarian citizens and economy in fair and unbiased way
Brussels, 17 May 2023 A delegation of Parliament’s Budgetary Control committee on Wednesday concluded a...
Denmark: MEPs explored fostering a culture of women’s entrepreneurship
Brussels, 17 May 2023 A delegation of the European Parliament’s Women’s Rights and Gender Equality...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment of the Court in Case T-312/20 – EVH v Commission
Luxembourg, 17 May 2023 PRESS RELEASE No 81/23 The action brought by the German electricity...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-176/22 | BK and ZhP
Luxembourg, 17 May 2023 PRESS RELEASE No 80/23 A request for a preliminary ruling made...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-97/22 | DC (Withdrawal after performance of the contract)
Luxembourg, 17 May 2023 PRESS RELEASE No 79/23 Failure to provide information on the right...
EU Council adopts rules to make crypto-asset transfers traceable
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The EU is making it more difficult for criminals to misuse...
EU Council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide
Brussels, 16 May 2023 Today, the Council gave the final go-ahead to a regulation that...
EU Commission President von der Leyen to participate in the Council of Europe Summit, G7 Summit and EU-Republic of Korea Summit
Brussels, 16 May 2023 As detailed yesterday during her press conference, today President von der Leyen starts a...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
ECOFIN press conference: Remarks by EU Commission Executive VP Dombrovskis
Brussels, 16 May 2023 Thank you minister. Good afternoon, everyone. I will start with sanctions, where...
Poland: EU Commission approves €1.3bn to support agricultural producers’ payments of insurance premiums
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Germany: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an...
Crypto-assets: EU Commission welcomes political agreement on new tax transparency rules
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The Commission welcomes the political agreement (‘general approach’) reached by EU...
InvestEU: EIF and Qredits sign agreement to unlock €100m for Dutch micro-entrepreneurs
Brussels, 16 May 2023 Leading Dutch microfinance provider Qredits has signed a new guarantee agreement...
Western Balkans: Eurojust launches new project to enhance judicial cooperation
The Hague, 15 May 2023 Available in: Albanian Bosnian Macedonian Serbian The Western Balkans Criminal...
ESAs explain how inflation and interest rate rises might affect consumers’ finances
15/05/2023 The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published an interactive...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of Diversey by Platinum Equity Group
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
State aid: EU Commission approves €122.6m Polish scheme to support agricultural producers affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The European Commission has approved an approximately €122.6 million (PLN 561.6 million) Polish...
State aid: EU Commission finds no aid given by Poland to press distributor RUCH
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The European Commission has concluded that certain financial support measures in...
Statement by EU Commission President von der Leyen ahead of the Council of Europe, G7 and EU-Republic of Korea Summits
Brussels, 15 May 2023 We have an intense sequence of events ahead of us, starting...
Spring 2023 Economic Forecast: An improved outlook amid persistent challenges
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The European economy continues to show resilience in a challenging global...
EU auditors: ECB must beef-up supervision of banks’ credit risks
Luxembourg, 12 May 2023 The ECB oversees 110 large banks in the EU holding over...
Background on the EU Parliament’s weekly agenda
EU budget/Hungary. A delegation from the Budgetary Control Committee will go to Budapest to assess...
Council of Europe summit: Swiss president among attendees in Reykjavík
Bern, 12 May 2023 For the fourth time in the 74-year history of the Council...
Norway : Statement at press conference with China’s Foreign Minister
Oslo, 12 May 2023 Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt’s statement at press conference with China’s Foreign...
Agenda highlights: Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 16 May 2023
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Taxation The Council will aim to agree its position (general approach)...
NextGenerationEU: EU Commission endorses Estonia’s €953m modified recovery and resilience plan
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Today, the European Commission has given a positive assessment of Estonia’s...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of joint control of HomeSafe
Brussels, 12 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
State aid: EU Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional aid map for Hungary
Brussels, 12 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an...
EU-India Trade and Technology Council: first ministerial meeting
12 May 2023 The first ministerial meeting of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC)...
Denmark: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Copenhagen, Denmark – May 12, 2023 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF...
Discharge of the 2021 financial year granted by European Parliament
Brussels, 11 May 2023 The European Commission welcomes the European Parliament’s final approval of how...
Spain: EU Commission approves €837m to support the transition to a net-zero economy
Brussels, 11 May 2023 The European Commission has approved a €837 million Spanish scheme to...
Sweden: Arctic Council statement
Stockholm, 11 May 2023 Arctic Council statement on the occasion of the thirteenth meeting of...
S&Ds lead major improvements in EU law to support green transition
Strasbourg, 11 May 2023 The European Parliament is set to approve a new law that...
AI Act: A step closer to the first rules on Artificial Intelligence
Brussels, 11 May 2023 To ensure a human-centric and ethical development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Roadmap to a social Europe: Grant social rights same priority as economy and environment
Brussels, 11 May 2023 On Thursday, MEPs reiterated their commitment to the European Pillar of...
EU Parliament backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing
Brussels, 11 May 2023 On Thursday, MEPs backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and...
MEPs against greenlighting personal data transfers with the U.S. under current rules
Brussels, 11 May 2023 The proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is an improvement, but not...
Israel: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
May 10, 2023 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
S&D Group: Tax the superrich and unblock the Financial Transaction Tax
Strasbourg, 10 May 2023 The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament sent a strong...
ESMA postpones the annual IFRS amendment of the ESEF to 2024
10/05/2023 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor,...
Mergers: EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by Chemours and Fumatech
Brussels, 10 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of Noguera Renovables
Brussels, 10 May 2023 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...