Electricity cross-zonal risk hedging: ACER grants Dutch regulator six more months
The Regulation on forward capacity allocation requires the Dutch and Norwegian NRAs to assess whether the electricity forward market in their respective…
Israel’s National Security Council upgrades travel warning for Malmö, Sweden
The National Security Council of Israel recommends that Israelis due to arrive in the city reconsider the necessity of the…
EU Commission prolongs state aid crisis tools for agriculture and fisheries
The EU Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions…
European Child Guarantee: What has happened three years after its adoption?
Three years after the adoption of the European Child Guarantee by the Council of the European Union in June 2021, experts reviewed…
EPP: 7 farms next door – discover farmers’ commitment to sustainability and innovation
This series, published by the EPP Group, features seven inspiring stories of European farmers driving positive change in agriculture through…
World Press Freedom Day: Statement by EU HR Borrell on behalf of the EU
Every day, journalists and media workers exercise their freedom of expression, often at great personal risk. Independent, fact-based journalism helps…
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent Russian hybrid activities
NATO Allies are deeply concerned about recent malign activities on Allied territory, including those resulting in the investigation and charging…
OECD expects steady global growth for 2024 and 2025 – Germany lagging behind
The global economy is continuing growing at a modest pace, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. The Economic Outlook projects…
AML/CFT database EuReCa: EBA starts collecting information on natural persons
Starting from May 2024, supervisors across the European Union (EU) will be able to report names of natural persons to…
5th EU-Japan High Level Economic Dialogue: Joint press statement
Ministers stressed the need to pursue EU-Japan dialogue and cooperation on economic resilience and economic security to globally reduce vulnerabilities…
European and Ukrainian defence industries meet in Brussels to boost cooperation
Over 350 representatives from the EU institutions, governments, European and Ukrainian defence industries, industry associations, key partner countries and organisations…
Bavaria: EIB and EU Innovation Fund support Eavor’s geothermal technology
The project, which also received a grant from the EU Innovation Fund, will provide low-carbon heating for the town of…
Poland submits request for a targeted revision of its recovery and resilience plan
Poland's three super-milestones remain unaffected by this revision. They relate to strengthening important aspects of the independence of the Polish…
Social Climate Fund: EU Commission seeks views on ‘Do No Significant Harm principle’
The EU Commission seeks views on the application of the ‘Do No Significant Harm' (DNSH) principle to the Social Climate Fund. The DNSH…
European statements on the anti-European moves of the Georgian government
Over the past weeks, tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets across the country to raise their…
REPowerEU: Germany requests to add a €2.3bn chapter to its recovery and resilience plan
The REPowerEU chapter consists of two new reforms, as well as two new and one scaled up investment. It will…
EURIZON fellowships: EU allocates €4.5m to projects of 324 Ukrainian scientists
To provide continuous support to Ukrainian research, the Commission has tripled the initial budget of the EURIZON Fellowship Programme to…
New Economic Governance Framework enters into force – EU Commission Q&A
The main objectives of the new economic governance framework are to strengthen debt sustainability and promote sustainable and inclusive growth…
Lebanon: EU Commission announces a €1bn financial assistance packkage
EU Commission President von der Leyen, Cypriot President Christodoulides and Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati discussed the significant domestic and regional…
FTTH Council Europe and Fiber Connect Council MENA forge strategic alliance
Fiber Connect Council MENA and the FTTH Council Europe have inked a significant agreement aimed at fostering collaboration and synergy between the…
Simon Mordue selected as Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS
European Council President Charles Michel’s Chief Diplomatic Adviser, Simon Mordue has been selected as Deputy Secretary General of the European…
The EU-New Zealand Trade Agreement enters into force
EU businesses, producers and farmers are now able to take advantage of a host of new export opportunities with the…
Using public statements for ads: EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-446/21 Schrems
A public statement by the user of a social network about his or her sexual orientation renders those data ‘manifestly…
Loss of German nationality: EU Court Judgment in Joined Cases C-684/22 to C-686/22 – Stadt Duisburg
EU law does not, in principle, preclude the automatic loss of German nationality in the event of recovery of Turkish…
Personal data and combatting counterfeiting: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-470/21 – La Quadrature du Net
Combating criminal offences and interference with fundamental rights: A national public authority responsible for combating online counterfeiting may access identification…
Privacy and prosecution of serious offences: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-178/22
Privacy and prosecution of serious offences: The court responsible for authorising access to telephone records in order to identify the…
G7 beschließen Kohleausstieg und setzen sich für globales Plastikabkommen ein
G7-Abschlusserklärung sendet wichtige Signale zur Bekämpfung der Klimakrise, der Vermüllungskrise und der Krise des Artenaussterbens.
USPTO requests comments on the impact of AI on patentability determinations
A new Federal Register notice seeks public feedback on how the proliferation of AI could affect USPTO evaluations on patentability,…
ESAs update: Risks remain high in the EU financial system
The risk update shows that risks remain elevated in a context of slowing growth, an uncertain interest rate environment and…
Czechia: EU Commission approves state aid for nuclear power plant
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Czech support measure for the construction and operation of…
Fair telework and the right to disconnect: EU Consultation of social partners
The EU Commission launched the first-stage consultation of European social partners to gather their views on the possible direction of EU action on ensuring…
DMA and DSA: EU Commission launches whistleblowing tools
The tools will allow interested parties to provide, without fear of reprisal, information enabling them to identify and uncover harmful…
CINEA launches call for energy infrastructure projects worth €850m
The Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has launched a call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure…
EU and Japan continue cooperation on artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors
The partners welcomed the successful implementation of their Digital Partnership and took stock of the progress achieved in 2023. They…
European Hydrogen Bank auction: €720m for renewable hydrogen production
The funds for this auction come from the revenues of the EU Emissions Trading System. The winning bidders will produce renewable…
Greenwashing: EU and consumer protectors initiate action against 20 airlines
Following an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the EU Commission and the Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation Authorities sent…
24% of first-time asylum applicants were children in 2023 – Eurostat
In 2023, 254 900 first-time asylum applicants registered in EU countries were children (persons under 18 years old), representing 24.3% of…
Update on progress of the United States’ infrastructure and clean energy
The Biden-Harris Administration delivers on permitting progress to build America’s infrastructure and clean energy future "faster, safer, and cleaner". During the…
Facebook and Instagram: EU Commission opens formal DSA proceedings
The suspected infringements cover Meta's policies and practices relating to deceptive advertising and political content on its services. They also…
Critical Infrastructure: U.S. Administration announces new National Security Memorandum
President Biden takes new actions to protect U.S. critical infrastructure. The NSM will help ensure U.S. critical infrastructure can provide…
EncroChat: EU Court of Justice on cross-border transmission and use of evidence in criminal cases
In the context of criminal proceedings in Germany concerning illegal drug trafficking involving the use of the encrypted telecommunications service…
Advocate General: Some FIFA rules on transfer of players may prove to be contrary to EU law
Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-650/22: Some FIFA rules on transfer of players may prove to be…
IEA: Rapid expansion of batteries is crucial to meet climate and energy security goals
Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial…
IEA Global Summit on people-centred clean energy transitions
Participants from around the world representing government, labour, business and youth meet to discuss strategies for prioritising fairness and inclusion…
EU Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional State aid map for Sweden
In order to address regional disparities, the amendment approved enlarges one already designated predefined 'c' area by adding parts of the regions of Örebro,…
Two new Galileo satellites for more robust and reliable space services
The two satellites will contribute to increasing the reliability of the system, and thus of the positioning information, to the…
Energy and Climate Plans: EU Commission recommends changes from Bulgaria and Poland
The EU Commission has published its assessments of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans of Bulgaria and Poland including…
Third meeting of the European Board for Digital Services
Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) discussed the Digital Services Act (DSA) Elections guidelines, with a debrief on the stress test of 24 April, and…
Romania: EU Commission approves €95.3m restructuring aid for airline TAROM
The measure will enable the company to restore its long-term viability while minimising competition distortions.
EU Commission designates Apple’s iPadOS under the Digital Markets Act
The EU Commission has designated Apple with respect to iPadOS, its operating system for tablets, as a gatekeeper under the Digital…