EU approves €3bn aid for Austria amid energy cost surge
The European Commission has approved an approximately €3 billion Austrian scheme to support companies facing increased energy costs in the…
EU Commission to spend €186m promoting agri-food products in and outside EU in 2024
The European Commission will allocate €185.9 million in 2024 to fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products…
Climate: EU Council ready to negotiate on EU carbon removals
Today the Council adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to establish the first EU-level certification…
Palestine: Press remarks by EU HRVP Borrel after his meeting with Palestinian PM Shtayyeh
In Gaza, there are already thousands of civilian victims, about half of them are children. There is a severe shortage…
WEDIN EU holds second gathering and launches progress report
On Monday 20 November, the European External Action Service (EEAS) is hosting a gathering of WomEn DIplomats Network (“WEDIN EU”)…
Banking Union: EU Council agrees common position on Daisy Chains
The Council adopted today a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the Daisy Chains proposal. The proposal…
EU Council adopts position on digital labelling in the fertilisers sector
The Council has today adopted its position (‘negotiating mandate’) on the proposed regulation on digital labelling of EU fertilising products.…
Europol and ENFAST reveal updated 2023 EU Most Wanted list
The European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST), supported by Europol, is launching the 2023 EU Most Wanted campaign to seek…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 15 November 2023
ECHA identifies research needs for regulating hazardous chemicals +++ EU Commission welcomes political agreement to better protect workers against lead…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 15 November 2023
COP 28: COP28 President-Designate welcomes US - China Agreement+++EP Think Tank: COP28 climate change conference in Dubai+++EP Think Tank: The…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 15 November 2023
IEA: Clean technologies are driving job growth in the energy sector, but skills shortages are an increasing concern +++ World…
South Korea: IMF Executive Board concludes 2023 Article IV consultation
Korea has faced challenges from inflation and a growth slowdown. Growth declined from mid-2022, as global demand for electronics waned…
EU deal on protecting wholesale energy markets against market manuipulation
The Council and the Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation to improve the EU’s protection against…
Europol: Investigators deal massive blow to ATM robbers
A joint operation by Dutch and German law enforcement has led to the arrest of eight persons responsible for several…
EMCDDA and Europol publish 2023 EU Drug Markets Analysis
Cannabis products are becoming increasingly potent and diverse, while collaboration between criminal groups is creating new security risks in Europe.…
EU Commission welcomes political agreement on protecting the environment through criminal law
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the…
EU Commission endorses Latvia’s €1.97bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Latvia's REPowerEU chapter consists of a new reform and three new investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan's objectives to make Europe independent of Russian fossil fuels well…
EU Commission endorses Belgium’s €5.3bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Belgium's REPowerEU chapter, worth €726 million, includes four new reforms, 17 new investments, as well as seven transferred investments from the original plan, and one scaled-up investment to help…
EU Commission endorses Cyprus’ €1.22bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment of Cyprus' modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter.…
New regulation on the protection of European craft and industrial products enters into force
The Craft and Industrial Geographical Indication (CIGI) Regulation enters into force today. It marks a significant milestone in the protection…
EU Commission opens access to EU supercomputers to speed up AI development
Today the Commission and the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) committed to open and widen access to the EU's world-class…
EU Commission refers Belgium, Greece, Italy to Court over late payments
Today, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium, Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court of Justice') for not…
No qualified majority reached by Member States to renew or reject the approval of glyphosate
Today, Member States did not reach the required qualified majority to renew or reject the approval of glyphosate during a…
Environmental crimes: Deal on new offences and reinforced sanctions
On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules…
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-333/22 – Ligue des droits humains (Verification by the supervisory authority of data processing)
A citizen requests the Belgian autorité nationale de sécurité (National Security Authority) to issue him, for professional purposes, security clearance.…
Smoke flavourings: EFSA sees concerns of genotoxicity
Do you like smoky-flavoured snacks? Then you should read the latest Q&A on smoke flavourings, plublished by the European Food…
Europol and Eurojust support disruption of multi-million euro voice-phishing gang
Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, a prolific phishing gang believed to have…
EU Deal on improving transparency in the short-term rental sector
EU Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on new rules on collection and data sharing on short-term rentals to help local…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 14 November 2023
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: Lead and diisocyanates: EU set to protect workers from exposure +++ S&Ds welcome vital reform of EU legislation…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 14 November 2023
New Analysis of National Climate Plans: Insufficient Progress Made, COP28 Must Set Stage for Immediate Action +++ Close the climate…
Sanctions against Russia: EU submits proposals for the 12th package
In line with the decision by the October European Council to further weaken Russia’s ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine,…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 14 November 2023
IEA Oil Market Report - November 2023 +++ EU renewable energy financing mechanism: €40 million awarded to 8 solar PV…
Sweden: Reintroduced temporary internal border control
Swedish Government has decided to reintroduce border control at Sweden’s internal borders from 12 November 2023 to 11 May 2024.…
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta: New Operation Commander appointed
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta is a maritime security operation. It contributes to the deterrence, prevention, and repression of piracy and armed robbery…
Cybersecurity: Member states agree common position on a targeted amendment to the cybersecurity act
To enhance EU’s cyber resilience by enabling the future adoption of European certification schemes for ‘managed security services’, member states’…
EU Council approves UK in Horizon Europe & Copernicus
The Council today gave its green light to UK participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes, approving the…
EU deal: Cutting methane emissions for climate action
The regulation introduces new requirements for the oil, gas and coal sectors to measure, report and verify methane emissions, as…
Europol: Eleven arrested for smuggling migrants from Greece to Northern Europe
A Greek-Belgian investigation supported by Europol and Eurojust has led to the dismantling of a criminal network that smuggled migrants…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on 15 November 2023
Ministers started preparations for the European Council meeting on 14-15 December 2023 by discussing an annotated draft agenda. At their…
Measuring Money in the Digital Age – IMF MD Georgieva at the IMF Statistical Forum
"Measuring Money in the Digital Age. Now is the right time to do this—accelerated by the pandemic, mobile payments are…
China: EUCCC on clean-up of unequal treatment of domestic and foreign investors
The European Chamber will monitor developments and looks forward to the release of a timeline and more specific implementation guidelines.…
European Businesses call for more clarity in China’s data regulations
The European Chamber today released a survey on the impact of China’s data regulations on European business, that provides an…
IMF and University of Oxford launch platform to monitor trade disruptions
The IMF in collaboration with University of Oxford researchers launched a new online portal “PortWatch”, a platform to monitor and…
EU Commission welcomes deal for worker protection
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal to amend two…
EU Commission sends request for information to Amazon under the DSA
Today, the European Commission formally sent Amazon a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting…
Value of EU trade deals surpasses €2 trillion
The European Commission report shows that trade with our top 20 trade agreement partners grew by close to 30% on…
Main results of the 46th ACP-EU Council of Ministers, 15 November 2023
The ACP-EU Council of Ministers decided on the denomination of the new Partnership Agreement, the short name of which will be “Samoa…
U.S. Treasury targets additional Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials and supporters
Today, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated…