Insight EU Climate Monitoring 21 December 2021
CLIMATE STATE AID EU Commission endorses the new Guidelines on State aid for Climate Remarks...
Sweden requires negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country
Stockholm, 22 December 2021 The Government decided today to amend the entry ban to Sweden....
Security architecture: EU High Representative Borrell spoke to US State Secretary Blinken
Brussels, 22/12/2021 – 20:17 On Wednesday, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 21 December 2021
ENVIRONMENT STATE AID EU Commission endorses the new Guidelines on State aid for Environment Protection...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 21 December 2021
ENERGY STATE AID EU Commission endorses the new Guidelines on State aid for Energy EU...
Violations of EU law by Constitutional Tribunal: EU Commission launches infringement procedure against Poland
(Dodana Wersja Polska) Brussels, 22 December 2021 Today, the European Commission has decided to launch...
Shell companies for tax purposes in the EU: EU Commission proposes to end misuse
Brussels, 22 December 2021 The European Commission has today presented a key initiative to fight...
Minimum tax for multinationals: EU Commission proposes swift transposition of OECD agreement
Brussels, 22 December 2021 Today, the European Commission has proposed a Directive ensuring a minimum...
Spain: EU Commission grants €354.8m through REACT-EU for crisis response and repair
The Commission has approved €354.8 million under the 2022 tranche of REACT-EU to support the recovery and to pave...
Spain: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
December 22, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: Latest EU Commission Implementing Decision
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: Latest EU Commission Delegated Regulation
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) /… amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European...
EP Study on pharmaceutical R&D: Could public infrastructure overcome market failures?
With a focus on research and development in the area of innovative medicines, this study...
ACER recommends Poland to further justify the proposed gas tariff methodologies
21.12.2021 What is it about? ACER publishes today its second series of reports on the...
EU-Gerichtshof: Urteil in den Rechtssachen C-357/19, C-379/19, C-547/19, C-811/19, C-840/19
Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union Luxemburg, den 21. Dezember 2021 Urteil in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-357/19...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-497/20 – Randstad Italia
Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 21 December 2021 Judgment in Case C-497/20...
EU Member States appoint nine judges of the General Court
21 December 2021 The representatives of the governments of the member states today appointed nine...
ACER and ENTSO-E investigate incident in the Polish power system
ACER and national regulators join ENTSO-E’s Expert Panel investigating the incident which led to the...
EU Commission consultation: Upgrading digital company law
Have your say Published initiatives Upgrading digital company law About this consultation Consultation period: 21...
EU Commission approves €2.55bn Portuguese restructuring aid for TAP Group and €107m compensation for coronavirus damages
Brussels, 21 December 2021 Today, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules:...
IMF approves Moldova’s requests for Extended Fund and Credit Facilities
December 21, 2021 The 40-month program’s objectives are to sustain the post-pandemic recovery, address pressing...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Moldova
December 21, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the...
Global Europe: EU sets out priority areas for worldwide cooperation
Brussels, 21 December 2021 The Commission has adopted the Multiannual Indicative Programmes (MIPs) of Global...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 20 December 2021
EU ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL Main results of the EU Environment Council, 20 December 2021 Minister Vizjak...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 20 December 2021
FIT FOR 55 Frans Timmermans’ remarks at the Environment Council Climate issues among main results...
DDR – Disarm, demobilise, reintegrate: How the EU supports former combatants
Brussels, 21 December 2021 Today, the High Representative and the European Commission put forward the European...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 20 December 2021
HYDROGEN EU Commission approves €900 million German scheme to support investments in the production of...
EU Commission approves acquisition of Nuance by Microsoft
Brussels, 21 December 2021 The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation,...
“Daisy Chain”: Member states ready to negotiate with European Parliament
21 December 2021 EU ambassadors today endorsed a Council negotiating mandate on amending the Union’s...
EU Court of Justice: Judgments in several passenger rights cases
Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 21 December 2021 Press and Information Judgments...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-243/20 – Trapeza Peiraios
Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 21 December 2021 Judgment in Case C-243/20...
Media Freedom Act: EU Commission starts consultations with call for evidence
Today, the Commission has started consultations on its upcoming European Media Freedom Act, a landmark...
EU Digital COVID Certificate: 9 months binding acceptance period for vaccination certificates
Brussels, 21 December 2021 Today, the Commission adopted rules relating to the EU Digital COVID...
Distributed ledger technology: Member states endorse agreement reached with EU Parliament
21 December 2021 EU ambassadors today endorsed the provisional political agreement, reached on 24 November,...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-251/20 – Gtflix Tv
Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 21 December 2021 Judgment in Case C-251/20...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-124/20 – Bank Melli Iran
(English and German PDF versions below) Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 21...
DRAFT OPINION on the EU-India future trade and investment cooperation – EP AGRI Committee
DRAFT OPINION on the EU-India future trade and investment cooperation EP Committee on Agriculture and...
Countering power politics in the East – Blog post by EU High Representative Borrell
19/12/2021 – 21:06 19/12/2021 – HR/VP Blog – The crises in and around Ukraine and...
Slovenian EU Presidency: Major achievements in resilience and digitisation
DECEMBER 20, 2021 12:00 PM The Slovenian Presidency made an important contribution to strengthening the...
Clustering carbon farming expertise in Poland
Carbon farming is a concept that is growing in significance for the Common Agricultural Policy...
EEAS: EU High Representative Josep Borrell announces senior nominations
Brussels, 20/12/2021 – 13:31 High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced...
Hong Kong: EU High Representative Borrell comments on on the Legislative Council Election
Brussels, 20/12/2021 – 21:58 Hong Kong’s seventh Legislative Council Election took place on 19 December...
ENISA: Joint statement, assessment and advice on the Log4j vulnerability
Published on December 15, 2021 The European Commission, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, CERT-EU and...
CER on UK-EU relations: As Frost departs, will the ice melt across the Channel?
By Charles Grant, CER Director 20 December 2021 David Frost’s resignation as Brexit minister matters: he...
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 20 December 2021
Infographic – How the EU delivers the green transition: See full infographic Fit for 55...
EIOPA issues revised Guidelines on Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
20 Dec 2021 The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its revised...
EU Commission authorises Nuvaxovid as 5th vaccine against COVID-19
Brussels, 20 December 2021 Today, the European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA)...
Jeromin Zettelmeyer appointed next Director of Bruegel
Jeromin Zettelmeyer has been appointed by Bruegel’s board to succeed Guntram Wolff as the Director...
Austria: EU Commission approves €134m support scheme for digitisation of news media
Brussels, 20 December 2021 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an...
Rural Pact: EU Commission launches long-term vision for rural areas
Today, the European Commission is launching the Rural Pact, an initiative, which was announced in...