Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-319/20: Facebook Ireland
Principles of Community law According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, the Member States...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in cases C-156/21, C-157/21: Hungary and Poland on budget conditionality
Hungary v Parliament and Council, Poland v Parliament and Council Principles of Community law Advocate...
Belarus: EU imposes new sanctions on 17 individuals and 11 entities
The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 17 individuals and 11 entities in view of the situation...
EP trade committee chair welcomes domestic services agreement of 67 WTO members
Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange made the following statement today about the conclusion of negotiations...
Animal welfare: MEPs urge a shift from live to meat-and-carcass transport
EU rules on animal transport are out-dated, misleading and poorly enforced EU needs to step-up...
7 arrested in Malta on suspicion of illegal money transfers – Europol
Europol has supported the Maltese Authorities in investigating an organised crime group suspected of having...
EEAS and U.S. Statement on the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Dialogue on China
Brussels, 02/12/2021 – 22:31 Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman and European External Action...
NextGenEU: EU Commission disburses €1.8bn in pre-financing to Romania
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The European Commission has today disbursed €1.8 billion to Romania in...
EU countries lost €134 billion in VAT revenues in 2019
Brussels, 2 December 2021 EU Member States lost an estimated €134 billion in Value-Added Tax...
Corona crisis: EU financial tools supported European SMEs with €29bn in 2020
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The Commission has published the Annual Summary Report on the implementation...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 1 December 2021
MINING ACTIVITIES Impacts of mining activity in the EU: discussion with experts CHEMICALS EEB: NGOs...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 1 December 2021
UNFCCC UNFCCC: Renewables Growth Must Double to Achieve Paris Goals – IEA COP26 FOLLOW-UP EU...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 1 December 2021
EU ENERGY COUNCIL Slovenian EU Presidency: Energy ministers once again on high energy prices Background...
Main results of the EU Energy Council on 2 December 2021
Today, EU energy ministers met to exchange views on the increase in energy prices and take stock...
EU Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Italy
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Italy’s map for granting regional...
German CHANCEN eG receives EU support for providing student financing
Luxembourg, 2 December 2021 The EIF guarantee of up to €24 million covers a portfolio...
Rule of Law Report 2022: EU Commission opens consultation
The European Commission launched a targeted consultation to gather information about developments related to the rule of...
EU and WTO members strike major deal to simplify trade in services
Brussels, 2 December 2021 A group of 67 World Trade Organization (WTO) members*, including the...
EU Commission: December infringements package – key decisions
Brussels, 2 December 2021 In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues...
EU Commission closes infringement procedure against Germany on primacy of EU law and authority of the EU Court of Justice
Primacy of EU law: Commission closes infringement procedure based on formal commitments of GERMANY clearly...
EU Commission closes infringement procedure against Poland on retirement regime for Supreme Court judges
Today, the Commission decided to close the infringement case launched on 2 July 2018 regarding the retirement...
Foreign exchange spot trading cartel: EU Commission fines five banks
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The European Commission has completed its cartel investigation into the Foreign...
EMA starts rolling review of Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine (VLA2001)
News 02/12/2021 EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a rolling review of VLA2001, a...
ECDC Updates Omicron Threat Assessment Brief
Today the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released an updated Threat Assessment...
EFSA and ECHA on Glyphosate consultations: More than 400 submissions collected
The parallel consultations on glyphosate held by EFSA and ECHA closed on 22 November 2021....
Peace Facility: EU Council adopts assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Mali
Brussels, 2 December 2021 The EU Council adopted today a set of decisions establishing four assistance...
Background briefing on the Extraordinary Energy Council Brussels on 2 December 2021
Chair: Jernej Vrtovec, Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure European Commission representative: Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for energy Starting...
EU-Abgeordnete Düpont (EVP/CDU) zum Notfallmechanismus an der Grenze zu Belarus
Zum Vorschlag der EU-Kommission für einen Notfallmechanismus gemäß Art. 78 Abs.3 AEUV zugunsten Lettlands, Litauens und...
BDI zur Global Gateway: Ernste Alternative zur Seidenstraße-Initiative Chinas
Zur Vorstellung der Infrastrukturinitiative „Global Gateway“ der EU sagt Wolfgang Niedermark, Mitglied der BDI-Hauptgeschäftsführung: „Ernst...
Border emergency: S&D Group condemns EU Commission proposal to suspend asylum rules
The S&D Group today condemns the Commission’s proposal to allow the suspension of EU asylum...
MEPs assessed EU Commission’s plans to boost capital markets
The Economic and Monetary Committee urged Commissioner McGuinness to push EU countries to complete the...
EU-Abgeordneter Markus Ferber (EVP/CSU) zur IT-Sicherheit in der Finanzbranche
Wirtschafts- und Währungsausschuss stimmt über Rahmen für Cyber-Sicherheit für Finanzinstitute ab/ Markus Ferber lobt verhältnismäßigen...
Europol: European Money Mule Action leads to 1803 arrests
Investigation reveals money mules were laundering profits from online fraud schemes such as business email...
EIOPA submits its advice on pensions tools to the EU Commission
01 Dec 2021 The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its advice...
Remarks by EU Commissioner Gentiloni at the EP Subcommittee on Tax Matters
“Check against delivery” Honourable members, I am pleased to be with you today for this...
The ESAs renew their Board of Appeal
01 December 2021 Board of Appeal The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – the EBA,...
MEPs welcome long-awaited proposals on anti-money laundering
In a hearing on Wednesday, MEPs argued that the EU’s upcoming anti-money laundering (AML) package...
ESMA announces upcoming publication aimed at CSDs
Wednesday 01 December 2021 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s Securities Markets...
Protecting the EU’s financial system from cyber attacks and disruptions – EP ECON Committee
Economic and Monetary Affairs MEPs adopted uniform rules for ICT risk management, reporting and resilience...
Crypto-assets transfers, money laundering, terrorist financing: EU Council adopts mandate
Brussels, 1 December 2021 Ambassadors of member states today adopted a mandate of the Council...
Renew Europe on emergency at EU-Belarusian border: Punish Lukashenka, not his victims
DECEMBER 1, 20210 The orchestrated border crisis and exploitation of migrants to destabilise the EU...
EU Commission appoints Pierre Delsaux as Director-General to DG HERA
Today, the European Commission has appointed Pierre Delsaux as Director-General to the European Health Emergency...
ECDC: Considerations for vaccinating children 5-11 years old
On 1 December, ECDC published Interim Public Health Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Children following...
Customs: Modern risk management system to exchange real-time information
The European Commission has launched a new Customs Risk Management System (CRMS2) to reinforce the...
COVID-19: President von der Leyen on current and new challenges
Brussels, 1 December 2021 On the Communication on COVID-19: Allow me to start with an...
ECDC signs MoU with UK Health Security Agency
Stockholm, 1 Dec 2021 On 1 December 2021, Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre...
Macroprudential rules for banks: EU Commission launches call for evidence
The European Commission has today launched a call for evidence as part of a comprehensive...
Background briefing on the Employment, Social Policy, Health, Consumer Council
Brussels, 6 and 7 December 2021 The Council meeting will take place on Monday 6...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 30 November 2021
BIODIVERSITY European Business and Nature Summit: European business leaders demand more ambitious policies to reverse...
Justice in the digital age: EU Commission’s Q&A
Brussels, 1 December 2021 1. Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation What are the main elements...