42 more EU-Japan geographic indications secured
In the framework of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, both parties will protect as from today an additional 42 geographical indications…
Medical products: EU Commission names new Director at Health and Food Safety DG
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Rainer Becker as Director for ‘Medical Products and Innovation' at the Commission's Directorate-General for…
Health & Food Safety: EU Commission’s DG appoints new Director
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Marco Marsella as Director for ‘Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation' at the Commission's…
EU Commission’s Maritime Affairs DG appoints new Director
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Jürgen Müller as Director for ‘General Affairs and Resources' at the Commission's Directorate-General for…
New Director appointed: EU Commission’s Defence and Space Directorate
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Christoph Kautz as Director for ‘Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation' at the Commission's Directorate-General…
Digital Resilience: ESAs report on ICT services to financial entities in the EU
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have today published an indicative overview of information…
EU Commission President and Latvian PM Joint Press Statement
We need to set a vision for successful enlargement. This is why the Commission has started working on a series…
Granada Summit: EU Commission’s steps for a more sustainable Europe
In a Communication adopted today, the Commission provides a contribution to the forthcoming leaders' debate in Granada on the future-oriented…
Financial education: OECD and EU Commission publish framework for children and youth
The European Commission has today published a joint EU/OECD financial competence framework for children and youth. The framework is designed…
State of the Digital Decade: Report calls for collective action
The first report on the State of the Digital Decade, published today, provides a comprehensive look at progress towards achieving…
EU General Court: Steam’s geo-blocking of activation keys infringed EU competition law
Online video games: The EU General Court confirms that geo-blocking of activation keys for the Steam platform infringed EU competition…
EU General Court annuls the EU Commission’s decision against Spanish tax scheme
The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision declaring the Spanish tax scheme on the deduction for indirect acquisitions of shareholdings…
U.S. FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology…
2026 FIFA World Cup: USA, Mexico, and Canada launch joint initiative to detect collusive schemes
The Justice Department announced today, alongside its partners from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) and Canada’s Competition Bureau, the…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 25 September 2023
Protecting environment and health: EU Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics +++ Questions and Answers on restriction to…
Norway to provide NOK 1bn to Ukraine before the winter
The SOM is being co-hosted by Norway and the EU. The meeting will focus on the difficult humanitarian situation the…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 25 September 2023
Speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič at the UNFCCC Ministerial consultations on funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage +++…
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Statement by EU Council Spokesperson for President Michel
The EU invited participants to exchange views on the current situation on the ground and various efforts aimed at addressing…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 25 September 2023
IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit +++ EIB approves framework financing of up to €1.7 billion for Solaria's renewable…
Mergers: EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by KKCG and Rockaway
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact on the European Economic…
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of Chacrim Directorship
The transaction relates primarily to the sector of medical supplies' distribution in Spain, Italy and Portugal. The Commission concluded that…
Major online platforms report on first six months under the new Code of Practice on Disinformation
Today, the major online platforms which are signatories of the new Code of Practice on Disinformation of 2022 (Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok)…
Digital Services Act: EU Commission launches Transparency Database
Under the DSA, all providers of hosting services are required to provide users with clear and specific information, so-called statements of reasons,…
Sustainable transport: €7bn available for key infrastructure projects under the CEF
Today the Commission launches a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport. Over €7 billion is…
Slovakia: Third RRF payment request for an €662m in grants
The third payment, which is net of pre-financing, concerns 21 milestones and 6 targets. These cover a set of transformative reforms aimed at improving the legal…
Statement by EU Commission President von der Leyen with Czech PM Fiala
Thank you for your leading role in shaping a good compromise, which is a solid one. I think we can…
Nagorno-Karabakh: EU provides €5m in humanitarian aid
The EU is boosting its humanitarian funding with €5 million in response to the increasing needs resulting from the Nagorno-Karabakh…
EU Commission endorses Czechia’s €9.2bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Czechia has added further investments to its original plan, such as the construction of affordable housing and the strengthening and digitalisation of…
Green Deal Summit: Keynote speech by President von der Leyen
The European Green Deal was born out of the necessity to protect people and the planet. But it was also…
PFAS restriction proposal: ECHA receives more than 5 600 comments
More than 4 400 organisations, companies and individuals submitted comments and information on the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
EIB: Up to €1.7bn financing for new solar power plants in Spain, Italy, and Portugal
The photovoltaic power plants will have a total capacity of approximately 5.6 GW and will produce an estimated 9.29 TWh a year.…
EU calls for greater market access and fair competition at EU-China High-Level Dialogue
European Commission Executive Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Vice Premier of the State Council, He Lifeng, co-chaired today the 10th EU-China High-level…
Speech: EU Commissioner Vălean on increasing the capacities of the Solidarity Lanes
Solidarity has seen unprecedented cooperation between Romania, and Moldova, for example, on the Danube cluster. But also from further afield.…
REACH: EU Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics
Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU…
Mergers: EU Commission prohibits proposed acquisition of eTraveli by Booking
The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Flugo Group Holdings AB (‘eTraveli') by…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 22 September 2023
Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’ +++ Le commissaire Sinkevičius est en visite officielle en Chine pour inaugurer…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 22 September 2023
Speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič at the COP28 Incoming Presidency's Ministerial Consultation on the Global Stocktake +++ Speech by Executive…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 22 September 2023
Lagging policy support and rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk +++ Hydrogen Europe: IEA review…
Insight EU Agenda: Upcoming EU events 25 September – 1 October 2023
Meetings of EU Commission Members +++ EU Parliament Agenda +++ Informal meeting of EU culture ministers +++ Meetings of EU…
EU-China Dialogue: EU calls for greater market access and fair competition
The two sides discussed the macro-economic situation in the EU, China and globally. Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis emphasised in particular the impact of…
EMA: EU Council and Parliament strike deal on a sustainable and flexible fee system
The presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a regulation to modernise and simplify…
Main results: Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 25 September 2023
Ministers adopted general approaches on the Commission’s package to update the European design protection legislation: one on the directive on the…
Euro 7: EU Council adopts position on emissions from cars, vans, buses and trucks
The Council has today adopted its position (‘general approach’) on the proposed regulation for the type-approval of motor vehicles and…
Intellectual property: EU Council adopts two positions on designs protection legislation
An industrial design constitutes the external appearance of a product. The visual appeal created by a design is one of…
EPF: EU Council adopts an assistance measure in support of Beninese Armed Forces
The Council today adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €11.75 million to support the Beninese Armed Forces. It will, in…
EU HRVP Borrell: Multipolarity without multilateralism
We live indeed in a more and more multipolar world, but multilateralism is in retreat. It is a paradox. Why?…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 21 September 2023
78th United Nation General Assembly: Accelerating climate action and biodiversity protection +++ High-level panel at the Nordic launch event: Towards…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 21 September 2023
Speech by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič at the UNGA side event on Global Carbon Pricing +++ InvestEU: EIF invests €40…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 21 September 2023
EU Energy Platform: Commission launches third round of demand pooling for joint gas purchases +++ Opening remarks by Commissioner Simson…