Europol : 14 members of a criminal network arrested for drug trafficking
Europol facilitated the exchange of information and continuously provided the involved law enforcement authorities with analytical support. On the action…
EU Commission considers that Hungary’s judicial reform addressed deficiencies in judicial independence
Today, the European Commission adopts two decisions regarding Hungary and the rule of law situation in the country. One relates…
Rights for platform workers: EU Council and Parliament strike deal
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform…
Eurobarometer: Europeans continue to strongly support Ukraine
Support for a range of actions taken in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine remains very high. Almost nine in ten (89%)…
State aid: EU Commission amends rules for small amounts “de minimis”
The European Commission has today adopted two regulations amending the general rules for small amounts of aid (de minimis Regulation) and for…
EU Commission announces additional €680m package for Western Balkans
Today, the European Commission announced a new €680 million investment package to support five flagship investments in rail transport and renewable…
Opening remarks by EU Commissioner Hoekstra at the final Plenary of COP28
We have found it a tremendous privilege to work alongside all of you from wherever you are, from Africa, Latin…
Global Compass: EU and Chile sign ambitious trade and political agreements
Brussels, 13 December 2023 The EU and Chile have today signed an Advanced Framework Agreement...
President von der Leyen briefs EU Parliament on next European Council
"I want to focus this morning on two main issues. One is the enlargement topic and the other one the…
Platform work: EU Commission welcomes agreement on improving working conditions
The EU Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the…
Statement of EU Commission President von der Leyen on the outcome of COP28
I want to thank our Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra and all of our Commission and Member State negotiators for…
Anti-Money Laundering Authority: EU Commission welcomes political agreement
The EU Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal to establish…
EU lawmakers agree on updating EU regulations of the insurance sector
On Wednesday EU legislators agreed a set of reforms to the rules regulating insurance firms, the so-called ‘Solvency II’ rules.…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 12 December 2023
DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE: BusinessEurope: EU due diligence could leave companies between a rock and a hard place +++ CRITICAL RAW…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 12 December 2023
COP28: Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels +++ As COP28 Enters its Final Stretch, Simon Stiell Calls…
EU General Court: Order in Case T-136/22 (Hamoudi v Frontex)
A Syrian national claims that he arrived in Greece from Turkey to seek asylum but that, on that same day,…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 12 December 2023
ENERGY COUNCIL: Agenda of the EU Energy Council, 19 December 2023 +++ ENERGY TRANSITION: Improving the resilience of the complete…
UNFCCC: COP28 agreement signals “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of…
IMF Spokesperson Statement on Argentina
IMF staff welcome the measures announced earlier today by Argentina’s new Economy Minister, Luis Caputo. These bold initial actions aim…
U.S. Federal Reserve maintains federal funds rate range at 5.25 – 5.5 percent
Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity has slowed from its strong pace in the third quarter. Job gains…
Anti-Money Laundering Authority: EU legislators establish AMLA
Negotiating teams of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a political agreement on establishing an…
EBA: EU banking sector resilient despite risk stemming from interest rates changes
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its annual risk assessment of the European banking system. The Report is accompanied…
Finland maintains eastern border restrictions, prepared for more
Finland will continue restrictions at the eastern border. The border crossing points will remain closed, with the exception of the…
EU Council adopts agreement for EU-Kenya partnership
This agreement will provide duty-free, quota-free EU market access to all exports from Kenya as soon as it enters into force, as…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council, 12 December 2023
Brussels, 12 December 2023 December European Council Ministers prepared for the European Council meeting on...
Europol: Successful police cooperation in fight against illegal timber trade
Illegal timber trade is an ominous practice that entails the clear-cutting of an area of forest equivalent to a football…
Pork product from Croatia added to register of PDO
The European Commission has today added “Meso crne slavonske svinje”, a pork product from continental Croatia, to the register of Protected Designations of…
90% satisfied with city living in Europe: EU Report
Almost 9 out of 10 people in Europe are satisfied with living in their city, according to the results of a Commission…
EU Council approves enlargement conclusions
The EU Council has approved conclusions on enlargement for the six Western Balkans partners, Türkiye and – for the first…
Fisheries ministers set 2024 opportunities for key seas
The Fishing Opportunities Regulation includes the results of the agreements reached ahead of the Council with Norway and the UK on a bilateral basis, and…
EU Commission releases DMA gatekeepers reporting template
The reports on consumer profiling techniques must describe, in a detailed and transparent manner, all relevant information on all techniques…
New EU-funded research centre in Bulgaria contributes to the clean energy transition
Today, the European Commission and the Bulgarian Government inaugurated the National Centre of Mechatronics and Clean Technologies located at the Bulgarian Academy…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 11 December 2023
Agenda of the Environment Council, 18 December 2023 +++ Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 11 December 2023
UN: Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels +++ COP28: The…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 11 December 2023
ENERGY STATE AID: EU Commission approves €2.6 billion State aid to RWE for early closure of lignite fired power plants…
EU Commission welcomes political deal on criminal asset recovery and confiscation in the EU
The European Commission welcomes today's political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on updated rules on asset recovery…
EU Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules criminalising the violation of EU sanctions
The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's…
EU Commission to issue €75bn in long-term EU-Bonds in the first half of 2024
The European Commission has today announced its intention to issue up to €75 billion of EU-Bonds in the first half…
EU Commission proposes Single Market boost for cross-border regions
The obstacles that citizens, businesses, and public administrations face in these regions include different technical standards or national administrative and legal…
EIC: €1.2bn for strategic technologies and scaling up companies
The Commission adopted today the European Innovation Council (EIC) 2024 work programme. It opens funding opportunities worth over €1.2 billion…
EU Commission welcomes the end of the negotiations for an Association Agreement with Andorra and San Marino
Today, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič presented to the Council (General Affairs Council) the…
EU Commission proposes to counteract covert foreign influence
Today, the European Commission adopted a Defence of Democracy package, ahead of the 2024 European elections. The central piece of…
Criminal assets: EU deal on new rules to freeze and confiscate proceeds of crime
The new legislation on seizing criminal assets would ensure fast and efficient freezing and confiscation everywhere in the EU and…
Mortgage Credit Directive: EBA peer review on creditors’ treatment of mortgage borrowers in arrears
This is the first EBA’s peer review focussing on conduct and consumer protection issues. The review assessed conduct supervision of…
Publikation: BMBF-Aktionsplan Künstliche Intelligenz
Kaum eine Zukunftstechnologie entwickelt sich derzeit so dynamisch wie Künstliche Intelligenz (KI). Der KI-Aktionsplan des BMBF bündelt deshalb gezielt neue…
Belgium: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Though resilient to shocks, the Belgium economy and financial sector face significant cyclical and structural challenges and risks to the…
MEPs warn about legal challenges of the virtual worlds
EU strategy for virtual worlds needs to be both sustainable and human-centric. MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee approved with 15 votes…
Main results of the Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting, 11 December 2023
At the meeting, ministers addressed how the Eastern Partnership can continue to ensure that the needs of member states and…
Main results of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, 11 December 2023
The EU Foreign Affairs Council discussed, among other issues, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after an intervention by Ukraine's Minister…
Remarkable resilience: Latest update by the International Monetary Fund on Ukraine
The Ukrainian economy continues to show remarkable resilience, although the outlook remains subject to exceptionally high war-related uncertainty. According to…