United States-Austria Strategic Dialogue: Joint statement
Austria and the United States expressed unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, discussed the situation in…
EU Council adopts positions for safer road traffic in the EU
The Commission’s proposal aims to improve road safety and to facilitate the free movement of citizens within the EU. The proposal should…
Europol: 11 olive oil counterfeiters arrested following Operation OPSON
In the framework of Operation OPSON, Europol’s coordinated effort to combat food fraud and counterfeiting, Europol has supported a spin-off investigation…
Europol: Paper trail ends in jail time for 1 013 money mules
Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries, in collaboration with Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and several private industry partners, have once again…
EU HRVP: Powering up European defence
Debates around defence are indeed as old as the European project itself. The Coal and Steel community at the very…
EU Commissioner Urpilainen temporary withdraws from the Commission
EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen has informed President von der Leyen about her candidacy in the upcoming Finnish Presidential elections. She requested an unpaid electoral…
COP28: Statement by EU President von der Leyen at the Super Pollutants Summit
"The EU only accounts for 6% of global methane emissions in energy. That is why we have also focused on…
Reducing methane emissions: EU announces €175m financial support at COP28
Climate super-pollutants--including methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone--are responsible for over half of today's warming. Under the Global Methane Pledge,…
COP28: EU leads global initiative to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency
This initiative, proposed by the EU Commission Presiden in April, sets global targets to triple the installed capacity of renewable energy to at…
Carbon pricing and carbon markets: IMF MD Georgieva at EU Pavilion discussion
"Let's look at where we are today. We have close to 25% of emissions covered. When we look at this…
Coal Transition Accelerator initiative: Statement by President von der Leyen
"Coal has been part of Europe's history. It created jobs for many regions. At the same time, we have understood…
COP28 Global Stocktake Roundtable: Statement by President von der Leyen
"Climate finance is one of the core topics in the coming days. It's not just about money. It's also about…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 30 November 2023
Dr Sharon McGuinness: ECHA is now truly a chemicals agency, not just the REACH one +++ AGRICULTURE: Video message recorded…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 30 November 2023
COP28: UN Climate Change Executive Secretary at COP28 Opening: "Accelerate Climate Action" +++ COP28 Presidency unites the world on Loss…
G20 Brazil: President Lula reinforces Brazil’s priorities
The combat against hunger, poverty and inequality, sustainable development and the reform of global governance are the three dimensions that…
EU Council President Michel at the EDA: A European Defence for our Geopolitical Union
“Europe will not be made all at once, but it will be made.... Those famous words by Robert Schuman express…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 30 November 2023
IEA: Cost of capital survey shows investments in solar PV can be less risky than gas power in emerging and…
Difficult trilogue on criminal penalties for violation of EU sanctions against Russia
"Each day that passes helps Putin's war efforts. The effectiveness of the EU sanctions regime is severely undermined by the…
Norway’s Foreign Minister “deeply regrets” end of ceasefire in Gaza
The ceasefire has been important. It has provided the population with a respite, and not least, more humanitarian aid has…
EU Commission sends request for information to Meta under the DSA
Today, the European Commission has formally sent Meta a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission…
EU Commission proposes extension of child abuse reporting
On 30 November, the Commission proposed an extension of the Interim Regulation from certain provisions of the e-Privacy Directive. This will allow providers…
Green Bonds investments can reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by 1.2%
The full implementation of NextGenerationEU (NGEU) measures financed by the NGEU Green Bonds can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44 million…
EU Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28
We all know, if we want to keep global warming below the tipping point of 1.5 degrees, we need to…
Saudi Arabia: Third EU-KSA Human Rights Dialogue held in Brussels
The Dialogue touched upon a wide range of human rights topics. Such as labour rights, women and vulnerable groups rights,…
Iran: EEAS Spokesperson on the latest executions
The current pace of executions in Iran, at least 600 since January, is appalling. The European Union reiterates its firm…
Russia: Statement by the EU HRVP on outlawing “international LGBT public movement”
Amid the decades-long crackdown on rights of LGBTIQ persons unleashed under President Putin, this decision aims at further persecuting the…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on Cohesion, 30 November 2023
The EU Council approved conclusions on the future of cohesion policy. The conclusions set out the Council’s position on the outlook of…
European defence: Speech by EU HR Borrell at the EDA Annual Conference 2023
"This gathering brings together more than 1,000 participants from all key stakeholders. European Union institutions - President [of the European…
2022 Country Reports on Terrorism released by the U.S. State Department
The Department of State issued the 2022 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). Each year, the CRT provides insight on important…
Cyber Resilience Act: EU legislators strike deal on secure digital products
The EU Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed legislation regarding cybersecurity requirements for…