Finland report: Labor market performance of migrants
According to a report commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the employment rate and average income…
Norway: PM’s informal speech at the dinner at the Kirkenes Conference
High North to me has never been a purely geographical notion. There is not a line in our map saying…
DR Congo: EU HR on the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the country
The EU is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of CBM by EMC and OEP Hitch
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of CBM by EMC, both…
Mergers: EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by Rheinmetall and KNDS
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture (UAB Lithuanian Defense Services)…
EU Commission clears acquisition of IRIS by LGP and Hg
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Perennial Newco 2 Ltd…
EU Commission approves €350m Portuguese State aid scheme to support the transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €350 million Portuguese scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards…
Booking, ByteDance and X notified that they meet gatekeeper thresholds under Digital Markets Act
Companies may become subject to the DMA if they operate a so-called core platform service, such as, among others, search…
EU steps up renewable energy cooperation with Azerbaijan
To ensure a strong renewable energy dimension to our partnership, the Commission has notably worked to facilitate a Memorandum of Understanding…
Bulgaria and Romania strengthen cooperation on border and migration management
The Cooperation Frameworks will be implemented with the necessary support by the Commission and the relevant EU Agencies. In particular,…
Abusive App store rules for music streamers: EU Commission fines Apple over €1.8bn – Apple points at Spotify
The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution…
Sweden concludes agreement with France on fighting organised crime
Sweden and France have for long cooperated closely against organised crime. In addition to joint operations within Europol and Interpol,…
Security of gas supply: EU member states agree to continue gas demand reduction measures
Brussels, 4 March 2024 Today, the Council has reached a political agreement on a recommendation...
Interoperable Europe Act: EU Council adopts new law for more efficient digital public services
The regulation aims to set up a new cooperation framework for EU public administrations to ensure the seamless delivery of public services…
E-waste: EU Council adopts amendments to clarify who pays for management costs
The Council today has adopted amendments to the EU law on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which includes…
Gaza/Israel: EU HR Borrell calls for investigation of attack on aid supplies transfer
"We request an impartial international investigation on this tragic event allowing for a clear picture of the events and responsibilities.…
FATF identifies jurisdictions with deficiencies in fighting money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlighted the potential risks to the international financial system, including growing financial connectivity of…
Digital Services Act: EU Commission sends information request to Meta
Today, the Commission has formally sent Meta a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission…
Digital capacities and tech: EU Commission opens calls to invest over €176m
The European Commission opened a new set of calls for proposals under the 2023-2024 Work Programmes of the Digital Europe…
EU secures results at WTO Ministerial failing to reform global trade rulebook
The European Commission was instrumental in brokering important outcomes at the 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (MC13) that…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 28 February 2024
SUPPLY CHAINS: S&D Group: EU member states block historic opportunity to set binding rules obliging companies to behave responsibly +++ EU-Abgeordneter…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 28 February 2024
CLIMATE FINANCE: MEPs approve EIB's 2023 financial activities, concerns on transparency and governance +++ Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European…
Austria: Concluding IMF Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Nimble policy has helped mitigate the effects of major adverse shocks in recent years (the pandemic, the energy price shock,…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 28 February 2024
EU ENERGY PLATFORM: International suppliers offer almost 100bcm of gas to European consumers in first mid-term tender under the EU…
Israel/Palestine: Fatal incidents as humanitarian aid was being distributed in Gaza
France expresses its very deep shock over the reports of a very significant number of Palestinian civilian deaths as humanitarian…
France joins OSCE in invoking Moscow Mechanism over Ukraine detentions
On February 29, France and 44 other Participating States belonging to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)…
Ukraine: Switzerland implements the EU’s 13th package of sanctions
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), which is responsible for sanctions, decided on 29 February to…
Sweden: Inquiry proposes stricter labour immigration regulations
Labour immigration is important for Sweden, but although the country primarily needs skilled and highly skilled workers, labour immigration to…
Finland: Requirements for permanent residence permits to be tightened
In accordance with the Government Programme, the requirement for a six-year period of residence may be waived if the applicant…
Finland: Government submits its proposed amendments to industrial peace legislation to Parliament
The Government proposes to increase fines for violating industrial peace, limit disproportionate solidarity action and restrict the length of political…
Finland to send wildfire preparedness expert to Czechia
Czechia has requested assistance in preparing for wildfires through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Finland responds to the request by…
Sudan: Joint Statement by EU HR Borrell and Commissioner Lenarčič on the ban on cross-border assistance from Chad
We strongly condemn the recent ban by the Sudanese de facto authorities on the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance from…
Portugal: EU Commission approves €350m to support transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €350 million Portuguese scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards…
Eurogroup statement on the updated draft budgetary plan of Slovakia for 2024
We note that the budget was passed into law on 21 December 2023, shortly after the submission of the updated…
EU Council and Parliament enhance air passenger security
The new rules will improve the handling of advance passenger information (API) data to perform checks on passengers prior to…
In February, the EU has organised 13 Humanitarian Air Bridges to Yemen to fight health emergency
To respond to life-threatening outbreaks of infectious diseases in Yemen and the subsequent health emergency among the affected population, the…
US: Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the latest executions
The EU continues to call for the universal abolition of the death penalty. In this context, the EU welcomes the fact…
Europol: 53 members of a criminal organisation arrested for sports corruption in Spain
Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in an investigation that led to the arrest of 53 suspects in…