EU Commission clears joint venture between TotalEnergies and OQ SAOC
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture by TotalEnergies SE, based…
ACER’s latest REMIT Quarterly is out
REMIT (Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency) provides an EU framework for the transparency and integrity of energy…
EU reports confirm return to more stable gas and electricity market conditions
EU gas and electricity markets in the first quarter of 2024 returned to a much more stable and predictable situation…
Ireland opts-in to seven legal acts of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum
Ireland's decision to opt-in demonstrates the country's dedication to shared European values and its willingness to contribute to improved migration…
EU proceeds with first tranche of short-term emergency financial support to the Palestinian Authority
In early September, the EU Commission will present a legislative proposal for a Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, which…
Vietnam: Concluding press remarks by EU High Representative Josep Borrell
"I have been asking all my interlocutors to use their influence on Russia to stop this war. We know that…
Venezuela: G7 Foreign Affairs Ministers’ statement on the Presidential elections
"We call on relevant representatives to publish the detailed electoral results in full transparency and we ask electoral representatives to…
U.S. Fed maintains target range for federal funds rate at 5.25 to 5.5 percent.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it…
Institutional cooperation: EDPS unveils new model for safer transfer of personal data
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published its Model Administrative Arrangement for transfers of personal data from EU institutions, bodies,…
ESMA delivers opinion on global crypto firms using their non-EU execution venues
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an Opinion to address the risks presented by global crypto firms seeking…
DSA: EU Commission launches call for evidence on the protection of minors online
The EU Commission has launched a call for evidence to gather views on its Guidelines on the protection of minors…
EIB and Deutsche Bank to boost Europe’s wind manufacturers
EIB activates €5 billion initiative for wind industry with €500 million counter-guarantee to Deutsche Bank. Under this pilot project EIB…
OECD statement on the G20 Declaration on International Tax Cooperation
For the first time in its history, G20 Members have agreed a comprehensive stand-alone Tax Declaration, reflecting the transformational achievements…
EU Commission unveils new tool to help SMEs self-assess their digital maturity
The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) have launched a Digital Maturity Assessment Tool that will help small and medium-sized enterprises…
New EU directive encourages repair of goods
This Directive will benefit consumers by avoiding the costs of buying new products, and will lead to less waste, less…
IPCC meets in Bulgaria to consider detailed report timeline
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet for its 61st Plenary Session in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, from 27 July to 2 August. During…
Gesetzesentwurf zur Anpassung des Treibhausgas-Emissionshandels-Gesetzes
Das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) hat die Länder- und Verbändeanhörung zum Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Anpassung des Treibhausgas-Emissionshandelsgesetzes…
Revised Mercury Regulation enters into force in the EU
The revised Regulation on Mercury prohibits the last intentional remaining uses of mercury in the EU and contributes to the Zero Pollution…
Code of Practice for general-purpose Artificial Intelligence: EU launches consultation
The European AI Office has opened a call for expression of interest to participate in the drawing-up of the first…
Euro Area: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 consultation
The euro area economy has been resilient in the face of multiple, large shocks, including the pandemic, Russia’s gas shut-off,…
Croatia: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV consultation
The Croatian economy performed strongly despite external shocks. The impressive post-pandemic growth during 2021-22 moderated to 3.1 percent in 2023,…
EuroHPC ready to create A.I. Factories
The EU Member States agree to launch AI Factories under the EuroHPC JU with a rolling call for proposals coming…
Venezuela: Statement by High Representative Borrell on the presidential election
The EU commends the determination of the people of Venezuela to exercise their voting rights peacefully and in large numbers.…
Aggressive tax planning: EU Court in Case C-623/22 Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers
Combating aggressive tax planning: The EU Court upholds the validity of various provisions of the EU directive. The EU directive provides…
Consumer protection: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-774/22 FTI Touristik
A consumer having booked a trip abroad may sue the organiser before the court of the place of his or…
Hunting of wolves: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-436/22 ASCEL
The wolf cannot be designated as a huntable species at regional level when its conservation status at national level is…
UK arrest warrants: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-202/24
Arrest warrants issued by the United Kingdom: The EU Court clarifies the conditions under which they may be executed in…
Appointment of EU Judges: Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-119/23
A Member State may propose, from among the candidates named on a list drawn up by a national group of…
Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-298/22 Banco BPN/BIC Português
The exchange of information over a period of more than ten years between 14 credit institutions in Portugal could constitute…
Social assistance: Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Cases C-112/22 CU and C-223/22 ND
Access for third-country nationals who are long-term residents to a social security, social assistance or social protection measure cannot be…
EU Commissioner Várhelyi’s address at the Budapest COSAC Chairpersons’ meeting
The Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) brings together the EU affairs committees of national Parliaments, as well…
Klimaschutzverträge: BMWK startet Vorverfahren für die zweite Gebotsrunde
Das deutsche Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) startet heute das Vorverfahren für die zweite Runde im Förderprogramm für „Klimaschutzverträge“.…
EU Commission presents investment guidelines for New European Bauhaus projects
The European Commission has adopted new European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines, a tool to illustrate how public and private investments can integrate…
Renewable hydrogen: EU Commission approves €998m and €80m Dutch state aid schemes
The European Commission has approved two Dutch state aid schemes to support the technology and the production of renewable hydrogen.
Condor: EU Commission opens in-depth investigation into €321.2m German state aid
The German measure was initially approved in July 2021 by the Commission under the State aid Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, but the Commission's…
Students’ visa: EU preliminary ruling on the authorisation to reside on EU territory
A Member State may reject an abusive application for authorisation, even if it has not correctly transposed the directive that…
Letters by Ursula von der Leyen on suggestions for Members of the Commission
Who shall join the next EU Commission? Letters from the President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to…
Countries seek to join the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
Progress is being made towards a global nuclear liability regime for nuclear damage, participants heard at the Fourth Meeting of…
OECD launches pilot monitoring G7 code of conduct on AI development
The initiative will test a reporting framework to gather information about how organisations developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems align…
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum: G20: Financing change – Norway’s experience in sharing wealth
Norway's Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum explains, how Norway's management of natural resources, such as crude oil, has evolved…
An ECB key priority: Enhancing banks’ resilience against cyber threats
The importance of cyber resilience in protecting our banking sector cannot be overstated: the current landscape poses a variety of…
CEF Energy: Three new projects to join Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects list
The EU Commission has announced today that three more projects have obtained the status required to be part of the…
Digital Operational Resilience Act: ESAs publish joint Final report on subcontracting
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published their joint Final report on the…
G20 Finance Meeting: Statement by IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered the following remarks at the third meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers…
EIB: Belgian logistics real estate player WDP gets €250m loan to expand green energy
The EIB credit is to fund renewable energy and clean transport infrastructure at WDP logistics centres mainly in Belgium, the…
Robbing ATMs in Germany: Sentences of over five years for Dutch criminals
The Regional Court of Bamberg, Germany, has sentenced fifteen members of a Dutch led organised crime group (OCG) that robbed…
DR Congo: EU lists nine individuals and one entity on sanctions list
The EU Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights…
EU Council appoints new EU Special Representatives
The EU Council appointed four new EU Special Representatives (EUSR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the Great Lakes Region, Kosovo*,…
Anti-terrorist sanctions: EU Council adds “The Base” to EU Terrorist List
The Base is an organisation of right-wing extremists involved in terrorist acts, which was founded by Rinaldo Nazzaro in 2018.…