ITU publishes updated global treaty to optimize radio spectrum management
The 2024 edition of the ITU Radio Regulations ensures a stable regulatory environment for innovative radiocommunication services.
Ukraine: EEAS statement on the deadly Russian attacks in Poltava
The European Union remains committed to stepping up the delivery of military support, including air defence systems and ammunition. These…
European network of hydrogen operators: ACER consults on draft documents
On 30 August 2024, future hydrogen transmission network operators submitted their draft statutory documents to the EU Commission and ACER to formally…
EU Commission launches call for EFSA’s next Executive Director
The EU Commission has launched a call for the next Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Eligible…
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană steps down
On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, Mircea Geoană notified the Secretary General that he will step down as NATO Deputy Secretary…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Famar by MidEuropa Partners
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of Luxembourg-based MPILO S.à r.l. (‘MPILO’), the holding company of the Famar Group…
EU Commission clears acquisition of certain coal trading assets of Uniper by EPR
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of certain coal trading assets…
EU Commission clears the creation of a joint venture by Schroders and Phoenix
The EU Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture, Future Growth Capital Limited (‘Griffin'), by Schroders plc and…
Cuxhaven port: €200m state aid measure to construction of four berths approved
The European Commission has approved a €200 million German measure to support Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG in the construction…
EU agri-food trade report: The trade balance remains stable
The latest agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission showed that in the January-May 2024 period, cumulative EU agri-food…
Sweden supports inhabitants of Ukrainian village Gammalsvenskby founded by Swedes in 1782
The Swedish Government has approved SEK 2 million in support to the inhabitants of Gammalsvenskby in Ukraine. The village, which…
Cyprus: EU Commission supports the Turkish Cypriot community with €39.5m
Today, the EU Commission adopted the 2024 Annual Action Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, allocating €39.5 million in new EU funding to facilitate Cyprus' reunification and to support…
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Joined Cases Illumina and Grail v EU Commission (updated)
Illumina-Grail merger: The EU Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the EU General Court and annuls the decisions…
UK suspends around 30 arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza
The government has taken the decision that the UK will suspend arms export licences to Israel for use in military…
Swiss Federal Council approves Switzerland’s participation in two EU PESCO projects
The Federal Council approved Switzerland's participation in two EU Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects. The two projects--Military Mobility and Cyber…
ECB Banking Supervision: Hearing of the EU Parliament’s ECON Committee
Introductory statement by Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on…
Rosneft Deutschland: Bundesregierung verlängert Treuhandverwaltung
Die Bundesregierung verlängert auf Grundlage des Energiesicherungsgesetzes (EnSiG) die Anordnung der Treuhandverwaltung für die Rosneft Deutschland GmbH (RDG) und der RN Refining…
Climate Resilience Dialogue: How to narrow the climate protection gap
The final report of the Climate Resilience Dialogue puts forward actions for increasing climate resilience in the EU and addressing…
EU ETS: New monitoring rules including non-CO₂ emissions from aviation sector
On 29 August, EU Member States represented in the Climate Change Committee endorsed an amendment to the Monitoring and Reporting…
Revised directives on renewables and energy efficiency: EU Commission guidance
The EU Commission today adopted 4 guidance documents to support EU countries' work in transposing and implementing the revised directives…
Screening of foreign investments in the Union – EP Think Tank
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission published a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure for a new regulation…
Highlights of the EP Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON)
ECON MEPs meet for a Public Hearing with Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, and an…
Highlights of the next EP Committee on Fisheries meeting
The Committee MEPs will discuss several Fisheries Partnership Agreements and the EU Commission presentation on "Sustainable fishing in the EU:…
Philip Schotland appointed as new Swiss Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust
Philip Schotland took up his duties as the new Liaison Prosecutor for Switzerland at Eurojust today. He succeeds Mr Sébastien…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly: 26 – 31 August 2024
These are the headlines of our weekly Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published last Saturday. We publish the headlines of our…
Highlights of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
LIBE Committee MEPs will discuss a Europol report on criminal networks, the work of Frontex, the EU policies to protect…
Eindhoven University of Technology: Remarks by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
"China is challenging us, in such a fundamental way, that it would be naive to deny that Europe has a…
Bled Strategic Forum: Keynote speech by President von der Leyen
"Throughout history this region [the Western Balkans] has often been a frontier between worlds. Between East and West. Between North…
EU Commission clears acquisition of HAL by ABN AMRO
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank…
Energy diplomacy: EU Commissioner Simson travels to Namibia and South Africa
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson visits Namibia this week and travels to South Africa next Monday, 9 September, to enhance the…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Eurobio Scientific by IK Partners and NextStage
The EU Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control of Eurobio Scientific SA ,…
EEAS blog post by EU HR Borrell on the role of UN agencies in the Middle East
"The so-called 'realists' have long claimed that the blockade of Gaza could continue indefinitely and that the Palestinian issue would…
COVID recovery: EU Auditors flag risks of low funding absorption further slowing
By the end of 2023, EU Member States had drawn down less than a third of the planned EU COVID-19…
EU Commission approves reintroduction of Polish credit union liquidation scheme
The EU Commission has approved the reintroduction of a Polish credit union liquidation scheme, including a budget increase by €770…
Angola: First EU Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement enters into force
On September 1, the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA) has entered into force. This is the first-ever EU agreement on investment facilitation.
EU4Health: EU Commission supports European action to attract and retain nurses
The Commission has signed a contribution agreement with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) to support Member States in retaining…
Meeting highlights of the EP Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee MEPs will vote on amendments to the EU budget 2025 and on oral quetions to the EU Commission…
Meeting highlights of the EP’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee
The Committee MEPs will vote on safety of toys (interinstitutional negotiations) and the general budget of the European Union for…
Physical climate change risks: EIOPA assesses European insurers’ exposure
This paper is part of EIOPA’s broader sustainability agenda to integrate environmental, social and governance risk assessment in the regulatory…
Meeting highlights of the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
On the agenda: Report on the activities of the group of experts on the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and…
Highlights of next meeting of the EP Committee on Transport and Tourism
On the agenda: Decisions to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on driving licence, driving disqualification, maximum authorised dimensions and weights in traffic, railway capacity and European Maritime…