Polish EU Presidency: Combatting major organised crime and human trafficking
In the field of justice and security, the Polish EU Presidency will focus on combatting major cross-border criminal networks, hybrid…
EU Commission clears acquisition of IDS by EPCG
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of International Distribution Services Plc…
Public health emergencies: EU Commission launches advisory group
The new Advisory Committee for Public Health Emergencies has held its first in-person meeting in Luxembourg. The Committee was set…
Scania’s Christian Levin takes on ACEA Commercial Vehicles Chairmanship for 2025
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is pleased to announce that Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania, has been…
School collaboration: European eTwinning platform celebrates 20 years
The EU's flagship initiative eTwinning for cross-border school collaboration, connecting teachers with each other, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
EU provides €40 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
As Ethiopia faces multiple humanitarian challenges due to the impact of conflicts, recurrent climate shocks, as well as outbreaks of…
Norway presents white paper on total preparedness for crisis and war
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl presented a white paper…
Critical mineral supply chains: United States and Norway issue joint report
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries issued a thorough, innovative report presenting…
New European Bauhaus Prizes 2025 and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities
The EU Commission has opened the applications for two awards celebrating innovation and creativity inspired by the New European Bauhaus…
Medical devices: EU Commission assesses public procurement issues in China
An EU Commission report, published today, highlights a continued discrimination against EU medical devices in China's public procurement market. The EU Commission assesses, how…
EU Commission issues €11 billion in its 1st syndicated transaction of 2025
The European Commission has today raised €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 1st syndicated transaction for 2025. The dual-tranche transaction concerned…
Conflict zones: EASA updates safety guidance on Russian Federation airspace
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin for the airspace of the Russian Federation.…
European Aviation Environmental Report 2025: Turning goals into action is critical for future of aviation
This decade is decisive in combatting climate change, with record-breaking temperatures registered around the world in 2023 and 2024 and…
Council of European Energy Regulators publishes Work Programme 2025
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) has published its Work Programme for 2025, which aligns with its "Empowering Consumers…
Fusion energy: EU and Switzerland reach agreement
The agreements include the association of Switzerland to programmes like Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, and Fusion for Energy (F4E).
General-purpose artificial intelligence: CCIA introduces global training data template
Committed to promoting transparency in the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)…
NATO launches ‘Baltic Sentry’ to increase critical infrastructure security
At the meeting in Helsinki, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the launch of a new military activity by NATO…
Green hydrogen: PIK sees big gaps between ambition and implementation
Adrian Odenweller and Falko Ueckerdt from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) determine this competitiveness gap for all…
Eurostat: EU greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 7% in 2023
In 2023, the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This…
PM Keir Starmer’s speech on the AI Opportunities Action Plan
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a compelling speech this morning on the AI Opportunities Action Plan, underscoring the transformative…
White House: Ensuring U.S. security and economic strength in the age of AI
To strengthen U.S. security and economic strength, the Biden-Harris Administration today released an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion…
EU JRC: Setting out a roadmap for standardisation of organ-on-chip technology
Organ-on-chip (OoC) is an integration of biotechnology with micro-fluidic chips and sensors to build miniaturised versions of human organs, such…
Frontex proceeds with assessment methodology for Document Inspection Systems
Considerable progress made in the field of authentication systems has allowed for Document Inspection Systems (DIS) to become an integral…
IAEA partnership: Discovery Channel to show educational nuclear science films
‘Good To Know’, a new educational videos series explaining how nuclear science can help solve global issues, is being launched…
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski met with EU Enlargement Commissioner Kos
Enlargement policy of the European Union as a priority of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council was the main…
PESCO: Switzerland will be invited to participate in “Military Mobility” project
The EU Council adopted today a decision confirming that the participation of Switzerland in the PESCO project 'Military Mobility' meets…
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad: EU Council extends restrictions by one year
All individuals and entities previously identified as responsible for participating in the financing of Hamas and PIJ, or enabling their…
Gas markets: ENTSOG and GIE publish their joint System Capacity Map 2025
The 2023-2024 historical data on gas demand and supply at European level from the latest Summer and Winter Review Reports…
U.S. State Department designates Terrorgram Collective and three of its leaders as global terrorists
The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and committed to…
Sanctions against Russia: Sweden pushes EU initiative on oil price cap
Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, along with her Nordic and Baltic colleagues, has written a letter urging…
EU Medicines Agency on new EU rules for health technology assessments
The regulation is an important step forward in accelerating and widening access to new medicines. In the European Union (EU),…
Ukraine and Moldova: EU endorses new €148 million EU humanitarian aid package
As Russia's war of aggression continues to devastate Ukraine, approximately 12.7 million people are in need of urgent assistance. New…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 23 December 2024 – 11 January 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
China: EU Commission imposes anti-dumping duties on mobile access equipment
Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China.
EU Commission acts to counter dumping of titanium dioxide from China
Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China. The measures follow an anti-dumping investigation.
Denmark and Faroe Islands consider Faroese membership in the WTO
Is Faroese membership in its own name of the World Trade Organization WTO compatible with the Faroe Islands' constitutional status?
Netherlands: EIB backs Resato to enhance hydrogen refuelling technology
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt facility with hydrogen refuelling station developer Resato Hydrogen…
Italy: EIB Group and Findomestic agree on €250m private energy efficiency loans
The EIB Group supports families and households on their energy-efficient and alternative energy production projects for their homes.
EU Commission conditonally approves Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Ansys, Inc. by Synopsys, Inc.. The approval is…
Political situation in Venezuela: EU Council statement and renewal of sanctions
The European Union stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who voted peacefully on 28 July 2024 to determine…
Patient access to innovation: New EU rules on Health Technology Assessment
On 12 January, the Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) will become applicable, bringing a significant improvement in ensuring that innovative and effective…
U.S. State Department Fact Sheet: Sanctions to degrade Russia’s energy sector – part II
The United States is sanctioning major targets in Russia’s energy sector, the primary source of revenue fueling Russia’s war against…
U.S. Treasury intensifies sanctions against Russia’s oil production and exports
New energy sector determination targets Russia’s primary revenue source with sanctions against Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, more than 180 vessels,…
India: Internal Market Committee MEPs conclude delegation visit
A seven MEP strong delegation travelled to Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru to discuss digital issues, product standards, quality assurance measures,…
China – Hong Kong SAR: IMF 2024 Article IV Mission concluding statement
Hong Kong SAR’s economy is on a path of gradual but uneven recovery after a protracted period of shocks. With…
Ukraine: EU disburses 1st G7 loan of €3bn to be repaid by frozen Russian assets’ proceeds
The EU Commission has disbursed today the first €3 billion tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan for Ukraine,…
Copernicus Global Climate Report: 2024 was the warmest year on record
The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report 2024, published today, confirms 2024 as the warmest year on record and the first to exceed…
Electricity forward trading: ACER launches virtual hub price correlation simulator
Today, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) releases a new tool to simulate price correlations for electricity forward trading…