EU Commission clears acquisition of Rehau Automotive by Atlas
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of substantially all of the…
EU Ambassadors’ Conference 2025: Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen
"The message that we need to pass to our partners around the world is: where it makes sense for Europe,…
Czech Republic: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
After a period of stagnation, growth has picked up since late 2023, but the recovery has been slow and uneven.…
Sweden: Interim report on the mission of the National Nuclear New-build Coordinator
The National Nuclear New-build Coordinator’s second interim report provides a clarified recommendation on how a programme organisation may be designed.…
Grenada: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
Through end-June 2024, Grenada’s economy was experiencing sustained strong growth supported by buoyant tourism, moderating inflation, and a narrowing current…
ECDC risk assessment of bloodstream infections resistant to antibiotics
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), including carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli, pose a major risk to patients and healthcare systems…
EU Life Programme: Protecting wetlands for our common future
In early February each year, a tiny village around 100 km south-east of Madrid plays host to one of Europe’s…
EU Commission and Moldova agree on a two-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy
The EU Commission and Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It…
Eurostat: Preventive healthcare expenditure: €202 per inhabitant
Luxembourg, 4 February 2025 In 2022, preventive healthcare expenditure in the EU accounted for 5.5%...
EU Ministers discuss industry and trade challenges in Warsaw
Ensuring coherence between trade and industrial policy to strengthen the EU’s global competitiveness in an unstable international environment was the…
U.S State Department updates special page: United with Ukraine
Washington, February 2025 How the United States provides assistance, advocates diplomacy, and enforces economic measures...
OECD: Poland should strengthen public finances and further improve healthcare
Poland’s economic performance and standards of living have improved significantly over the past two decades despite a growth slowdown over…
EU Ambassadors’ Conference 2025: Speech by President António Costa
"Today, we have a new energy across the Union. Focused on competitiveness and security. Acting as a well-coordinated and united…
U.S. DARPA: Squeezing light to unlock new frontiers in signal detection
U.S. DARPA’s - one of the leading global sources of technological innovation - has published an update on its Intensity-Squeezed…
European quality assurance scheme: Improving breast cancer screening and care
The first official version of the European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services is now available on the European Commission web…
Water scarcity poses risk to Mediterranean marine life and economy
Climate change is reducing the flows of rivers into the Mediterranean. This could in turn devastate marine life and inflict…
Marine litter on the EU coastline dropped by by almost one-third
The newly-published EU Coastline Macro Litter Trend report found that the amount of marine macro litter (items bigger than 2.5…
Transparency of vaccine purchases: Order of the EU Court’s Vice-President in Case C-632/24 P(R)
The EU Commission’s obligation to disclose the identity of the members of the negotiating team for the advance purchase of…
Civic integration of refugees: EU Court of Justice Judgment in Case C-158/23
International protection: EU law does not preclude, under certain conditions, beneficiaries of international protection from having to pass a civic…
Water management and flood risks: EU Commission report calls for faster progress
The European Commission has published its latest reports on the state of water in the European Union. Covering the implementation of the…
Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Monitoring Weekly 27 – 31 January 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 27 – 31 January 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
Informal EU leaders’ retreat: Opening remarks by President von der Leyen
"There are clearly new challenges and growing uncertainties, so the European Union is prepared for a robust but constructive dialogue…
EU maritime transport: Progress made while sustainability challenges persist
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years…
New EU Task Force dedicated to strategic communication and countering disinformation
The Task Force is attached to the Directorate-General for Communication. It will build on the work done over the past…
New Competitiveness Task Force set up to operationalise the Competitiveness Compass
The EU Commission has established a new Task Force ‘EU's Future Competitiveness', which will coordinate the work to operationalise the…
New Housing Task Force set up to ensure access to affordable and sustainable houses
The Task Force is formally attached to the Directorate-General for Energy. As President von der Leyen set out in her Political Guidelines…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Buderus by Mutares
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Buderus Edelstahl GmbH by…
EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by KONČAR and SEHBV
The EU Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture by KONČAR - Electrical Industry Inc. for manufacturing and…
Czechia: EU Commission approves ompensation of up to €59m million for Czech Post
The EU Commission has approved a Czech measure to compensate postal operator Czech Post for the provision of a universal…
Informal EU leaders’ retreat: Media remarks by President António Costa
"Today, we had the first-ever meeting of European leaders exclusively dedicated to defence. In 2022 in the Versailles summit, we…
ACER consults on cost allocation mechanisms for financing hydrogen infrastructure
The EU’s Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package aims to support the development of a competitive hydrogen market and the integration of…
Launch of the 2025 SME Fund to help SMEs protect intellectual property
The EU Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office have launched the 2025 SME Fund to provide small and…
Pioneering OpenEuroLLM opens large language models to European languages
The EU Commission awarded the prestigious Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal to the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM –…
New EU Commission Directorate-General to focus on Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood
The EU Commission gets a new Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) responsible for enlargement and accession negotiations…
European Democracy Shield: Special EP Committee elects chair and starts work
The EP Committee assesses existing and planned EU legislation in the light of potential malicious interference in democratic processes, including…
New EU Directorate General to strengthen Mediterranean and Gulf partnerships
Following President Ursula von der Leyen's call for a more focused approach to the EU's wider neighbourhood, especially the Mediterranean, the…
Interim Trade Agreement between the EU and Chile enters into force
The EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) has entered into force, following the completion of Chile's ratification process. The ITA,, signed in…
Chemical recycling of plastic waste: EU Commission approves €500m French state aid
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €500 million French scheme to support the chemical recycling…
First rules of the European Artificial Intelligence Act are now applicable
As of Sunday, 2 February, the first rules under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) started to apply. This includes…
Media Freedom Hub 2025: How the EU supports exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists
Today, the EU Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and…
World Cancer Day: EU Commission publishes Country Cancer Profiles
Ahead of World Cancer Day, the EU Commission has published the latest Country Cancer Profiles for all Member States, Norway…
Eurobarometer survey: Europeans strongly support science and technology
The latest Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' released today shows more than 8…
France: EU Commission approves €48m for Envision AESC’s EV battery production
The EU Commission approved a €48 million French measure to support Envision AESC France in setting-up a new factory for the…
Italy: EU Commission approves €1.1bn state aid for youth and women employment
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an estimated €1.1 billion Italian scheme to support the employment…
EU justice ministers discussed consequences of Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
An informal meeting of EU justice ministers (JHA) took place in Warsaw. The ministers discussed challenges related to the rule…
Austria: EIB Group increases investment in Austria by nearly a third
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) reported a total lending volume of nearly €1.7 billion and granted around 30% more loans…