Drugs, security, trafficking, counterfeiting: MEPs visit ports in Antwerp and Rotterdam
This week, members of the EU Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs looked into work to strengthen…
EU Commission rolls out plan to promote circular and efficient products in the EU
The EU Commission’s new plan outlines a list of priority products for which ecodesign requirements and energy labelling are to…
EEA report highlights EU energy sector’s leadership in greenhouse gas emission cuts
The European Union’s energy sector led the way in reducing domestic EU net greenhouse gas emissions by 9% in 2023…
Consumer protection: EU Safety Gate 2024 updates list of dangerous products
The EU Commission has unveiled its annual report on Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The…
EU Commission welcomes significant step towards Pandemic Agreement
The agreement marks a significant contribution to strengthening capacities for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response taking a One Health approach, in full…
Habitats directive: EU Coreper approves mandate to change protection status of wolves
EU member states' representatives (Coreper) approved the EU Council’s mandate on changing the protection status of the wolf, aligning EU…
Eurojust: Arms traffickers arrested in international operation
Cooperation between authorities from France, Slovenia, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support from Eurojust and Europol, has resulted…
Crimes against Ezidi victims in Syria and Iraq: Joint investigation leads to first convictions
Extensive cooperation between Sweden, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium in a Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) into crimes against Ezidi victims in…
OECD publishes new urban study on Cities for All Ages
The "Cities for All Ages" report explores how local and national governments can address these challenges and make cities work for all…
EU Ministers Discuss the Future of the Labour Market in Europe
EU Ministers and EU Commission Vice-President Roxana Minzatu addressed topics such as the impact of digitalisation on the world of…
EU Commission calls: €140 million to deploy key digital technologies
The EU Commission has opened four new calls worth €140 million under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) to advance the…
Spain: EU Commission approves a €400m state aid to support renewable hydrogen
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Spanish State aid scheme to support the…
Deforestation Regulation: EU Commission takes action to simplify implementation
The EU Commission is providing further simplifications and reducing the administrative burden to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation…
Encrypted app intelligence exposes sprawling criminal networks across Europe
Law enforcement authorities across Europe and Türkiye have dismantled four major criminal networks responsible for fuelling the flow of drugs…
European State of the Climate Report: 2024 warmest year on record in Europe
The latest European State of the Climate report illustrates clearly the impact of climate change in Europe and the Arctic.…
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New EU digital skills academies to boost tech sovereignty and competitiveness
Complementing the Cybersecurity Skills Academy, the new academies in Quantum Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Worlds will foster a more coordinated approach to digital skills education and…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part V: Key findings from DeepSeek
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part IV: Key findings from Claude
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part III: Key findings from Google Gemini
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part II: Key findings from ChatGPT
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part I: Key Findings from Perplexity AI
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Human rights violations in Iran: EU Council adds individuals and entities to sanctions list
The EU Council has imposed sanctions on seven more individuals and two entities involved in serious human rights violations in…
Jordan: EU Council adopts macro-financial assistance of €500 million in loans
The EU assistance will bolster Jordan’s economic stability and support its ongoing reform agenda in the face of mounting internal…
Main results of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, 14 April 2025
The EU Foreign Affairs Council exchanged views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East including…
EU launches €104 million call to boost Europe’s leadership in 6G
European leadership in the development of next-generation 6G mobile technologies is set to be boosted with the launch of a…
Accession Conference with Albania: EU opens negotiations on internal market cluster
The fourth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania at ministerial level was held today in Luxembourg. The EU delegation…
European Health and Digital Executive Agency: Discover AI-related projects
The European AI Strategy aims to position Europe as a leading hub for human-centric and reliable AI. The European Health…
EDPB adopts guidelines on processing personal data through blockchains
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies. A blockchain is…
U.S. tariffs: EU pauses countermeasures to allow space for negotiations
The European Union has paused its countermeasures on unjustified U.S. trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-U.S. negotiations. The…
EU Commission clears acquisition of PCP by M&G
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of P Capital Partners AB…
EU Commission clears acquisition of YNAP by Mytheresa
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of YOOX Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A.…
EU boosts humanitarian aid for Greater Horn of Africa and West and Central Africa
People affected by humanitarian crises in the Greater Horn of Africa and in West and Central Africa will receive €258…
Palestine: EU Commission announces multiannual recovery programme worth €1.6bn
At the occasion of the first ever High-Level Political Dialogue between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority, the EU…
U.S. NIST updates U.S. Privacy Framework adding AI and privacy risk management
A draft update to the U.S. NIST Privacy Framework will enable organizations to use it seamlessly with the agency’s Cybersecurity…
EU Council reviews framework for controlling international arms exports
The EU Council has concluded the review of the EU framework for arms export control, by adopting a decision amending the Council’s Common…
Simplification: EU Council postpones new sustainability reporting and due diligence rules
The EU Council gave its final green light today on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and…
Canada: EU Council concludes agreement on passenger name record data
Today, the EU Council adopted a decision which formally concludes an agreement between the EU and Canada on the transfer…
Digital Trade Agreement with Singapore: EU Council moves one step closer
The EU Council today adopted the decision on the signature of the Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) with Singapore. It also…
Minimum effective corporate taxation: EU Council extends cooperation of tax authorities
The EU Council adopted today a directive that will extend cooperation and information exchange in the area of minimum effective corporate…
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries – UN trade body
In a new report released today (14 April 2025), UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is amping up calls that the poorest and…
President Trump exempts certain high-tech imports from China from U.S. tariffs
While reaffirming the "national emergency" declared in a prior executive order aimed at addressing the threat posed by persistent U.S.…
EU finance ministers discuss financing options for European defence in Warsaw
The two-day informal meeting of the EU Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs reached its conclusion on Saturday. The second…
President Putin held a meeting on the development strategy for Russia’s Navy
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on "Strategy for the development of the Navy for the period until 2050." The meeting…
China raises additional tariffs to 125 percent on U.S. imports
China will raise the additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to 125 percent, effective from Saturday (April…
Global shipping: Landmark agreement to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
The European Commission welcomes today's agreement at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), as a meaningful step towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Chinese Premier Li holds talks with Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez
Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Friday. China is willing to further…
Main results of the Eurogroup on 11 April 2025
The Eurogroup prepared for the upcoming Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group. In inclusive…
EU Commission transfers a Deputy Director-General to Task Force for Security Action (SAFE)
The EU Commission has decided to transfer - in the interest of the service - Herald Ruijters to the new Task Force…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Agri Holding by CDPE and Trilantic
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Agri Holding S.p.A. by…