In a world of renewed conflicts and geopolitical rivalries, defence requires visionary leadership—including in advanced technologies. Europe’s industrial defence sector has great potential; our task is to unlock it.
Thanks to the new hub, cities that have already received the EU Cities Mission Label will be able to access financial advice in cooperation with advisory services of the European Investment Bank (EIB); structure their financial needs so they understand various ways of funding projects, and iIntroduce projects to a range of capital providers.
The four awarded start-ups will share a total prize of €1 million and an allocation of 8 million GPU hours on two of the world-leading EuroHPC JU supercomputers, LUMI and LEONARDO.
The EU Commission has published the 2024 Convergence Report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made towards adopting the euro. The report covers the six non-euro area Member States that are legally committed to adopting the euro: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council has today adopted a decision to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and its member states, on one hand, and Colombia and Peru, on the other, as well as a decision to conclude the protocol concerning Ecuador’s accession to this agreement.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture has negligible activities in the European Economic Area.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact on the European Economic Area. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
Denmark second payment request for €422 million under the RRF covers six milestones and 12 targets. These include several reforms in the areas of digitalisation of healthcare administration, energy efficiency, cybersecurity, healthcare, as well as research and innovation for the green transition.
“Geopolitical challenges – in particular wars and armed conflicts – are multiplying across the world. They are threatening our tried-and-tested rules and mechanisms for tackling major problems together. And they are increasingly disrupting trade flows. What does that mean for us Europeans, what does that mean for you?” – EU Commission President von der Leyen.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has responded to the European Commission request on amendments to the European long-term investment fund (ELTIF) Technical Standards (RTS).
The agreement sets out an overarching framework for enhanced political and sectoral cooperation, thus ensuring closer political and economic cooperation on a whole host of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.
European Consumer Protection Ministers met in Brussels on Friday 19 April for an informal meeting under the Belgian Presidency to exchange their views on key issues and new challenges of consumer protection within the Single Market and the digital transition.
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
“We went through two historic crises with the pandemic and the energy security issue caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Policymakers did a remarkable job to end up where we are, but the population clearly is still in pain. What we are now forecasting is a soft landing, but that is not guaranteed” – IMF statement on European outlook.
The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by Vifor to address competition concerns over the alleged disparagement of its closest – and potentially only – competing treatment in Europe for intravenous iron treatment, Pharmacosmos’ Monofer.
Estonia’s second request for payment of €122.3 million under the RRF covers 15 milestones and 3 targets in areas such as digital public services, energy efficiency, the circular economy, transport and mobility, healthcare, long-term care, unemployment benefits and the gender pay gap.
MEPs adopted a proposal for the first stage of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme, operating as a liquidity scheme and providing loans to participating deposit insurance schemes.
Today, the EU Commission has sent a request for information (RFI) to Temu requesting the platform to provide detailed information and internal documents on the mitigation measures taken against the presence and reappearance of traders selling illegal products on its online marketplace.
Link On Thursday, the Committee of Inquiry investigating Pegasus and other spyware will hear from
The EP inquiry committee heard Greek journalists describe their experiences as targets and investigators of
The Hague, 7 September 2022 With the support of Eurojust, authorities in Finland, Germany, Belgium
EIB InvestEU in Germany: EIB supports social and affordable housing in Hannover with €60 million
Brussels, 7 September 2022 The Inquiry Committee on the use of spyware will discuss the
MEPs will scrutinise the work of the European Commission on 14 September to ensure the
Eindhoven, 5 September 2022 “Check against delivery” Minister Adriaansens, dear Micky, President and rector magnificus
Brussels, 1 September 2022 Today, the European Union opens its new office in San Francisco,
Bank for International Settlements 21st Annual Conference Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of
WORLD SMART CITY EXPO World Smart City Expo 2022 SMART INFRASTRUCTURE Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
The final adoption of the bill by the Israeli parliament would abrogate the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA, stop all UNRWA’s operations in Israel and East Jerusalem, destroy UNRWA’s life-saving operations in Gaza, seriously hamper provision of health, education and social services in the West Bank, and revoke UNRWA’s diplomatic privileges and immunities.
Every year over 7000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. The actual number is likely to be much higher as many victims remain undetected. Trafficking in human beings is a heinous crime against the most vulnerable people in our society. This human tragedy is exploited for ruthless profit. The yearly cost of trafficking in human beings in the EU is estimated to be up to 2.7 billion EUR. Forms of exploitation have evolved in recent years, with crime increasingly taking an online dimension and diversifying its means and illicit profits.
Die deutsche Bundesregierung begrüßt den Beschluss des türkischen Parlaments, Schwedens Beitritt zur NATO zu ratifizieren.
Participants discuss one of the most significant threats of our time. “It is not about a bomb that can kill you, it is about a poison that can colonise your minds – and how to address it. How can we address together the Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)”, EU HR Borrell.
Today the Belgian presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to add forced marriage, illegal adoption and surrogacy as types of exploitation covered by the EU’s anti-trafficking law.
The Association Council took stock of the progress made on the joint Partnership Priorities adopted in June 2022 with a view to promoting joint interests. The EU and Egypt intend to pursue a cooperation that promotes multilateralism and the rules-based international order. They will continue working together to foster stability, peace and security in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa. In view of the importance they attach to their relationship, the EU and Egypt intend to elevate it to the level of a Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership.
MEPs of the Regional Development Committee discussed new tool proposed by the European Commission to remove barriers in cross-border context. MEPs of the Regional Development Committee welcomed Commission´s proposal to tackle legal and administrative obstacles in Europe´s cross-border regions following up on their BridgeEU legislative initiative adopted last September.
The WHO spokesperson added that only 14 hospitals are still functioning in Gaza – seven in the north and seven in the south – where health needs are overwhelming after more than three months of heavy bombardment by Israeli Defense Forces, triggered by Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel that left some 1,200 dead and approximately 250 taken hostage. The development follows an alert on X, formerly Twitter, from WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday evening about reports of “continuous fighting” near hospitals in Kheir Younis, where violence prevented “newly injured people outside the hospitals from being reached and receiving care”.
In a world where “460 million children were living in contexts of conflict in 2022”, child protection systems must be strengthened, said Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at a high-level conference at the European Parliament. At the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict conference in Brussels, organized by the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights and the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC), Ms. Waly was joined by Parliamentarians, students, and young researchers – some of whom came from areas affected by armed conflicts – in an effort to include these groups in policymaking.
Now we did know even then that we were going to be looking at an unpredictable year, but I’m not sure that any of us would have anticipated the scale of events that has impacted economies over the last year, from the continuing challenges around climate change, to cybersecurity, from the conflicts in Ukraine which continue to create huge strains and of course in Gaza, US-China competition, the really substantial impacts we’re seeing through BRICS expansion and of course the Saudi-Iran deal.
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan is an OSCE field operation mandated to support Uzbekistan in its efforts to implement its OSCE commitments in the three dimensions of the organisation’s comprehensive concept of security: the politico-military, the economic and environmental, and the human dimension. The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan works in close cooperation with the host state’s government and civil society. The Project Co-ordinator’s office is based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, and has a staff of 40 international and local personnel.
In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sandra Borch, has been honourably discharged from her office.
Mr. Oddmund Hoel has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sandra Borch, and is appointed as new Minister of Research and Higher Education.
Today, we have discussed, with the different authorities, the next steps to take. There is more work to be done. We need to see progress, especially – and this means, adoption of laws – on the ‘fundamentals’ of the EU accession: That is democracy and the rule of law. It starts with the fight against money laundering, the conflict of interest, and for example the law on Courts. As you know, the Commission will report to the Council on the progress by March. And EU Leaders will then discuss on the basis of this report.
The EU Council has adopted two new directives that will make it easier for persons with disabilities to travel within the EU. The directive establishing the European disability card and the European parking card for persons with disabilities will ensure equal access to special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities during short stays throughout the EU. Examples include reduced or zero entry fees, priority access, assistance, and reserved parking spaces.
This week, the EU Commission will participate in a series of events dedicated to the role of nuclear energy in reaching the EU’s climate neutrality, competitiveness and energy security objectives.
The EU’s 2014 Quality Framework for Traineeships set out 21 quality principles to ensure high-quality learning and working conditions. In its 2023 evaluation of this Council Recommendation, the Commission found that it had a positive impact on the quality of traineeships in the EU. However, the Commission’s evaluation also found room for improvement and both the Conference on the Future of Europe and the European Parliament called on the Commission to improve traineeships.
Today, the Commission has presented an action plan to tackle labour and skills shortages and proposes to work together with Member States and social partners to address these issues over the coming months and years. The action plan is part of the EU’s strategy to boost its competitiveness and enhance its economic and social resilience. For almost a decade, labour and skills shortages have been increasing in all Member States. These shortages are driven by demographic shifts, the demand for new skills linked to technological developments and the twin transitions, the drive to develop further our own industrial sectors, defence and security needs, and challenges related to working conditions in some sectors and locations. The Commission has identified 42 ‘shortage’ occupations, with some differences across the Member States.
Three health Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs) were launched today during the high-level event on the European Union (EU) – African Union (AU) partnership on Global Health for equitable access, in Brussels. The TEIs will strengthen health security, support Public Health Institutes in Africa, and boost digital health. On this occasion a Team Europe Initiative on Social Protection was also launched. The Team Europe Initiative on Sustainable Health Security will strengthen prevention, preparedness and response to infectious threats and anti-microbial resistance in African countries. It brings together the European Commission, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, ECDC and the Africa CDC.
These orientations aim to address key global challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, the digital transition and an ageing population.
Open strategic autonomy and securing Europe’s leading role in developing and deploying critical technologies are overarching principles that apply across all three key strategic orientations.
PHSMs refer to non-pharmaceutical measures implemented in community settings to abate the spread of infectious disease. These constituted the primary public health response during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, notably before medical countermeasures including vaccines became widely available. In future pandemics PHSMs may again be relied upon to reduce disease transmission and mitigate detrimental health impacts.
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that records were once again broken, and in some cases smashed, for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat.
The Space Strategy of Germany’s Federal Government aims to take account of the increasing significance of space flight, and is focusing on the key fields of action for this, such as international cooperation and climate change mitigation.
MEPs adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation, to foster innovation and enhance the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines.
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to better prevent plastic pellets losses throughout the supply chain, with the goal of achieving zero losses.
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