In 2023, 21.4% of the EU population – or some 94.6 million people – were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. See what is the rate of poverty in your region.
The ESAs call for a coherent sustainable finance framework that caters for both the green transition and enhanced consumer protection, taking into account the lessons learned from the functioning of the SFDR.
The granting of refugee status in a Member State precludes the extradition of the person concerned to his or her country of origin. As long as the authority that granted that status has not revoked or withdrawn it, the person concerned cannot be extradited, regardless of the underlying reasons for the extradition request.
In its judgment, the EU Court finds that Member States are not required to recognise automatically decisions granting refugee status adopted by another Member State. However, Member States are free to do so. Germany did not exercise that option.
“From our initial decision, 5 years ago, to table a proposal for the Just Transition Fund to support regions undergoing major economic and social transformation, to the moment where we are seeing change happening on the ground” – EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira.
EU member states’ representatives confirmed today a provisional deal between the Beglian EU Council presidency and the EU Parliament representatives to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the EU until 5 June 2025.
Under the reintroduced scheme, state aid will take the form of guarantees and direct grants. The scheme aims at ensuring that sufficient liquidity remains available to companies affected by the economic disturbance provoked by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
With their signature, European political parties commit to ethical and fair campaign practices. Against the backdrop of concerns about protecting the integrity of elections in Europe from internal and external threats
A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or is threatening to cause, serious injury to a domestic industry.
“This operation was a clear and fast response by the European Union to the deteriorating situation in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden that was having a negative impact on our commercial shipping and regional stability” – EU HR Borrell
The proposed financial assistance aims to help Jordan cover part of its external financing needs, support the fiscal consolidation effort, and support structural reform efforts.
The investment aid will support the establishment of a new electric passenger vehicles production plant in Valaliky near Košice in Eastern Slovakia. It shall contribute to the EU’s strategic objectives relating to job creation, regional development and the European Green Deal.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of certain assets currently held by Vion Beef Süd GmbH, Vion Altenburg GmbH, Vion Convenience GmbH, and Ahlener Fleischhandel GmbH by Tönnies Holding ApS & Co. KG, all of Germany.
Based on its in-depth investigation, the EU Commission found that the concerned large agricultural companies had in fact received aid on the basis of Czech schemes that were block-exempted under the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation that should only be accessible to small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The agreement marks a significant step towards securing a diversified and sustainable supply of CRMs for the green and digital transitions both in the EU and Uzbekistan.
Many countries have used energy subsidies to cushion the effects of high energy prices on households and firms. What did they achieve?
The EU, the United States, and other Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners, joined by Kazakhstan, Namibia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, announced the launch of a Minerals Security Partnership Forum.
Competitiveness and decarbonisation must go hand in hand to grow Europe’s economy. According to Eurelectric, speaking for the European electricity industry, direct electrification is the cost-effective solution to decarbonise Europe. But despite the high technological potential, cost and regulatory barriers prevent this from happening at the scale needed.
Brussels, 29 June 2022 Today, the Commission publishes 186 pledges detailing actions to support a greener,
Brussels, 29 June 2022 First EU rules for tracing transfers of crypto-assets like bitcoins and
Brussels, 29 June 2022 The Commission has today adopted the 2022 Strategic Foresight Report –
Brussels, 29 June 2022 Today, the Council agreed its position on the European single access point
Brussels, 28 June 2022 The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament and
The G7 summit hosted by this year’s German G7 presidency takes place from 26 to
Link Plenary session Current rules expire on 30 June The Commission may propose to repeal
Brussels, 23 June 2022 Today, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced its Knowledge and Innovation
The Hague, 23 June 2022 14 EU Member States joined forces during a joint action
Brussels, 22 June 2022 Joint press release by the European Commission and the French Presidency
The EU Commission announces today a new humanitarian aid package of €21.5 million for the Asia-Pacific region, bringing the total EU support to almost €95 million in 2024. The new funding will support humanitarian projects in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia.
On 5 January 2024, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment received from Teollisuuden Voima Oyj an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme referred to in the Act on the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure. The programme concerns extending the service life of Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 nuclear power plant units located in the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant area in Eurajoki as well as increasing their thermal output.
Finnish Government has decided that the border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until 11 February 2024. It will not be possible to submit applications for international protection at any border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia. The Government decided on the matter in its session on 11 January 2024. On 14 December 2023, the Government decided to temporarily close the border crossing points on Finland’s eastern border for one month and to centralise the submission of applications for international protection. This was to stop instrumentalised migration at Finland’s eastern border.
Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine may not be taking place geographically in the Arctic, but it has already had a plethora of impacts on the circumpolar north, the repercussions of which are likely to spread well beyond the region.
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer met today with People’s Republic of China Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao in Washington, D.C. This meeting was part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and responsibly manage competition. The two sides had candid and constructive discussions, building on the Summit between President Biden and President Xi in Woodside, California in November 2023.
The Ukraine Facility would pool EU budget support to Ukraine into one single instrument, providing coherent, predictable as well as flexible support for the period 2024-2027 to Ukraine, adapted to the unprecedented challenges of supporting a country at war.
New risks are emerging as a result of increasing geopolitical tensions, uneven global economic integration, and profound technological shifts. We have learned that we are heavily dependent on critical raw materials imports from China, and until recently on fossil fuels from Russia.
On 14 December 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2610 (2021), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) export and Russia’s procurement of DPRK ballistic missiles, as well as Russia’s use of these DPRK missiles against Ukraine on December 30, 2023 and January 2, 2024. The transfer of these weapons increases the suffering of the Ukrainian people, supports Russia’s war of aggression, and undermines the global non-proliferation regime. Russia’s use of DPRK ballistic missiles in Ukraine also provides valuable technical and military insights to the DPRK. We are deeply concerned about the security implications that this cooperation has in Europe, on the Korean Peninsula, across the Indo-Pacific region, and around the world.
France expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and its full support for the rule of law in Ecuador. We ask French nationals living in Ecuador to exercise the utmost caution and closely follow developments in the situation, referring to the instructions issued by the French Embassy in Quito. French people planning to travel to Ecuador in the coming days are requested to postpone their plans if possible.
The Council of Europe promotes human rights, democracy and the rule of law in its 46 member states. Within the Council, intergovernmental agreements that are binding under international law, such as the European Convention on Human Rights, are concluded, with the aim of promoting economic and social progress and preserving Europe’s common heritage constructed to date. Switzerland joined the Council on 6 May 1963, becoming its 17th member state.
Today, member states’ EU ambassadors approved a partial negotiating mandate on a proposal to set up a new single dedicated instrument to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation, while supporting its efforts to carry out reforms as part of its accession path to the EU. The Ukraine Facility would thus pool the EU’s budget support to Ukraine into one single instrument, providing coherent, predictable as well as flexible support for the period 2024-2027 to Ukraine, adapted to the unprecedented challenges of supporting a country at war.
Together with the Commander-in-Chief, the General Staff, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation, we analyzed the supply of shells and drones in detail. Distribution between brigades and units. Daily needs. Actual costs. The bottom line is that every aspect of logistics needs to be expedited. We also discussed the launch of new production lines for weapons and ammunition in Ukraine – at our enterprises and together with partners.
First-of-its-kind information hub brings together EU industrial stakeholders to foster innovative technologies. INCITE will chart a path with industry towards depollution, decarbonisation and circular economy during the industrial transition.
The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on Monday adopted its report on the Commission proposal for a Soil Monitoring Law, the first-ever dedicated EU legislation on soils, with 42 votes to 26 and 14 abstentions.
Taking a food systems approach, the pathway identifies challenges and opportunities specifically for this part of the value chain and proposes actions to boost its contribution to a competitive, sustainable, resilient and fair EU agri-food system. It highlights that the food system’s competitiveness and resilience require fair returns for all players in the value chain, smart sustainability investments to limit food inflation, support for the international attractiveness of EU agri-food exports, and implementation of circular business models.
Resource adequacy has become increasingly important due to the evolving energy landscape to support the clean energy transition. This requires a large-scale integration of renewable energy sources (RES) capacity, increased electrification of demand, and continuous integration of energy markets.
ENTSO-E’s biennial TYNDP is the pan-European electricity infrastructure plan, that identifies infrastructure gaps from a pan-European perspective and assesses infrastructure projects.
In der heutigen Sitzung des Ausschusses der Ständigen Vertreter (AStV) hat Deutschland mit der Mehrheit der Mitgliedstaaten der am 19.02.24 von der belgischen Ratspräsidentschaft im Trilog erzielten, vorläufigen Einigung zum Verordnungsentwurf über einen freiwilligen Zertifizierungsrahmen zur CO2-Entnahme und Carbon Farming zugestimmt. Die Einigung muss nun noch durch das Europäische Parlament formell bestätigt werden.
MEPs are set to adopt on Wednesday the Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to ensure that AI is trustworthy, safe and respects EU fundamental rights, while supporting innovation and making Europe a leader in the field. A press conference by the two rapporteurs is scheduled for Wednesday ahead of the vote.
The Commission has published a new independent report today which analyses the possibility of fostering public-private partnerships to encourage investment and innovation in fusion energy technologies.
“It is alarming that only 0.01% of global finance supports projects address both climate and women’s rights,” says Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations at COP28, underlining the need for more resources that goes towards gender-responsive climate initiatives, in other words, initiatives that respond to the needs of both women and men.
Gas storage is vital for supplying 25-30% of the EU’s winter gas demand and plays a key role in the security of gas supply. The increasing importance of well-filled gas storage facilities was highlighted by the recent energy crisis, helping to mitigate potential gas supply disruptions and strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Minister Habeck intends to make it possible to use CCS: Without CCS, there is no way we can reach our climate targets. Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry presents key principles for a Carbon Management Strategy and a draft revision of the Carbon Storage Act.
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