On Monday, MEPs restored €1.52 billion in funding cuts proposed by the EU Council, bringing allocations back to the levels originally suggested by the Commission. They also increased funding for programmes vital to address the impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the need for green and digital transitions, and supporting economic recovery.
A new report by EFSA’s partners in the NAMs4NANO project proposes a system for promoting New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to assess the potential food safety risks of nanoparticles.
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Investments in line with Europe’s expected 2040 climate target would create important economic opportunities across sectors, according to a new report by Agora Energiewende. Building on these findings, the think tank outlines how public funding can help unlock the necessary private investments and overcome the ‘climate funding cliff’ after the EU’s recovery fund ends in 2026.
On Monday, transport MEPs voted to start trialogues on driving licence, driving disqualification, maximum weights and dimensions in traffic, railway capacity and maritime safety rules.
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of Gordon Technologies, L.L.C. of the US by ADNOC Drilling Company P.J.S.C. (‘ADRILL’) and Alpha Dhabi Holding P.J.S.C. (‘ADH’) both of the United Arab Emirates. The transaction relates primarily to the onshore and offshore drilling and oilfield services sector.
The mechanism is a deliverable of the political agreement reached in 2023 between Vice-President Jourová and Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing at the EU-China High-Level Digital Dialogue, as well as at the EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue between Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Vice-Premier He Lifeng.
Germany and the United Kingdom are launching work on a bilateral cooperation treaty and will hold government-to-government consultations to sign it by early next year.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will drive forward UK economic growth in Berlin and Paris this week, as he puts delivering for the British people at the top of his international agenda.
This study presents an overview of the current anti-fraud architecture of the European Union, describing the composition, roles and responsibilities of the organisations involved, as well as their governance structures and forms of cooperation and coordination.
The European Commission has today launched a call for evidence to gather information on the scope and content of its revision of the 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines (the ‘Aviation Guidelines’).
The steel industry in Czechia is experiencing serious issues, as the Commission has already been informed, including the possibility of thousands of employees being laid off in a region that depends heavily on steel production. What will happen next?
The idea behind the EU regulatory approach is that by providing a sound regulatory framework, homogenous throughout the EU, these risks can be monitored and controlled, while also favouring the desired innovation.
The EU Commission is proposing over €1 billion in financial support from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France deal with the impacts of the severe floods that hit these countries in 2023.
The EU balance for trade in goods was €40.4 billion in the second quarter of 2024, down from €55.3 billion in the previous quarter. As such, the trade balance has now shown a surplus for 4 quarters in a row, following a period of deficits from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to a high deficit for energy offsetting surpluses in other product categories.
“Our restrictive monetary policy helped restore balance between aggregate supply and demand, easing inflationary pressures and ensuring that inflation expectations remained well anchored. Inflation is now much closer to our objective, with prices having risen 2.5 percent over the past 12 months (figure 1).2 After a pause earlier this year, progress toward our 2 percent objective has resumed. My confidence has grown that inflation is on a sustainable path back to 2 percent” – Chair Jerome H. Powell
The President of the European Council Charles Michel visita the Gulf region on 27-29 August. Michel holds consultations regarding the first-ever Summit between the European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) taking place on 16 October 2024 in Brussels. He will also discuss other issues, e.g. the crisis in the Middle East and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On 4 October, the EU Commission held a multi-stakeholder workshop to collect input for the guidelines on protection of minors under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The guidelines will assist providers of online platforms to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors.
The EU Commission requests more detailed information on measures taken to diligently assess and mitigate risks related to the protection of minors online, as well as the to prevent the amplification of illegal content and gender-based violence. Among others the Commission is requiring details on age assurance mechanisms adopted by these pornographic platforms.
In ihrem Bericht hebt die OECD die gute Ausgangsposition Deutschlands für KI hervor und bescheinigt der Bundesregierung, dass die KI-Strategie der Grundstein dafür war, dass sich Deutschland zu einem weltweit führenden Standort für KI – insbesondere im Bereich Forschung – entwickelt hat.
The EU-Australia Digital Dialogue aims to promote an inclusive digital transformation and foster innovation. Both partners share a strong commitment to democracy, rule of law and human rights.
The discussion focuses on the readiness of electricity networks to meet the needs of e-mobility and the requirements of electric vehicles to contribute to the stability and readiness of the network in the context of increased needs for electrification and decarbonization of the network system.
The EU Commission services responsible for the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) have signed an administrative arrangement with the eSafety Commissioner – the independent regulator for online safety in Australia.
The report stresses the balance that needs to be struck between securing private communications and fundamental rights, while enabling investigations and prosecutions to combat organised crime and terrorism.
New EU rules on making more public datasets available for reuse have started applying in six thematic areas laid out in the Open Data Directive: geospatial, earth observation and environment, meteorological, statistics, companies and mobility.
The collaboration aims to support secure, equitable access to vital public benefits. “To improve benefits delivery to the U.S. public, it is vital that agencies balance access and security,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio.
Destination Earth (DestinE) is a flagship initiative of the Commission, aiming to develop a highly accurate digital twin of the Earth.
The Commission takes note of LinkedIn’s announcement that it has fully disabled the functionality allowing advertisers to target LinkedIn users with ads on the basis of their membership in LinkedIn Groups in the EU Single Market.
“Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel ignited a spiral of violence which has brought the entire region to a state of extreme tension and volatility. All parties must act responsibly, with restraint, and engage to de-escalate the current tensions” – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In Tuesday’s constitutive meeting, the Committee on Petitions elected its new Bureau, consisting of a Chair and four Vice-Chairs. The committee elected Mr Bogdan Rzońca (ECR, Poland) as its new Chair with 17 votes in favour, 16 against, and one abstention, for a period of 2.5 years.
Three Renew Europe MEPs have been elected to chair core Committees in the European Parliament. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann was elected Chair of SEDE, Ilhan Kyuchyuk Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee and Barry Andrews Chair of the Parliament’s Committee on Development.
In Tuesday’s constitutive meeting, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs elected its new Chair and Vice-Chairs. The committee elected Javier Zarzalejos (EPP, Spain) as its new Chair by acclamation for a period of 2.5 years.
Following the elections to the bureau of the European Parliament’s committees and subcommittees, Co-Chairmen Nicola Procaccini and Joachim Brudziński congratulated the newly elected chairs and vice-chairs. Committee MEPs elected Veronika Vrecionová as Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), Johan Van Overtveldt as Chair of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Bogdan Rzońca as Chair of the Committee on Petitions (PETI).
On Tuesday, MEPs of the Human Rights Subcommittee elected their Chair as well as two members of its bureau for the coming two and a half years. Mounir Satouri (Greens/EFA, France), was elected as Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on Tuesday, by acclamation.
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Renew Europe, Germany) will serve as the Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence for the next two and a half years.
On Tuesday, along with the Chair, MEPs on the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee elected all four Vice-Chairs for the next two and a half years. Ms Lina Gálvez was elected by acclamation and will chair the committee, which has 40 members in this term.
MEP Barry Andrews (Renew Europe, Ireland) will serve as the Chair of the European Parliament’s Development Committee for the next two and a half years.
David McAllister (EPP, Germany) has been re-elected by acclamation and will continue to chair the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament with its 79 Members.
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows.
EIB commits more than €450 million to support Ukrainian energy infrastructure crucial for upcoming winter. The bank also announces a new initiative to increase local-currency lending and EIB guarantees to facilitate access to financing for Ukrainian businesses. And the EIF is to roll out this month €300 million in export-credit guarantees for EU companies trading with Ukraine.
The Foreign Affairs Council exchanged views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. Under current affairs, EU ministers touched on digital diplomacy. Ministers had an informal discussion over lunch with the President of the European Investment Bank.
On Monday, transport MEPs voted to start trialogues on driving licence, driving disqualification, maximum weights and dimensions in traffic, railway capacity and maritime safety rules.
The Energy Community Secretariat welcomes the recent launch of the Republic of Moldova’s first renewable energy capacity auctions, encouraging investors to participate and contribute to Moldova’s sustainable future.
The Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr Juan Carlos Salazar, and the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Prof. Celeste Saulo, recently signed an update to the agreement that strengthens the longstanding collaboration between the two organizations.
The nuclear safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road around the plant site perimeter today (17/8), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
The transaction mainly concerns the areas of energy and utilities, connectivity and installation work in the real estate sector.
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 4.0% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023 (931 million tonnes of CO2-eq).
In a new risk assessment, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said that it is highly likely that the EU/EEA will see more imported cases of mpox caused by the clade I virus currently circulating in Africa.
The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters. The Regulation on Nature Restoration (Nature Restoration Law) will enter into force on Sunday 18 August 2024.
In response to the significant damage inflicted on its energy infrastructure over the past two years, Ukraine is taking decisive steps to strengthen its energy security by promoting smaller, decentralised energy projects. These initiatives aim to reduce the country’s vulnerability to external threats.
Have you noticed anything different about the caps on plastic bottles lately? That is just one of the measures to tackle plastics pollution. Plastics are an important material in our economy that are everywhere in our daily lives but can present negative environmental and health impacts when misused.
One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday.
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