The EU Council today established a new framework for restrictive measures in response to Russia’s destabilising actions in Europe and abroad. This new framework will allow the EU to target individuals and entities engaged in actions and policies by the government of the Russian Federation, undermining fundamental EU values, European security, independence, and integrity.
The AI Office has received expressions of interest from almost 1000 organisations and individuals worldwide to participate in the drawing-up of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. The kick-off plenary will be held online on Monday, 30 September and all applicants have been informed about the upcoming meeting.
Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the ECB Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, at the ESCB Legal Conference 2024 on “Nature-related risk: legal implications for central banks, supervisors and financial institutions”.
The U.S. Justice Department has disrupted a covert Russian government-sponsored malign influence operation targeting audiences in the United States and elsewhere. The operation relied on influencers, AI-generated content, paid social media ads, and social media accounts to drive Internet traffic to cybersquatted and other domains.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of the shopping center Planet Koper, located in Slovenia, by ALFI RE of Slovenia and ERSTE of Croatia.
A Member State may reject an abusive application for authorisation, even if it has not correctly transposed the directive that provides for that option. The prohibition of abusive practices is a general principle of EU law, the application of which is not subject to a requirement of transposition.
Who shall join the next EU Commission? Letters from the President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to Heads of State or Government on suggestions for Members of the Commission (PDF).
Norway’s Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum explains, how Norway’s management of natural resources, such as crude oil, has evolved into policies creating common wealth.
The importance of cyber resilience in protecting our banking sector cannot be overstated: the current landscape poses a variety of cyber threats, from cybercrime to sophisticated state-sponsored attacks. The results of our recent stress test will help us strengthen the way supervised banks manage cyber risk, to set the stage for a resilient banking future.
The EU Commission has announced today that three more projects have obtained the status required to be part of the List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects (CB RES list) under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy). The list, launched for the first time in August 2022 and updated in September 2023, has now a total of eight projects.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published their joint Final report on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying how to determine and assess the conditions for subcontracting information and communication technology (ICT) services.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered the following remarks at the third meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The EIB credit is to fund renewable energy and clean transport infrastructure at WDP logistics centres mainly in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania. WDP will provide tenants with solar roofs and more electric-vehicle charging stations.
The Regional Court of Bamberg, Germany, has sentenced fifteen members of a Dutch led organised crime group (OCG) that robbed a series of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Germany, causing massive damage. Eurojust coordinated the investigations and judicial cooperation between the German and Dutch authorities.
The Base is an organisation of right-wing extremists involved in terrorist acts, which was founded by Rinaldo Nazzaro in 2018. The sanctions are effective as of today.
The EU Council adopted decisions establishing the existence of excessive deficits for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia. In addition the Council established that Romania, which is under the excessive deficit procedure since 2020, has not taken effective action to correct its deficit and therefore the procedure should remain open.
The European Commission has formally closed its in-depth investigation opened in March 2015 into the Hungarian advertisement tax as the issue has been solved.
The EU wants to showcase European digital solutions, healthcare and medical equipment, as well as green and low-carbon technologies in South Korea.
A syncable authenticator is any cryptographic authenticator that allows for the private key to be cloned and stored separate of the authenticator to support use of that key across different devices (for example, syncing).
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.
Under the DSA, designated Very Large Online Platforms are obliged to submit a risk assessment report, including measures to mitigate any potential systemic risks, prior to launching any new functionalities that are likely to have a critical impact on their systemic risks.
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.
The internet offers children and young people many opportunities for growth and empowerment. However, alongside these benefits come risks, including exposure to age-inappropriate content, conduct, contact, and consumer practices.
The initiative’s core objective is to ensure sustainable eArchiving across Europe, offering open-source standards, tools, and training resources. Led by the E-ARK Consortium, it involves key contributions from organizations across Europe.
As of next week, adult platforms Pornhub, Stripchat and Xvideos will have to comply with the most stringent obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy originating in the EU by requiring importers to pay a cash deposit on purchase. The EU Commmission sees this as an abuse of trade defence for inappropriate reasons and a clear breach of WTO rules.
The EU reiterated its resolute condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and stated its readiness to continue to support Ukraine and its people against Russia’s ongoing war for as long as it takes and as intensely as needed.
The EU Council has now invited the EU Commission to continue to assess the state of preparedness of Moldova for opening negotiations in specific areas and identify the issues that will most likely come up in the negotiations, starting with the fundamentals’ cluster which, in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, will be opened first.
Following the decision of the European Council of December 2023 to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the two countries are embarking on a true transformation into full EU membership.
Temporary protection provides immediate and collective protection to a large group of displaced persons who arrive in the EU and who are not in a position to return to their country of origin. The system alleviates the pressure on national asylum systems because applications do not have to be examined individually.
The EU Critical Infrastructure Blueprint shall promote shared situational awareness of the origin and consequences of an incident, to reinforce the coordination of public communications and to strengthen an effective response.
The Secretary General praised France’s key role in the Alliance, including its contributions to collective defence on the eastern flank with deployments in Romania and Estonia. He also thanked President Macron for France’s contributions to NATO’s air policing in the Baltic skies and in the maritime domain, where “French naval ships keep our sea lanes open and safe”. He further underlined that France’s nuclear forces contribute to the overall security of the Alliance.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council exchanged views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. EU ministers then held a discussion on Western Balkans before having an informal discussion over lunch with their Western Balkans counterparts. The Council also exchanged views on Georgia and the Great lakes Region in Africa.
The EU Council is gravely concerned about the rise of violations of children’s rights in the context of armed conflict, exacerbated by the proliferation of wars, including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children.
The EU Council approved additional restrictions against six persons involved in ransom and cyber-attacks affecting information systems relating to critical infrastructure, critical state functions, the storage or processing of classified information and government emergency response teams in EU member states.
The EU Council adopted restrictive measures today against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan, where fighting is still ongoing between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council today adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €20 million. It aims to enhance the operational capabilities of the Kenya Defence Forces to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country and its civilian population against internal and external threats.
The latest package of economic and individual restrictions against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine increases the pressure on high-value sectors of the Russian economy, like energy, finance, and trade, and makes it ever more difficult to circumvent EU sanctions. The EU Commission explains the new sanctions in Q&A format.
The aim of the scheme is to promote the shift of freight and passenger transport from road to rail and to improve the security and efficiency of rail transport. The scheme will be fully funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’), following the Commission’s positive assessment of Poland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan and its adoption by the Council.
The Commission and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina today signed an agreement associating Bosnia and Herzegovina with the EU4Health programme. This agreement will improve the capacity of the country’s health system to respond to the immediate health needs of citizens, and help strengthen its resilience.
All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and four subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and Vice-Chairs. Here is the overview.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) have released a report assessing HIV-related stigma and discrimination within healthcare settings in Europe and Central Asia, revealing significant gaps in knowledge on HIV transmission and prevention among healthcare workers.
On Tuesday, in the constitutive meeting of the Transport and Tourism committee, MEPs elected the Chair and four Vice-Chairs of the committee for a two-and-a-half year period. They elected Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP, GR) as new Chair.
During its constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) elected Antonio Decaro (S&D, IT) as its Chair, alongside its four Vice-Chairs.
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).
During its constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the EP Subcommittee Public Health elected Adam Jarubas (EPP, PL) as its Chair, alongside its four Vice-Chairs.
The members of the EP Committee on Fisheries have elected their chair and four vice-chairs for the next two-and-a-half years at the constitutive meeting on Tuesday, 23 July. Carmen Crespo Diáz was elected chair of the Committee.
At the constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) members re-elected Anna Cavazzini as Chair. They also elected four Vice-Chairs for the next two and half years.
Committee members elected their new Chair and four Vice-Chairs during the constitutive meeting on Tuesday. Adrian-Dragoș Benea (S&D, RO) was elected Chair of the Regional Development Committee by acclamation.
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