Football regulations: Some FIFA rules on international transfers of professional footballers are contrary to EU law. Those rules hinder the free movement of players and competition between clubs.
Comprehensive global policies addressing the entire plastics lifecycle can reduce plastic leakage into the environment by 96% by 2040, according to a new OECD report. By implementing a mix of policies – from enhancing plastic waste management and recycling, to curbing plastic use and waste – countries can achieve significant environmental benefits and economic savings.
Support through global health initiatives has increased, while EU bilateral assistance to partner countries has decreased. Auditors criticise cases of substantial management costs. They highlight shortcomings in the distribution of equipment and medicines. Furthermore, maintenance of donated equipment is inadequate, and projects hardly survive when aid stops.
The EU Commission strengthens support for EU Deforestation Regulation implementation by proposing an extra 12 months of phasing-in time, responding to calls by global partners. Read why the EU Commission took this measure – and how EU Parliamentarians react.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of TBX NewCo Spain S.L.U. of Spain and TBX Upstream Seamless Pipes L.L.C. of the UAE by Tubacex S.A. of Spain and Mubadala Investment Company P.J.S.C. (‘Mubadala’) of the UAE. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacture of oil country tubes for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas.
The U.S.-India CEO Forum is a platform that convenes leaders of the U.S. and Indian business communities to develop and provide joint recommendations to strengthen bilateral commercial ties and expand trade and investment between India and the United States.
The EU Commission has appointed Emanuele Tarantino as Chief Competition Economist at the Directorate-General for Competition. The department ensures that all companies compete equally and fairly on their merits within the single market.
The President of the EU Commission and the UK Prime Minister agreed today to strengthen the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. They agreed on shared challenges including the altered strategic context for the wider continent notably resulting from Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Support through global health initiatives has increased, while EU bilateral assistance to partner countries has decreased. Auditors criticise cases of substantial management costs. They highlight shortcomings in the distribution of equipment and medicines. Furthermore, maintenance of donated equipment is inadequate, and projects hardly survive when aid stops.
Portugal achieved a remarkable recovery from the successive shocks that hit the global economy since the pandemic. Growth exceeded the euro area (EA) average. Inflation decelerated fast. The fiscal position improved substantially, achieving a large surplus in 2023 and an impressive public debt reduction by 36 percentage points of GDP since 2020 to 99 percent of GDP. However, subdued productivity growth, population aging, and low investment remain key constraints to higher medium-term growth and better living standards.
On Wednesday, the Conference of Presidents (EP President and leaders of political groups) agreed on the calendar for the hearings of the Commissioners-designate. The hearings will start on 4 November and take place until 12 November.
A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed October 1 by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, and Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property of France (INPI France), Pascal Faure.
The EU has moved away from donor-recipient dynamics towards mutually beneficial partnerships, which bring benefits to the local populations and strengthen resilience at home and abroad. This approach was embodied in the Global Gateway investment strategy launched in 2021. By investing in partnerships, the EU seeks to position itself in an increasingly contested environment.
Restrictive measures in response to the war in Ukraine: According to the EU General Court, the prohibition on providing legal advisory services to the Russian Government and to entities established in Russia is valid. The General Court dismisses three actions seeking the annulment of this prohibition.
Trends in China suggest it is not the threat many in the US believe, creating scope for defusing trade tensions. This paper by the European Think Tank Bruegel explains why.
“Futurists have dreamed of an autonomous, thinking machine throughout the modern era. Benjamin Franklin once lost a game of chess to such a machine, the ‘Mechanical Turk’; of course, there was a human chess master hidden inside. Nowadays, chess engines that beat the top players can run on your phone. So, what exactly makes these machines merit the label of ‘artificial intelligence’ ?” – U.S. Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of Lombard International Assurance Holdings S.à.r.l., based in Luxembourg, by Utmost International Group Holdings Limited, based in the United Kingdom. The transaction mainly concerns the insurance sector, in particular the provision of wealth planning, inheritance, and succession solutions.
The EU Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control of OnTower Austria GmbH, based in Austria, by Electricité de France S.A. and Vauban Infrastructure Partners S.C.A., both based in France. The transaction mainly concerns the telecommunications sector in Austria.
This week at the U.N. General Assembly, U.S. State Secretary Blinken emphasized to leaders of AI companies that “we want the benefits of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI to be shared equitably across the globe – and we are working with our partners to make that a reality”.
Authoritarian regimes are increasingly able to monitor and target internet communications, leaving many people in those countries unable to communicate freely. In response, the internet freedom and national security communities manually design hidden networks with ad hoc techniques, validate them, and then deploy them in the hope that users are not discovered.
The Joint Declaration, proposed by the United States, sets out principles to ensure that submarine cable infrastructure is secure, reliable, sustainable, and resilient.
The European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund held a discussion on the future of private investments in 5G technology.
As Europe aims for climate neutrality by 2050, modernising the grid to integrate renewable energy sources and manage decentralised energy production is crucial. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are revolutionising Europe’s energy systems, by optimising the integration of renewables and enhancing grid management.
The EU Commission announced today over a hundred companies that are the first signatories of the EU artificial intelligence (AI) Pact and its voluntary pledges. The signatories include multinational corporations and European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from diverse sectors, including IT, telecoms, healthcare, banking, automotive, and aeronautics.
‘Threathunt 2030’ returned to highlight the significance of advanced foresight in prevention and response efforts towards emerging cybersecurity and hybrid threats. Through a series of interactive panels, ENISA addressed various aspects of foresight in the area of cybersecurity threats, with a view to improve resilience and security across the EU.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Commission announce the request to ENISA to support the certification of the EU Digital Identity Wallets (EUDI).
A study commissioned by the European Commission highlights the significant potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve public sector services across the EU. The report, finish befor the adoption of the I Act, emphasises that AI can enhance citizen-government interactions, boost analytical capabilities, and increase efficiency in key areas such as healthcare, mobility, e-Government, and education.
For its industry to remain competitive and sustainable, Europe needs to keep the pace with other big global players and allowing novation to bloom in the Union. This is the mission of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP): a support to European industry and a booster for investment in critical technologies.
Asylum policy: The designation of a third country as a safe country of origin must cover its entire territory. The national court examining the lawfulness of an administrative decision refusing to grant international protection must raise the failure to take account of the rules of EU law on the designation of a third country as a safe country of origin.
“Often, what the European project means historically is misunderstood or misinterpreted. It was built against the idea of power; that is the fundamental point. Which makes the idea of power a very new idea for the Europeans today. It was and old idea for the former generation of Europeans who were fighting against others for centuries” – EU HR Josep Borrell.
“This meeting is particularly important because the threat of terrorism is increasing nowhere as rapidly as it is doing on the African continent. One thing is the stock, another thing is the flow. And the flow is increasing very quickly in the African continent. I am very well placed to know that because I have been working with the Sahel and the Horn of Africa during all my mandate” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
“Decades have passed, the world has changed. Adjustments, however, have not taken place. And yet the Security Council needs to be reformed. It must be reformed by making it more inclusive. Africa and, I believe, Latin America in particular must be given permanent seats. Regional organisations must be more closely involved in UN decision-making processes, including by giving them a systematic consultative voice on the Security Council” – Charles Michel at the UN General Assembly.
The European Union once again strongly condemns Russia’s malicious activities, including foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), disinformation, and malicious cyber activities.
A fundamental science program at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks to more easily and rapidly encode obligations, permissions, and prohibitions into logical languages of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Today, the EU wraps up a week of intense discussions and engagements with world leaders on the most pressing global issues. HR/VP Borrell will co-chair the 14th Ministerial meeting of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum with Egypt.
“The world has changed profoundly since 2014 when I took up my post as NATO Secretary General. Putin has brought brutal war back to Europe, global competition has accelerated, and many challenges – from terrorism to disruptive technologies and from cyber-attacks to climate change – have transformed our security landscape and our everyday lives. As the world has changed, so has NATO” – writes NATO Secretary General in his reflections for NATO Review.
This week at the U.N. General Assembly, U.S. State Secretary Blinken emphasized to leaders of AI companies that “we want the benefits of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI to be shared equitably across the globe – and we are working with our partners to make that a reality”.
Thirty-one countries gathered on the margins of the UN General Assembly to discuss our grave concerns about the urgent situation in Venezuela and reiterate our support for respecting democratic principles and upholding human rights there.
The informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) took place in New York on 26 September 2024.
The Joint Declaration, proposed by the United States, sets out principles to ensure that submarine cable infrastructure is secure, reliable, sustainable, and resilient.
“Allow me, and excuse me, but sometimes I wonder if it is not better for the [Security] Council to talk about Insecurity – who registers crises, recriminations, and grievances, without solving them. And when they agree on something, not being able to implement it. What a tragedy!” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of TBX NewCo Spain S.L.U. of Spain and TBX Upstream Seamless Pipes L.L.C. of the UAE by Tubacex S.A. of Spain and Mubadala Investment Company P.J.S.C. (‘Mubadala’) of the UAE. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacture of oil country tubes for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas.
Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy has greater environmental and climate ambition, but national plans are not substantially greener. Green performance is difficult to measure, and depends on the quality of voluntary schemes and uptake by farmers. In response to farmers’ protests, some funding requirements were relaxed.
The EU’s drive towards carbon neutrality by 2050 requires swift changes. Today’s ACER-CEER 2024 Market Monitoring Report on energy retail and consumer protection emphasises that the clean energy transition will not occur without power system flexibility and the active participation of energy consumers.
The government is introducing zero-emission requirements in the World Heritage Fjords starting from January 1, 2026, for tourist ships and ferries. The government will also contribute funding for shore power facilities in Flåm.
The Commissioner’s visit is part of the implementation of the commitments made as part of the EU-Uruguay Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on renewable energy, energy efficiency and renewable hydrogen, which was signed in Brussels last year.
The EU Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control of Worldgrid France SAS and other entities and assets constituting the Worldgrid Smart Energy Solutions business segment (“Worldgrid”), based in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Morocco and the United Kingdom, by Alten SA, based in France.
Today, the partners of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) held a Principals’ Meeting in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting focused on accelerating MSP projects, and enhancing cooperation between MSP Partners and MSP Forum Members.
A new IEA report offers first-of-its-kind global inventory of the policies countries are leveraging to advance clean energy transitions and improve energy security.
Strengthening international collaboration is vital to reduce emissions in the global economy’s largest emitting sectors to deliver on ambitious climate pledges, a new IEA report finds.
Today, the EU wraps up a week of intense discussions and engagements with world leaders on the most pressing global issues. HR/VP Borrell will co-chair the 14th Ministerial meeting of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum with Egypt.
The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Portuguese state aid scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
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