In 2023, the EU exported 8.5 million tonnes of recyclable products (paper, plastic and glass) to extra-EU countries, a 34% increase from 2022 (6.4 million tonnes), while imports dropped by 19% to 3.2 million tonnes, down from 4.0 million tonnes in 2022.
‘Low-carbon’ hydrogen made with fossil gas must have strong safeguards if it is to make a positive contribution to Europe’s transition to climate neutrality. A new analysis by Agora Energiewende and Agora Industry, building on modelling by Deloitte, highlights the risks in draft EU rules and shows why grid-based renewable and ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen are the better fit for Europe’s climate protection and energy security interests.
The prevalence of Vibrio in seafood is expected to increase both globally and in Europe because of climate change, especially in low-salinity or brackish waters, according to EFSA’s latest assessment. Additionally, resistance to last-resort antibiotics is increasingly found in some Vibrio species.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, amendments to a State aid scheme to support the deployment of very high capacity broadband networks offering Gigabit speeds in Germany.
At the EU Justice Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia’s war of aggression and the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan.
As part of a three-year EU-funded Horizon project on understanding China, under the name of China Horizons, Bruegel has developed a dashboard to display the most relevant macroeconomic data for China and EU-China relations.
A reference for a preliminary ruling allows the courts and tribunals of the Member States, in disputes which have been brought before them, to refer questions to the Court of Justice about the interpretation of EU law or the validity of an EU act.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a consultation on three sets of draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) aiming to standardise the collection and the record of operational risk losses and to provide clarity on the exemptions for the calculation of the annual operational risk loss.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has been actively working on shaping the regulatory landscape for crypto assets by publishing three regulatory products on governance, conflicts of interest and remuneration under MiCAR.
The European Supervisory Authorities EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA – the ESAs) today announced that they have concluded a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and information exchange with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).
With a growth rate of 2.5 percent in 2023 and continued solid activity momentum, the Spanish economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience to elevated global uncertainty and tighter financial conditions. Robust services export performance and public consumption have been the main drivers of recent growth.
“The truth is, that the challenges faced by Europe need, as part of the solution, stronger capital markets. Yet, the fact is that Europe’s capital markets remain somewhat underdeveloped and fragmented. So fresh perspectives are needed” – ESMA Chair Verena Ross.
“Based on our updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission, it is now appropriate to moderate the degree of monetary policy restriction after nine months of holding rates steady” – ECB statement.
On June 6, the Commission has received Greece’s fourth payment request for grants for €998.6 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This request concerns a total of 17 milestones and 3 targets.
This tume, the measures take into account EU stakeholders’ concerns and contain a reinforced safeguard mechanism and an emergency brake applies to eggs, poultry, sugar, oats, maize, groats, and honey. The new ATMs will be in effect until 5 June 2025.
Most of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is shipped to China for processing before being used, for instance, in batteries and electric vehicles. This creates crucial critical raw material and green sector dependencies on China. Now, the DRC wants to move up the battery supply chain. Europe can support this.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the companies’ limited combined market position resulting from the proposed transaction.
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.
Strasbourg 19 April 2023 “Criminals and terrorists will soon have a hard time using Bitcoin
Brussels, 18 April 2023 The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European
Strasbourg, 18 April 2023 Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal for the EU Cyber Solidarity
Brussels, 17 April 2023 Tomorrow, the Commission will officially inaugurate the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency
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Brussels, 14 April 2023 These are the current positions of the ECR Group in the
Brussels, 13 April 2023 Fit for 55: Parliament set to adopt key laws to reach
13 April 2023 Eurojust and Europol have supported a new coordinated action against a fraudulent
The European Commission will develop a vision for emerging virtual worlds (e.g. metaverses), based on
This event presents the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT), the first European centre focused
At the EU Justice Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia’s war of aggression and the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan.
The agreement that we reached last December 2023 on the new pact, on migration and asylum was an historic decision. It took us four years to get there to rebuild the necessary trust between the Member States and also together with Parliament and other stakeholders, and I think one of the most important parts we could manage, to get this agreement was to realize that migration, managing migration is not a zero sum game. It’s not about winners or losers. It is not which country will win or which will lose on this specific policy.
In his “This is Europe” address to the European Parliament, Prime of Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo focussed on three key factors for the coming years. First, strategic competitiveness, which is important as Europe’s productivity is falling behind that of key competitors. To thrive in a global landscape, Europe needs a fully functioning internal market, investments in innovation and skills, and a more effective use of its budget, said Mr Orpo. The EU also needs to conclude new trade deals, he argued.
MEPs support creation of the European legal status for associations to facilitate their cross-border mobility, activities and access to funding.
With 490 votes for, 69 against and 64 abstentions, MEPs approved draft rules on the new legal form of the European cross-border association (ECBA) to be recognized across the EU. The aim of the draft law is to overcome diverging national rules and save 770 million euro annually on administrative costs related to setting up a national branch. The status of the European cross-border association should improve its mobility and facilitate its cross-border activities without hampering iits potential.
The European Parliament will not observe this electoral process and consequently will comment neither on the process nor on the results that will be announced afterwards. No individual Member of the European Parliament has been mandated to observe or comment on this electoral process on its behalf, neither in the territory of the Russian Federation nor in the illegally annexed territory of Crimea or the territories of Ukraine illegally occupied by Russia.
To prevent reckless driving while abroad, the updated rules will expand the list of traffic offences committed by non-resident drivers that trigger cross-border assistance possibly resulting in a fine for dangerous drivers.
Speaking in Strasbourg, ECR Vice-President Beata Szydło pointed out to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that not only a competitive defence industry but also a down-to-earth industrial and agricultural policy, are essential in order have resilient societies in times of crisis. The Commission should also largely revise the Green Deal for this purpose.
Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission adopted today a Communication taking stock of the achievements in the area of migration and asylum over the last four years.
Today, the EU Commission recommended to open EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and discussed the upcoming oral report to the Council on the progress made by Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. The Commission has also finalised proposals for the draft Negotiating Frameworks with Ukraine and Moldova to be submitted to the EU Council.
“In Ukraine, the Russian aggression continues with great brutality. I think there is no way for the Ukrainians to surrender, to raise a white flag. It is not the moment for the Ukrainians [to do this]. They have to continue resisting the invader, and we have to continue supporting them in order to make them [to be able] resist” – EU HR Josep Borrell.
The Commission welcomes the Council’s decision authorising the European Union to enter into negotiations with Switzerland on a broad package of bilateral measures, together with the corresponding negotiating directives.
This follows the Commission’s recommendation for a mandate, presented on 20 December 2023, based on the EU-Swiss Common Understanding which was reached after 18 months of intensive exploratory talks. The Swiss Federal Council adopted its mandate to launch negotiations with the EU on 8 March 2024.
The European Union welcomes the important progress achieved at Monday’s meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, between Haitian political forces and international partners. The EU commends CARICOM for the tireless facilitation efforts that have made this possible.
A viable, inclusive and sustainable Haitian-led political transition is the only option to put the country on a pathway to stability, where the rule of law can be restored, and the human rights of the population upheld. The EU strongly supports the continuing efforts to ensure this.
The Council decided today to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 September 2024. The existing restrictive measures provide for travel restrictions for natural persons, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the listed individuals and entities. Sanctions will continue to apply to over 2100 individuals and entities, many of which are targeted in response to Russia’s ongoing unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of NTS Middle East of the United Arab Emirates by ADNOC Drilling Company, Alpha Dhabi Holding, both of the United Arab Emirates, and Tubacex of Spain. The transaction relates primarily to the provision of specialised machining services to the oil and gas sector.
On 26 April 2024, ACER received a proposal from all Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) to amend the single day-ahead coupling products methodology.
In 2021, cancer was the leading cause of death for both men and women aged less than 65 years in the EU. It was a more frequent cause of death for women in this age group, with 40.6% of all deaths recorded. For men, it stood at 25.6%.
“The Russian aggression is happening right on our doorstep, the EU’s doorstep. It gives us a great sense of urgency. It’s a reminder of how important our support to Ukraine is. And how important the energy transition is for Central and Eastern EU. Because energy transition means energy freedom” – EU Energy Commissioner Simson.
EU Commissioner Simson stressed that the EU will support Ukraine in rebuilding its energy infrastructure so that industry and households do not face any restrictions on electricity supply.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by AB Volvo (‘Volvo’) of Sweden and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (‘Westport’) of Canada.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Bahía de Bizkaia Electricidad S.L. (‘BBE’) by Ente Vasco de la Energía (‘EVE’), both of Spain, and Gunvor Group Ltd (‘Gunvor’) of Cyprus.
The EU Commission has approved a Belgian green energy certificate scheme aimed at supporting renewable electricity production in the Belgian region of Wallonia.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council gave its final green light to the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, a new instrument supporting EU-related reforms and economic growth in the region.
The EU and its Member States are collectively the world’s largest development partner and trading bloc, a leading global investor and the second-largest humanitarian donor.
The Council reiterates the EU’s commitment to support all persons in vulnerable situations, leaving no-one behind, and to reinforce the existing assistance to developing countries inpreparing for and responding to climate impacts, notably through resilience and capacity building, as well as adaptation measures.
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