Russia’s war sparked record forest fires in Ukraine, EU report finds
The report demonstrates that 2024 was a record-breaking year for forest fires in Ukraine. Satellite imagery shows that nearly one…
China’s Supreme Court announces judicial interpretation to improve foreign-related case handling
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China is planning to interpret the foreign-related provisions of the Civil Procedure Law to…
IMF Europe Director Alfred Kammer: “Europe’s Choice: Policies for Growth and Resilience”
Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department at the IMF, spoke at the Annual Economics Conference: Pillars of Resilience Amid…
Devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe: How the EU is helping victims
More funding needed to strengthen EU preparedness and response to natural disasters. EU to enhance adaptation and resilience in line…
UK-German partnership: Prime Minister Starmer to drive UK growth on European visits
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will drive forward UK economic growth in Berlin and Paris this week, as he puts…
EU Green Week 2024: Towards a water resilient Europe
The registration for the EU Green Week 2024 conference is now closed. Visit the conference page for...
IMF Transcript of European Department April 2024 Press Briefing
"We went through two historic crises with the pandemic and the energy security issue caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. …
Over 36,000 young Europeans to travel across Europe for free with DiscoverEU passes
36,318 18-year-old Europeans will receive a free travel pass to explore Europe's diversity, learn about its cultural heritage and history,…
Finland’s President and Ministerial Committee discuss underwater infrastructure and security
On Friday 20 October, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy received a…
Updated Strategic Energy Technology Plan for Europe’s secure energy future
The revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan, adopted today, will help harmonise the original SET Plan strategic objectives…
IMF European department briefing on the economic outlook in Europe
"Europe has weathered indeed well a series of unprecedented shocks, the pandemic, and then the energy crisis, which was triggered…
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Launch of Cancer Image Europe platform
Today, the European Cancer Imaging Initiative has reached a first major milestone: as of today, the Cancer Image Europe platform links up 36 datasets…
Granada Summit: EU Commission’s steps for a more sustainable Europe
In a Communication adopted today, the Commission provides a contribution to the forthcoming leaders' debate in Granada on the future-oriented…
ECDC: Diphtheria cases in Europe – epidemiological update
During late summer 2022, intelligence data reported to ECDC indicated that the majority of cases in 2022 were diagnosed in migrant-related…
Yearbook of European Security 2023
The first section of the volume explores the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine and the far-reaching repercussions of…
Europol: Alleged drug baron coordinating drug production in Europe is arrested in Colombia
The suspect, a Colombian national, is believed to have been coordinated cocaine and methamphetamine production in the Netherlands for Mexican…
EU Commission invites Member States to contribute to a collection of 3D-digitised cultural heritage assets
In its Recommendation of 2021 on a common European data space for cultural heritage, the Commission encouraged Member States to digitise all…
Quality of Europe’s bathing waters remains high
The quality of water at coastal sites, which makes up two-thirds of total bathing spots, is generally better than that of inland river and…
Cholpon-Ata: Joint press release by Asian leaders and the EU Council President
The participants re-iterated the importance to work together to expand connections between people, especially youth, in Europe and Central Asia,…
EU Parlament: Ansprache von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz
Ansprache des Bundeskanzlers der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Olaf Scholz, MdB im Rahmen der Diskussionsreihe „This is...
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CER: Europe and the Iran nuclear threat
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EU and African Union commissions take stock of the implementation of the February Summit commitments
Brussels, 28 November 2022 Today, African Union and European Union Commissions engaged on their strategic...
Forest fires in Europe: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years
Brussels, 31 October 2022 Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the latest edition...
Europe is our future – Speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Prague
Prague, 29 August 2022 Speech by Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany...
Jens Stoltenberg: NATO is stepping up in the High North to keep our people safe
Brussels, 26 August 2022 Op-ed article by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg – originally published...
IMF: Regional Economic Outlook Europe
April 22, 2022 PARTICIPANTS: MEERA LOUIS, Communications Officer IMF ALFRED KAMMER, Director, European Department IMF P R...
IMF: Europe’s job retention schemes contain unemployment, but challenges ahead
MARCH 30, 2022 COVID-19 caused the most severe shock to the European economy for at...
AML/CFT supervision improving but not always effective, finds EBA
22 March 2022 The EBA published today the findings from its assessment of competent authorities’...
Main outcome of the Africa-Europe Week
Brussels, 17 February 2022 In the margins of the 6th European Union – African Union summit on...
EU-AU Summit: MEPs call for deepening relations between Africa and Europe
Brussels, 9 February 2022 Ahead of the EU-African Union in Brussels, MEPs will host a...
Gazprom comments on results of gas production and supplies for January
February 1, 2022, 14:30 According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced (https://www.gazprom.com/about/production/extraction/) 47.4 billion cubic meters of gas in January 2022,...
IMF: Transcript of October 2021 European Press Briefing
October 20, 2021, published 25/10/2021 PARTICIPANTS: ALFRED KAMMER Director, European Department, IMF RAPHAEL ANSPACH Communications...
Making Affordable Rental Housing Part of Europe’s Recovery – IMF Blog
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IMF Transcript of 14 April 2021: European Department Press Briefing
April 14, 2021 Participants: Meera Louis, Communications Officer, Communications Department Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department...
Europe’s clean bathing waters – success in environmental policy and management
The share of bathing sites with excellent water quality in Europe has increased from 53...