Serbia: €160m for sustainable growth of SMEs through EIB Global and Intesa
To spur growth, employment, and the green transition, the EU has provided a €160 million financial package to support Serbian businesses.…
Nordic Energy Research: Six recommendations for a green transport sector
Based on four years of strong interdisciplinary collaboration through the programme, Nordic Energy Research's experts across fields have now formulated six…
China: EU launches social media campaign on green transition and environment
Following a first edition in 2021, the EU Delegation brings back the Sustainability Tour, inviting the Chinese public on a…
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Decarbonising energy and mobility sectors: The role of digital infrastructures
The ambitious EU climate neutrality targets aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To realize this vision, fast…
EP Research Service: Social and labour market impact of the green transition
This briefing explores and maps out some of the social consequences of the Green Deal, focusing in particular on the…
Outcome of the G7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
The G7 meeting was dedicated to a broad range of issues: Global outlook and developments, Support for Ukraine, Financial Sector…
Le VPE de la Commission Européenne Šefčovič débattra la transition verte à Paris
Šefčovič se rend à Paris pour des rencontres sur la transition verte avec des représentants nationaux, le secteur industriel et…
Green and digital transition: How the EU Commission mobilises research and innovation funding
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to its current Work Programme of Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation…
9th Cohesion Report: EU Regions and states closing gaps
Cohesion Policy is an important driver of sustainable development and economic growth. In the long run, it is expected that each…
Sweden invests in sustainable growth and mobilises new capital for green and digital transition
Sweden is a leading donor of development assistance, but meeting the funding needs for a green and digital transition requires…
Horizon Europe strategic plan 2025-2027 to underpin journey to a resilient future
These orientations aim to address key global challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, the digital transition and an…
EU Commission issues €7bn in its 3rd syndicated transaction of 2024
The transaction concerned a new, single-tranche €7 billion NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bond due on 4 February 2050. The long 25-year bond came…
Statement: Executive VP Šefčovič on the results of the first mid-term tender under the EU Energy Platform
Innovative clean technologies are the backbone of the green transition, and they will play an increasing role in the EU's economy. We…
EU lawmakers strike deal on strengthening consumers’ right to repair
EU negotiators reached a provisional deal on a bill that aims to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector by…
OECD: Italy should boost investment, strengthen ongoing civil justice and competition reforms, and tackle public debt
Italy’s economy has weathered recent crises successfully but is now slowing amid tightening financial conditions. To secure strong and sustainable…
IMF: Energy Security and The Green Transition
The current energy crisis has raised important policy questions on how to strengthen short-term energy security while remaining firmly committed…
Denmark: Reforms needed to tackle labour shortages
Education reform can speed up youth entry into the labour market. Limiting the duration of very generous student allowances as…
Finland: €800,000 in government grants for green transition in built environment
The programme is very broad in scope. The projects may concern e.g. databases and carbon calculators, planning, energy efficiency or…
Circular construction products: EU Council and Parliament strike provisional deal
The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on the construction products regulation (CPR), that will speed…
EU Commission endorses Hungary’s €4.6bn REPowerEU chapter
Hungary's REPowerEU chapter, worth €4.6 billion, includes 13 new reforms and 16 investments, including two scaled-up investments drawing on existing measures. The implementation of these measures will help…
Bahrain: Second EU-Bahrain Political Dialogue takes place in Manama
In addition to the political consultations, the two sides convened the two Senior Officials (SOM) working groups meetings on trade…
EU Commission endorses Belgium’s €5.3bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Belgium's REPowerEU chapter, worth €726 million, includes four new reforms, 17 new investments, as well as seven transferred investments from the original plan, and one scaled-up investment to help…
EU Commission receives Finland’s first payment request under the RRF
They cover several reforms related to the green transition, continuous learning and social, health care and rescue services, as well as calls…
EU Commission endorses Austria’s €4bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Austria's REPowerEU chapter, worth €210 million, includes two new reforms, one new investment as well as a scale-up of an investment in the original plan to…
EU clears €300m French scheme to promote solid fuel transition
The European Commission has approved a €300 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of solid recovered…
Boosting recovery: EU Commission releases €2.76bn to Romania
Today's payment of €2.76 billion in grants and loans was made possible by Romania's fulfilment of 49 milestones and targets linked to the second instalment. They…
NextGenerationEU: EU Commission backs Slovenia’s €2.7bn recovery plan
In light of the damage caused by last summer's catastrophic floods, Slovenia has decided to increase its amount of loans financing the plan,…
Main results: Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 25 September 2023
Ministers adopted general approaches on the Commission’s package to update the European design protection legislation: one on the directive on the…
Green transition: EU lawmakers reach provisional agreement to empower consumers
EU Council and Parliament have today reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to empower consumers for the green…
Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Development): Press remarks by EU HRVP Borrell upon arrival
Allow me to say that there are two words that dominate this meeting. The first one is the social transition. We…
Finnish and Swedish PMs to meet in Harpsund
Friday’s meeting will take place at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence in Harpsund. Among other topics, the Prime Ministers…
Switzerland: ‘Green Transition’ needs enhanced action
Climate change discussions often overlook the central role played by the excessive extraction and use of natural resources. The topic,…
President von der Leyen travels to Manila to take EU-Philippines partnership forward
Next Monday 31 July, President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Manila, in the Philippines, where she will meet President Ferdinand…
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El Salvador: MoU on bilateral consultations with the EU signed in Brussels
On Monday 17 July, on the margins of the EU-CELAC Summit, the High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, and the Minister of…
EESC: Skills for employment for persons with disabilities in the context of the green and digital transition
This page is also available in French 10/07/2023 Room JDE 70 (& Interactio), EESC building,...
ESDE report 2023: EU Commission looks at possible ways to tackle labour and skills shortages
The Commission's Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report 2023 reveals that despite the impact of Russia's invasion of…
Scientific partnerships: JRC and Sweden’s RISE collaborate to strengthen European sustainable development
Scientific partnerships, like the one launched today, contribute to a stronger European innovation capacity. The partnership will allow RISE and…
NextGenerationEU: EU Commission endorses France’s €40.3bn modified recovery and resilience plan
The REPowerEU chapter importantly advances France's efforts on the green transition, since all the reforms and investments fully contribute to reducing the…
State aid: EU Commission formally adopts GBER to facilitate green and digital transition
The GBER declares specific categories of State aid compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provided…
Seabed mineral activities: Norway is facilitating a new ocean industry
Norway has significant anticipated mineral resources on the seabed. If proven to be profitable and extraction can be done sustainably,…
EESC Conference: A competitive EU industry for a successful green transition
This page is also available in French Conference 20/06/2023 Luleå Sweden Downloads Employer representatives from...
Background on the EU Parliament Agenda on 13 June 2023
Around 13.00, immediately after the voting session, MEPs will discuss with Commissioners Vestager and Breton a proposal for a new…
REPowerEU: EU Commissioner Simson in Denmark to discuss clean energy transition
In a bilateral meeting with the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, the Commissioner will also take…
Green transition: EU Modernisation Fund invests €2.4bn in seven EU countries
The EU's Modernisation Fund has disbursed €2.4 billion to 31 projects in seven beneficiary countries to help modernise their energy…
New Agenda to strengthen EU’s partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean
It proposes a stronger and modernised strategic partnership, through reinforced political engagement, boosting trade and investment, and building more sustainable,…
Sweden: Towards a green transatlantic marketplace
The programme included a site visit to the Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology plant outside of Luleå, a project aimed at…
InvestEU: EU Commission signs an agreement with Iceland and Norway
The EU Commission has signed contribution agreements with Iceland and Norway under InvestEU, making them the first non-EU countries participating in the…
EU Commission Executive VP Timmermans in Taranto, Italy for a Citizens’ Dialogue
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, will be in the...
S&Ds lead major improvements in EU law to support green transition
Strasbourg, 11 May 2023 The European Parliament is set to approve a new law that...
EU Council adopts its position on empowering consumers for the green transition
Brussels, 3 May 2023 Today the Council has adopted its position (‘negotiating mandate’) on the...