Today, the Commission authorised two genetically modified maize crops and renewed the authorisation for another genetically modified maize crop for food and animal feed. The Commission’s authorisation decisions only allow these genetically modified maize …
Today, the Commission has published the second report on the State of the Digital Decade, providing a comprehensive overview of the progress made in the quest to achieve the digital objectives and targets set for 2030 by the Digital Decade Policy Programme …
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in colossal human loss. According to the World Bank, this has already in 2023 amounted to 26 000 civilian casualties, the displacement of around 3.7 million people internally within Ukraine and around 5. …
This year the EU has commissioned two reports by former Italian prime ministers, Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, to set out policies to raise Europe’s anaemic growth rate. The long shadow of the financial and euro crises, Covid-19 and the energy price shock …
01/07/2024 European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission at a summit in Brussels, where they also picked former Portuguese premier Antonio Costa as the future …
Today, the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has entered into force, representing a key milestone in the EU-Kenya Strategic Partnership. The agreement will boost bilateral trade in goods, increase investment flows, strengthen the ties between …
Today, the landmark deal on cross border data flows between the EU and Japan entered into force. It is a milestone in our joint efforts to advance the digitalisation of both European and Japanese societies and economies. Its provisions will facilitate …
Today, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation to seek feedback from the business community and public authorities on a proposed new procedure aimed at enabling public access to justice for specific Commission decisions on State aid …
The increasing difficulties of the Franco-German axis in leading the European Union have been attributed to the weakening of President Macron and Chancellor Scholz domestically and their lack of personal chemistry. These factors clearly play a role by …
Good evening, everyone. Mission accomplished! The European Council has delivered. As you know, we had important topics that we needed to fix today, and we did so. It’s a great pleasure and a great honour for me to announce the decisions that have been …
Today, the Commission has sent the online marketplaces Temu and Shein formal requests for information (RFIs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting Temu and Shein to provide more information on the measures they have taken to …
Today, the Commission has disbursed almost €1.9 billion of pre-financing to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility. This brings to €7.9 billion the total EU support already transferred to Ukraine since it became operational in March. The new funding will …
The EU has taken the final step to exit the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), a multilateral trade and investment agreement applicable to the energy sector, which is not compatible with the EU’s climate and energy goals under the European Green Deal and the …
The 10th Energy Infrastructure Forum kicks off today in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the presence of Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, who will deliver a speech during the high-level opening session. In her speech this afternoon, the Commissioner will …
Today, the Commission has launched a 12-week open stakeholder consultation on the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL). The consultation seeks to gain insights into the needs of stakeholders related to the digital transformation, DIGITAL’s benefits and …
Today, the Commission has launched the 2025 edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators. This joint initiative, supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), celebrates the …
The Council has adopted today its negotiating mandate on the regulation for compulsory licensing for crisis management. A compulsory licence is the possibility for a government to allow a third party to use an intellectual property right without the …
The Commission is setting up a new Climate City Capital Hub, an international finance resource to further support cities participating in the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. Thanks to the new hub, cities that have already received the EU …
Today, the European Commission has published the 2024 Convergence Report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made towards adopting the euro. The report covers the six non-euro area Member States that are …
After months of bickering over whether and how to confiscate Russian sovereign assets, G7 members on 14 June agreed to use future profits from frozen funds held by Euroclear in Belgium to prop up a loan for Ukraine of up to €50 billion. That makes sense, …
