Digital Green Certificate: MEPs seek clarifications regarding the travel facilitation tool
Link Commission assures that technical infrastructure work would be completed by end of June Certificate...
New CER insight: Russia, Ukraine and the West: How do you solve a problem like Vladimir?
By Ian Bond, 13 April 2021 Vladimir Putin is threatening Ukraine again. The West so far lacks...
Bruegel: Is the European Union’s investment agreement with China underrated?
The European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment binds Chinese liberalisation of its foreign investment regulations...
Sven Giegold (Die Grünen/EFA) zu Sustainable Finance: Von der Leyen und Timmermans müssen Glaubwürdigkeit des Green Deals retten
Link Die EU-Kommission finalisiert diese Woche den ersten delegierten Rechtsakt zur Ausgestaltung der Regeln für...
David McAllister (EVP/CDU): Indien ist für die EU ein natürlicher Partner, wenn es um eine regelbasierte globale Ordnung geht
Der Auswärtige Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments stimmt heute über einen Bericht zu den EU-Beziehungen mit Indien ab....
EU Council adopts position on €4.2 billion Single Market programme for 2021-2022
The Council today adopted its first reading position on the proposed regulation establishing the EU...
Next-generation skills intelligence to drive recovery in Europe – Cedefop
Predicting skills trends in a rapidly changing labour market is a cornerstone of policy-making, and...
ECA Special Report: Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles: more charging stations but uneven deployment makes travel across the EU complicated
The objective of the ECA audit was to determine the effectiveness of the Commission’s support...
Digital euro ECB public consultation results at a debate of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will look into the results of the European...
Russia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Iran: EU High Representative Borrell spoke to US State Secretary Blinken
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep...
EU Commission VP Jourová on the European vaccine passport – Answer to a written question
Answer given by Vice-President Jourová on behalf of the European Commission (12.4.2021) Obtaining a proof...
Strait of Gibraltar smuggling network dismantled in Spain – Europol
The suspects are linked to the smuggling of an important amount of people through the...
ESMA updates its LEI Statement for third-country issuers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published today...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 12 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: BIOECONOMY EU JRC: The European bioeconomy in 2050–four foresight scenarios...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 12 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Adaptation Fund Doubles the Amount of Funding Countries Can...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 12 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: HYDROGEN Hydrogen: EU Commission launches project collection for European Clean...
EU Commissioner Breton on the use of recycled tyres in children’s playgrounds and artificial turf fields – Answer to a written question
EN E-000415/2021 Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission (12.4.2021) 1....
Renew Europe demands a gender perspective in EU trade policy
Today, Renew Europe published and presented during a webinar its position paper on Gender and Trade focusing on...
Highlights – Strengthening minimum income protection in the EU – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
This briefing is preceding a broader study on “Fighting poverty and social exclusion (incl. minimum...
Hearing documentation: Conservation of agricultural biodiversity – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development held a Public Hearing on the “Conservation of...
Digital Green Certificate: MEPs to review EU Commission proposal
On Tuesday, MEPs will take a detailed look at the proposed Digital Green Certificate, the...
COVID19: MEPs discuss faster authorisation for vaccines adapted to variants
MEPs will discuss and greenlight a new procedure to facilitate and accelerate the EU-wide approval...
Banning caged farming: EP hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative
MEPs will debate a citizens’ initiative to ban the use of cages for farm animals...
The battle for democracy in Myanmar – Blog post by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
The world is horrified by the bloody military coup in Myanmar, with reports of more...
Public Hearing on the geostrategic importance of the Arctic – Committee on Foreign Affairs
On 13 April, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing “The Arctic:...
G7 Foreign Ministers: “Deeply concerned by the large ongoing build-up of Russian military forces on Ukraine’s borders and in illegally annexed Crimea”
Brussels, 12/04/2021 – 21:06, UNIQUE ID: 210412_33 Joint Statements We, the G7 foreign ministers of...
European bioeconomy in 2050: EU Joint Research Centre publishes four foresight scenarios
Link The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s...
Debate on AI and the future of democracy at the joint EP AIDA/INGE meeting
The public hearing, organised jointly by the AIDA and INGE committees, will also discuss tech...
Europol finds “corrupting influence” in newest EU Serious and Organised Crime Report
Today, Europol publishes the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, the EU SOCTA...
Coronavirus response: EU Commission wants to exempt vital goods and services from VAT if distributed by EU bodies
Link 12 April 2021 Brussels The European Commission has today proposed to exempt from Value Added Tax...
EP Hearing on the reform of the EU Generalised System of Preferences – Committee on International Trade
A distinguished panel of speakers will debate the main challenges for the future reform of...
European Clean Hydrogen Alliance: EU Commission collects projects for investment pipeline until 7 May 2021
The Commission has launched an invitation to all 1000+ members of the European Clean Hydrogen...
European media organisations publish 10 confidence measures for platforms to tackle disinformation online
Europe has announced that it will be stepping up its efforts in the fight against...
EU securities and markets regulator ESMA publishes interim simple, transparent and standardised (STS) notification templates for synthetic securitisations
Friday 09 April 2021 18:02 SECURITISATION The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s...
BDI auf der Hannover Messe: „Kräftiges Plus der Industrieproduktion um acht Prozent“
BDI mit optimistischem Ausblick auf der Hannover-Messe Kräftiges Plus der Industrieproduktion um acht Prozent Industrie...
EP Debate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – Subcommittee on Security and Defence
On 15 April, SEDE Members will welcome for the first time the Director-General of the...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 9 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: AIR QUALITY EP Subject files – Air Quality in the...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 9 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: METHANE STRATEGY EP Subject files – Methane Strategy – Committee...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 9 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENERGY & GAS MARKETS Electricity and gas market reports confirm...
Eurojust supports action by Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania against steroid trafficking network
The Hague, 9 April 2021 With judicial support from Eurojust, authorities in the Czech Republic,...
EU Commissioner Gentiloni on the risk of fiscal dumping in the UK: what safeguards does the EU have against it? – Answer to a written question
EN E-000326/2021 Answer given by Mr Gentiloni on behalf of the European Commission (9.4.2021) The...
Executive VP Dombrovskis on the impact of the source code clause on the future EU regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) – Answer to a written question
EN E-000452/2021 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis on behalf of the European Commission (9.4.2021)...
EU Council approves additional COVID-19-crisis funding from EU budget
Link 9 April 2021, 14:20 The Council today approved additional funding from the EU budget, amounting...
Switzerland: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
Link April 7, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at...
EU Commissioner Johansson discusses Europol Organised Crime Threat Assessment Report in Lisbon
Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson will be in Lisbon on Monday 12 April for a series...
JCPOA Chair’s Statement: Continuing separate contacts with all JCPOA participants and the United States
The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) resumed its work in...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 8 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: EFSA & ECDC Resistance levels still high in bacteria causing...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 8 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 8 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: US ENERGY POLICY Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki...
GUE/NGL: EU chiefs’ shameless cosying up to Erdogan condemned
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s misogynist treatment of Ursula von der Leyen should not divert from wider...
EP Think tank Briefing – Advances in administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
The digitalisation of the economy opens the door to new cross-border economic activities that makes...
EP Think tank Briefing: Waste Shipment Regulation
The New Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main building blocks of the...
EP Text adopted – Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons – Final edition
European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 February 2021 on the proposal for a directive of...
Eurojust: Action to counter Italian fuel tax fraud worth almost € 1bn
The Hague, 8 April 2021 Eurojust has ensured the coordination of cross-border investigations at the...
Principality of Andorra: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
Link April 8, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at...
EU Commission starts targeted consultation to revise EU state aid rules for RDI
Link Brussel, 8 April 2021 The European Commission has launched today a public consultation inviting all interested...
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Sweden: The pandemic requires a new industrial strategy
Link Published 08 April 2021 Opinion Piece by Hans Dahlgren, Minister for EU Affairs and Ibrahim...
Fighting the Coronavirus : Team Europe contributes over €26 bn in one year to support partner countries
Brussels, 8 April 2021 One year ago today, the European Commission and the High Representative...
ESMA makes recommendations for Organised Trading Facilities under MiFID II/MiFIR
Thursday 08 April 2021 11:53 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities...
ESMA highlights liquidity concerns for AIFs: A mismatch between potential asset liquidity and redemption timeframe offered to investors
Thursday 08 April 2021 11:14 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities...
MEPs criticise Turkey’s treatment of EC President von der Leyen as “political affront”
Members of the bureau and coordinators of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality...
IEU Smart Cities Monitoring for 7 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines this week: ITU AI for sustainable transformation in smart cities, mobility...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 7 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: PESTICIDES Pesticides in food: EFSA publishes latest figures FOOD EU...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 7 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: AVIATION EMISSIONS Project of an EU COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU)...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 7 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: HYDROGEN Speech by EU Commissioner Simson at the High-Level Conference...
EP Think tank briefing: The external dimension of the new pact on migration and asylum: A focus on prevention and readmission
The challenges posed by migration have put EU Member States’ solidarity to the test. Responding...
Hearing on the Action plan on synergies between civil, defence and space industries – EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
On 13 April, the ITRE Committee will hear a presentation by the Commission on the...
Minister Hultqvist: The roadmap toward the future Swedish defence
Published 07 April 2021 An increase of the annual defence budget by 85 percent from 2015...
EU Commissioner Johansson on the Hack of the US Treasury Department and its consequences for people in the EU – Answer to a written question
EN E-006980/2020 Answer given by Ms Johansson on behalf of the European Commission (7.4.2021) The Commission...
Pesticides in food: EFSA publishes latest figures
The latest report on pesticide residues in food in the European Union is now available, giving a snapshot...
EU Commissioner Kyriakides on the “From Farm to Fork” strategy – impact assessment and public consultation – Answer to a written question
EN E-000689/2021 The answer was given by Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission...
Portuguese EU Presidency and EU Commission appeal for coordinated action on vaccines
On 7 April the Portuguese presidency of the Council published a press release following the...
International Rromnja & Rroma Day: Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioners Dalli and Várhelyi
(The EU Commission uses the terms Roma and Romani which we do not change, in...
Conference on the Future of Europe: Launch of the citizens’ platform on 19 April
Invitation to EU citizens: “The future is in your hands” Work continues for the launch...
Fund portfolio networks: a climate risk perspective – ESMA Webinar on Sustainable Finance
Wednesday 07 April 2021 16:12 Webinar Within the European financial sector, investment funds are more...
ESMA publishes Final Report on SME Growth Markets
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published...
Conflict of interests: EU Commission publishes guidance on avoidance and management
Today, the EU Commission has published its guidance on the avoidance and management of conflicts...
Europol: Dark Web hitman identified through crypto-analysis
Europol supported the Italian Postal and Communication Police (Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni) in arresting...
Coronavirus: EU Commission dedicates €123 million to combat the threat of variants
Brussels, 7 April 2021 The Commission is mobilising €123 million from Horizon Europe, the new...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 6 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: REACH EU Commission Answer to a written question – The...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 6 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Countries in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 6 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation...
EESC proposes measures to support investment in the exploration and extraction of critical raw materials
At its March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion...
Renew Europe: Any relaunch of EU-Turkey relations must be based on a return to democratic values
Link Ahead of the visit to Ankara today by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
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EP Think tank briefing – Prospects for EU-Asia connectivity: The ‘European way to connectivity’
Asia matters to Europe: home to the world’s largest population and fastest-growing economies, Asia is...
OPINION on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
OPINION on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the...
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view...
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to...
DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the...
DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 – Committee on Regional Development
DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the...
DRAFT OPINION on An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience COM(2020) 0760 final – EP Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
DRAFT OPINION on An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience...
OSCE SMM Chief Monitoring Mission to Ukraine welcomes mandate extension
KYIV, 31 March 2021 – The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM)...
Poland’s President Duda reacts to the repressions of Poles living in Belarus
– It is unprecedented that incumbent Belarusian authorities go as far as to arrest representatives...
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting chaired by Chancellor agrees ambitious climate agenda in UK’s COP Presidency year
VISIT WEBSITE The Chancellor chaired a meeting with G7 counterparts today where they agreed an...
Philip R. Lane: Stabilising the economic outlook
Remarks by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at “The...
Turkey: Statement by EU Commission President von der Leyen following the meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan
Link 6 April 2021 Ankara Thank you Charles. Indeed, Turkey shows interest in re-engaging with...
EU Commissioner Ferreira on the request for audit of the final destination of EU funds in Hungary – Answer to a written question
EN E-006299/2020 Answer given by Ms Ferreira on behalf of the European Commission (6.4.2021) On...
EU Commission VP Dombrovskis on reported side agreements accompanying the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment – Answer to a written question
EN E-000498/2021 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis on behalf of the European Commission (6.4.2021)...
Turkey: Remarks by EU Council President Michel after his meeting with President Erdoğan in Ankara
Link 6 April 2021 Today we had frank discussions with President Erdogan on the future...
EU Commissioner Breton on the presence of phthalates in toys from third countries – Answer to a written question
EN E-000078/2021 Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission (6.4.2021) The...