Instant payments: EU Commission launches public consultation on promotion
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation to feed into the reflection on...
EU Commission starts consultation on tobacco taxation and excise duties for manufactured tobacco products
Source: Tobacco taxation – excise duties for manufactured tobacco products (updated rules) About this consultation...
Statement of Commissioner Reynders on the referral of Poland to the European Court of Justice
Link 31 March 2021 Brussels Ce matin, la Commission a pris une décision importante pour...
EU Commission publishes consultation to revise the Union’s general pharma legislation
The Commission has launched the process on the revision of the general pharmaceutical legislation, one...
Europol: Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme
The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) has dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG)...
ESMA publishes statement on how to apply TD requirements following Brexit
Brexit: Clarifications on the application of the TD requirements by UK issuers with securities admitted...
Rule of Law in Poland: EU Commission refers Warsaw to the EU Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges and asks for interim measures
31 March 2021 Brussels Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 30 March 2021
Our IEU Monitoring headlines today: ECHA Watch online: Poison centre notification – best practice from...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 30 March 2021
Our IEU Monitoring headlines today: COP26 Commission participates in Net Zero Summit and joins forces...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 30 March 2021
Our IEU Monitoring headlines today: ENERGY ANTITRUST EU Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive behaviour...
EU-Turkey relations: the need to build bridges – Blog post of the EU High Representative Josep Borrell
30/03/2021 HR/VP Blog Last week, the European Council opened what could be a new chapter...
EP DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act)
DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the...
EP Think tank Briefing: Impact Assessment of the EU’s Digital Services Act
The Impact Assessment underpinning the proposal for a Digital services act contains a lot of...
EP DRAFT OPINION on Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the Single Market
DRAFT OPINION on Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the Single Market Committee on Agriculture...
EP Think tank: The EU strategic autonomy debate – What Think Tanks are thinking
Written by Marcin Grajewski An increasing number of politicians and analysts argue that the European...
EU Parliament: Text adopted – Artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 – Brussels – Final edition European Parliament resolution of 20 January...
Syria: €5.3 billion mobilised by donors for 2021 and beyond at 5th Brussels Conference
At the fifth Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the Region’ co-chaired today by...
EU offers contact point for humanitarian aid in environments subject to EU sanctions
Link The EU-level contact point for humanitarian aid in environments subject to EU sanctions is...
EU Commission publishes short-term outlook: favourable prospects for EU agricultural sectors
30 March 2021 Brussels, Belgium The first 2021 edition of the short-term outlook for EU...
EU Commission launches public consultation on revising the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Link 30 March 2021 Brussels The Commission has launched today an open public consultation on...
Die Grünen/EFA: Der Klimagipfel der Internationalen Energiebehörde muss auch eine klare Absage an die Atomkraft sein!
Morgen lädt die Internationale Energiebehörde (IEA) zu ihrem Klimaneutralitätsgipfel im Vorfeld des Glasgower UN Klimagipfels...
Adequacy talks: Statement by EU Commissioner Reynders and Yoon Jong In, Korean Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission
30 March 2021 Brussels In their call today, Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and Chairperson of the...
EU Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive behaviour by the power exchange EPEX Spot
Link 30 March 2021 Brussels The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess...
EU Commission and International Energy Agency pull together for net-zero
30 March 2021 Brussels Both organisations call on the world’s leading economies to pave the...
ESMA publishes response to IASB Post Implementation Review of IFRS 10, 11 and 12
Tuesday 30 March 2021 13:33 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities...
Fostering EU-US cooperation on agriculture: MEP Lins meets Congressman Scott
The first meeting of the Agriculture Committees Chairs in the U.S. House of Representatives and...
European Court of Accountants: Customs controls are still insufficiently harmonised across Member States
Customs controls are still insufficiently harmonised across Member States to properly safeguard the EU’s financial...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 29 March 2021
Our IEU Monitoring headlines today: COP26 IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit UNFCCC UNFCCC: Russia’s Far East...
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First appraisal of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement by the EU Parliament’s Policy Department
This note gives an initial appraisal of the effects of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 29 March 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: DG ENERGY CONSULTATIONS EU Commission launched public consultation on decarbonising...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 29 March 2021
Our IEU Monitoring headlines today: UNECE UNECE: Policy shift and game-changing tech will enable a...
EP Research Service: Briefing – Anti Money Laundering Package 2021
Over the past three decades, the European Union has constantly improved its framework to fight...
DRAFT REPORT on EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations – EP Committee on Foreign Affairs
DRAFT REPORT on EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations Committee on Foreign Affairs...
EU-Abgeordneter Markus Ferber (EVP/CSU) zum Memorandum of Understanding EU-UK
Am vergangenen Freitag haben die Europäische Kommission und die britische Regierung eine Grundsatzeinigung über die...
ENTSOG publishes its position paper on EU Commission’s initiative to revise RED II – the Renewable Energy Directive
(Brussels, 29 March, PR0235-21) ENTSOG has today published its position paper in response to the European...
EU Commission Statement following the 7th meeting of the Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
First published on 26 March 2021 The European Union and the United Kingdom today held...
EIOPA has completed compliance analysis of good rules for registration and requirements regarding the Insurance Distribution Directive
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has completed its analysis of all published...
Blog post by EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell: A week with high diplomatic tensions
29/03/2021 – 20:14 29/03/2021 – HR/VP Blog – Last week the pace of international developments accelerated....
ECDC Report: SARS-CoV-2 reinfections are quite rare
In the Technical Report Risk for SARS-CoV-2 transmission from newly infected individuals with documented previous infection...
Speech by President von der Leyen at the High-level meeting on the international debt architecture and liquidity
29 March 2021 Brussels “Check against delivery” Secretary General, Prime Minister Trudeau, Prime Minister Holness,...
EU Commission approves Czech guarantee scheme for companies affected by coronavirus outbreak and modification to existing guarantee scheme for loans to large exporting companies
The European Commission has approved a Czech scheme (‘COVID Invest’) for guarantees on new investment...
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative
Initiative Meeting of Heads of State and Government on the International Debt architecture and Liquidity March...
European Year of Rail: Hop on the Connecting Europe Express
The Connecting Europe Express, one of the European Year of Rail 2021‘s most emblematic initiatives, is being...
ESMA advises the EU Commission on the application of sanctions under MiFID II/MiFIR
29 March 2021 MIFID – INVESTOR PROTECTION The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the...
EU hosts V Brussels Conference ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’
The fifth edition of the Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ (#SyriaConf2021)...
Europol: Action against laundering of drug profits in Germany and Luxembourg at French request
The Hague, 29 March 2021 At the request of the French authorities, Eurojust has supported...
Over 300 companies participate in first EU matchmaking event to scale-up COVID-19 vaccine production
Today, the Commission is hosting the first pan-European matchmaking event with over 300 participating companies...
EU Agenda by IEU Monitoring 29 March 2021
Our IEU AGENDA this week: EU COMMISSION EU Commission Calendar 29 March 2021 30 March...
IEU Smart Cities Monitoring on 26 March 2021
COHESION ALLIANCE EU-wide coalition urges national governments to involve regions and cities in the preparation...
IEU Dossier Autonomous and Connected Driving Update Feb/Mar 2021
Content of this update: FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 ITU debates the future of autonomous and connected cars...