German Environment Ministry launches survey of sustainable activities at European public banks
The Aim is to improve understanding of how the Taxonomy Regulation is being handled How...
COP15: German Environment State Secretary calls for more financial support for biodiversity conservation
Colombia extends the invitation to COP15 preparatory meeting At the invitation of Colombian President Iván...
Dutch EclecticIQ receives €15m to develop next-gen cybersecurity platform
31 August 2021 Brussels EIB provides €15 million to Dutch cybersecurity company EclecticIQ to finance and...
EU Council Statement on the situation in Afghanistan
31/08/2021 18:12 The EU Ministers of Home Affairs met today for an extraordinary Council meeting...
Main results of the special Justice and Home Affairs Council on Afghanistan
Home affairs ministers met to discuss developments in Afghanistan, more specifically in relation to potential...
Horizon Europe Health Cluster calls open now – first deadline 21 September 2021
There are funding opportunities under Horizon Europe coming for digital health solutions. Digital technologies and...
Carematrix: Innovative technology for aging populations with chronic health conditions
The European H2020 Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) project CAREMATRIX has just published a prior information notice, whereby...
Health and wellness apps: mHealth label published by ISO, CEN and IEC
The new technical specification on a quality label for health and wellness apps has been...
Summaries of the Digital Health Europe project roundtables published
Summaries of the Digital Health Europe expert roundtables on health data sharing and use are...
Energy efficiency: Simpler EU energy labels for lighting products starting on 1 September 2021
31 August 2021 To help EU consumers cut their energy bills and carbon footprint, a...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring for 30 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: CARCINOGENS EU Commission: Answer to a written question – Third...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring for 30 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: EU CLIMATE ACTION EP Think-tank: Briefing – Climate action in...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring for 30 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENERGY PERFORMANCE Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive...
EU Commission: 70% of the EU adult population fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus
Today, the EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now...
Purchase of the Russian vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ by the regional government of Madrid without prior centralised authorisation from the EMA – EU Commission answer
Answer given by Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission (27.8.2021) 1. By concluding...
EP Study: VAT gap, reduced VAT rates and their impact on compliance costs for businesses and on consumers
In November 2020, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters requested authorisation to draw up...
Recovery and Resilience Dialogue: scrutinizing EU’s recovery – EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Members from the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will...
The USA vs Bulgaria: Extraterritorial effects of non‑EU legislation on EU Member States and their citizens – EU Commission answer
P-003655/2021 Answer given by Mr Reynders on behalf of the European Commission (30.8.2021) The Commission...
Afghanistan: Statement by the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh/ISIS
Brussels, 30/08/2021 Joint Statements The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS strongly condemns the attacks that...
EU removes Israel and the USA from list of entities for which Covid-19 travel restrictions should be lifted
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on...
EU Commission answer on the possibility of making SURE a permanent instrument
P-003366/2021 Answer given by Mr Gentiloni on behalf of the European Commission (30.8.2021) On 19...
EP Trade Committee debates international procurement and trade defence instruments
The Committee on International Trade will discuss the draft report on the International Procurement Instrument,...
EEAS Spokesperson on the repressions against journalists and media in Belarus
Brussels, 30/08/2021 – 17:15, UNIQUE ID: 210830_5 Statements by the Spokesperson: On 27 August, the...
EU not financing antisemitic Palestinian textbooks – EU Commission answer
E-003170/2021 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on behalf of the European Commission (30.8.2021) The EU...
The situation in Afghanistan – EU Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
MEPs from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Delegation for...
Digital policies: Exchange of views with Executive VP Margrethe Vestager – EU Parliament Committees
On 6 September, Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European...
Trade defence: EU’s measures against unfair trade practices in 2020
Brussels, 30 August 2021 The system for protecting EU businesses from dumped and subsidised imports...
Exchange of views with the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
On 1 September from 13.45 to 14.45, ECON Members will hold an exchange of views...
Results of the 56th Meeting of the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area
On 25 August 2021 the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA JPC) held its...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring for 27 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: MICROPLASTICS EU Commission: Answer to a written question – Microplastics...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring for 27 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: OZONE UNEP: One gas with two very different impacts on...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring for 27 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENERGY REGULATION Urteil des Gerichtshofs in der Rechtssache C-718/18 Kommission/Deutschland:...
Afghanistan: Joint statement on evacuation travel assurances
Brussels, 29/08/2021 The following statement was released initially by the Governments of the United States...
International conference of police and other experts on missing persons
27 August 2021 As part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union,...
EU Commission approves €5.7bn French scheme supporting small solar installations on buildings
Brussels, 27 August 2021 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
U.S. federal bank agencies issue guide to help community banks evaluate fintech relationships
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the...
Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on Scaling COVID-19 Tools: A Crisis of Vaccine Inequity
August 27, 2021 Geneva / Washington, DC: At its third meeting, the Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Romania
August 27, 2021 Washington, DC: On August 26, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary...
EU Parliament: The Week Ahead 30 August – 5 September 2021
Committee meetings, Brussels Conference of Presidents. Political group leaders and EP President Sassoli will discuss the...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring for 26 August 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU Commission: Answer to a written question –...
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Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Ceremony marks launch of the third Estonia-Latvia electricity...
UN: Trials of former Spanish judge lack independence, impartiality: landmark case
The UN Human Rights Committee concluded on Thursday that the trials of a former Spanish...
Protection of investors from risks related to investments in cryptocurrencies – EU Commission answer
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Development and introduction of the digital euro – EU Commission answer
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Protecting European aluminum manufacturers from unfair Chinese trade practices – EU Commission answer
E-003027/2021 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis on behalf of the European Commission (17.8.2021) The...
Chinese industrial espionage in the European Union – EU Commission answer
E-002862/2021 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on behalf of the European Commission (17.8.2021) Industrial...
Mechanism to control exports of products that benefited from the European Defence Fund – EU Commission answer
P-003301/2021 Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission (26.8.2021) The European...
EP DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds
DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and...
The EU’s fight against organised crime – updated EU Council background
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