What forms of cannabis regulation are under consideration in Europe? What types of cannabis are controlled? Are cosmetic and wellness products containing cannabis legal? These are among the questions answered in a new report out today from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).
The meeting focused on how the EU can support Ukraine in the area of social policy, and exchanging lessons learned formed an important part of this.
Both countries confirm their common ambition to cooperate in key areas of 6G research and development and to increase interaction between Finnish and US actors.
The Commission informed ministers on the state of play of international initiatives in the digital field with a focus on trade and technology councils and digital partnerships, as well as on security of 5G and other connectivity infrastructures.
The participants re-iterated the importance to work together to expand connections between people, especially youth, in Europe and Central Asia, including through higher education, culture, and tourism.
HRVP Borrell will join defence ministers, military leaders and senior officials, business leaders and security experts from all over the world to discuss common security challenges. On 3 June, he will deliver a speech during the third plenary session ‘Resolving Regional Tensions’.
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Disparities in labour market outcomes (i.e., employment and unemployment rates), competitiveness, research and innovation, digital and energy efficiency are also still present in some regions.
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published their progress Reports on greenwashing in the financial sector. See EBA, ESMA, and EIOPA reports. In these Reports, the ESAs put forward a common high-level understanding of greenwashing applicable to market participants across their respective remits – financial markets, banking, and insurance and pensions.
The European Commission has today adopted revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on Research and Development (‘R&D’) and Specialisation agreements (‘HBERs’), accompanied by revised Horizontal Guidelines, following a thorough evaluation and review of the current rules.
The Unitary Patent system will strengthen the EU’s innovation and competitiveness and complete the Single Market for patents. It will initially cover 17 Member States, representing around 80% of the EU’s GDP. Participation is open to further Member States in the future.
The funding will be used to help the Moldovan authorities to deal with the crisis.
The presidency also informed ministers about the state of play of the transport components of the ‘Fit for 55’ package and other pending legislative files.
Delivery of the 25 actions is well advanced: to date, nine actions under the five flagships set out last year have been implemented and 16 are ongoing.
The chapter covers measures related to renewable energy, developing green skills, replacing oil burners and gas furnaces and carbon capture and storage.
The Commission is also closing 62 cases in which the issues with the Member States concerned have been solved without the Commission needing to pursue the procedure further.
The proposals will equip the EU with new tools to support clean and modern shipping.
The revised HBERs and Guidelines provide businesses with clearer and up-to-date guidance to help them assess the compatibility of their horizontal cooperation agreements with EU competition rules.
On Thursday, MEPs endorsed Hungary’s nomination of Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz for a second mandate as a member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The Council today approved the EU’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).
June 1, 2023 Washington, DC : The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the