Research and innovation making EU agriculture fit for the future +++ S&D Group on Due Diligence: Putting people and planet first with responsible business conduct +++ Pigs do fly: Growing use of animal fats in cars and planes increasingly unsustainable
EIB at the WCEF2023: Scaling up financing for the circular economy +++ EU Commission launches call for EFSA’s next Executive Director +++ EU Commission secures follow-up agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer
The EU Commission encourages Italian freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-short-sea shipping transport.
Today, tobacco use remains the single largest avoidable health risk in the EU, and contributes to many serious health problems. It remains the leading cause of preventable cancer in the EU, with over a quarter of all cancers attributed to it.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, UN and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict is visiting India from 27 to 31 May, with a focus on strengthening science, research and innovation links.
Ministers Micky Adriaansens (Economic Affairs and Climate Policy) and Ernst Kuipers (Health, Welfare and Sport) of the Netherlands will lead this trade mission (4-9 June 2023) together and will meet separately with federal US partners in Washington D.C. as well.
The European Commission and vaccine developers BioNTech-Pfizer have reached an agreement to better address Member States’ assessment of evolving needs for COVID-19 vaccines. Read the EU Commissions Q&A, too.
At their summit, leaders of the European Union and the Republic of Korea reaffirm their partnership grounded in common interests and shared values of democracy, human rights, the rule of law, effective multilateralism, open, free and fair trade, and the rules-based international order.
Stockholm, 19 May 2023 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the recommendation to
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The EU should do more to get young people involved in
Stockholm, 15 May 2023 The European Commission and the Swedish Presidency will jointly review the
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Today, the European Commission has given a positive assessment of Estonia’s
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Europeans appreciate that the EU provides expertise and helps Member States
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will be participating in the
11 May 2023 EU/EEA countries are reporting an increased number of Escherichia coli (E. coli)
10 May 2023 The innovative new technologies of cell culture, tissue engineering and precision fermentation
Brussels, 10 May 2023 The Commission launched an open public consultation to seek views on how to
New York, 8 May 2023 The sustainable management of the world’s forests takes centre stage
5 May 2023 EU health ministers met in Stockholm on 5 May at an informal
Helsinki, 3 May 2023 An informal meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers will
Stockholm, 2 May, 2023 As the pandemic progresses towards a phase of lower intensity, the