Global Stocktake “Must be the Turning Point” to Limit Warming to 1.5°C +++ Biden-Harris Administration announces $2.6 billion framework through Investing in America agenda to protect coastal communities +++ UN Climate Change Unveils Plan to Showcase Leadership and Enhance Accountability
The impact of textile production and waste on the environment +++ Schutz der Oder: Umweltminister besuchen Nationalpark Unteres Odertal +++ Digital Health: EU Commission and WHO launch landmark digital health initiative to strengthen global health security.
Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres +++ Demography and climate change: new report shows a mismatch in population growth and levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
EU Commission report: Emergency energy measures facilitated market improvement +++ EU4Energy in Collaboration with EU Neighbours East Launches Second Series of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Campaign for Children
Tax rulings: Advocate General Kokott is of the view that the Commission erred in deciding that Luxembourg had granted unauthorised state aid to Amazon in the form of tax advantages.
As proposed by the Commission in May 2022, this directive aims to amend the rules established back in 2002, strengthen consumer rights and foster the cross-border provision of financial services in the single market.
Spain’s overall proposed modifications would add 18 reforms and 25 new or scaled-up investments, and amount to over €95 billion in additional RRF funding.
The European Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the synthetic turf industry in several Member States.
It proposes a stronger and modernised strategic partnership, through reinforced political engagement, boosting trade and investment, and building more sustainable, fair and inter-connected societies through Global Gateway investments.
Green and digital spending will continue to be prioritised to make Europe more resilient and fit for the future.
Klasja van de Ridder, a Dutch national, will draw on her extensive experience of 28 years in the European Commission, both in Brussels and in the Commission Representation in The Netherlands. Throughout her career, she has gained thorough insights into a number of policy areas, while also building up robust representation, communication and co-ordination skills.
EU Cohesion Policy: €120 million call for urban innovation projects +++ WHO urges Europe to rethink mobility to improve health and wellbeing +++ Experts discuss in Sweden new possible actions to enhance European innovation policy and interregional cooperation.
This Insight EU Dossier on the future of mobility covers the regulatory environment for autonomous and connected driving in Europe and other regions of the world.
iSpoof, a website that allowed criminals to impersonate trusted corporations, was taken down in November 2022 in an international joint action that led to 142 arrests. The main administrator of the website has now been sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of imprisonment by Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom.
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.
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was issued a 1.2 billion euro fine following an inquiry into its Facebook service. This fine is the largest GDPR fine, so far. It was imposed for Meta’s transfers of personal data to the U.S.
Brussels, 22 May 2023 The Data Protection Commission (“the DPC”) has today announced the conclusion
Brussels, 19 May 2023 Quotes from President von der Leyen at the first session of
The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), proposed by the Commission on 19 September, aims to address those shortcomings by creating a well-balanced crisis management framework that can identify different threats to the Single Market.
Around 30 states together with over 40 organisations and civil society recognized that the suffering of children affected by armed conflict is one of the most pressing political and humanitarian concerns today. They committed to making every effort to ensure the protection of children in armed conflict and safeguard our common future.
The large number of Timorese citizens who cast their ballots confirms the strong commitment of the people of Timor-Leste to democracy and peaceful political processes.
The EU regrets the horrible news of poisonings of more than 60 girls at their school in northern Afghanistan.
The European Union condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. It represents a new dimension of Russian atrocities and may constitute a violation of international law, notably international humanitarian law.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that Russia must bear criminal responsibility for the ecocide provoked by blowing up the structures of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
This Action Plan presents 18 targeted operational measures structured along two pillars: strengthening engagement with partner countries, and strengthening operational measures on search and rescue, return procedures, as well as smoother and faster voluntary solidarity.
Global Stocktake “Must be the Turning Point” to Limit Warming to 1.5°C +++ Biden-Harris Administration announces $2.6 billion framework through Investing in America agenda to protect coastal communities +++ UN Climate Change Unveils Plan to Showcase Leadership and Enhance Accountability
From the Covid-19 pandemic, to the war in Ukraine, the energy crises, climate change, the cost of living or radical shifts in the labour market – all these are examples of transformative stressors that cause anxiety, fear, distress, and increase mental health problems.
It proposes a stronger and modernised strategic partnership, through reinforced political engagement, boosting trade and investment, and building more sustainable, fair and inter-connected societies through Global Gateway investments.
The impact of textile production and waste on the environment +++ Schutz der Oder: Umweltminister besuchen Nationalpark Unteres Odertal +++ Digital Health: EU Commission and WHO launch landmark digital health initiative to strengthen global health security.
Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres +++ Demography and climate change: new report shows a mismatch in population growth and levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
EU Commission report: Emergency energy measures facilitated market improvement +++ EU4Energy in Collaboration with EU Neighbours East Launches Second Series of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Campaign for Children
Under the new regulation, pet food will qualify for the EU’s organic production logo if 95% of its agricultural ingredients are organic, in line with the standards applied to food intended for human consumption. The new rules maintain the EU’s high standards for organic products while ensuring that pet-food producers are not prevented from using the organic label due to excessively strict criteria.