This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. On 21st of April, the EESC Workers’ Group brought together experts from the ETUC, S&D MEPs, the Spanish government and the European Commission to examine the current push for competitiveness, the Commission’s proposals on the 28th Regime, also known as EU Inc. proposal […]28th Regime – Why are alarm bells ringing?
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. On 21st of April, the EESC Workers’ Group brought together experts from the ETUC, S&D MEPs, the Spanish government and the European Commission to examine the current push for competitiveness, the Commission’s proposals on the 28th Regime, also known as EU Inc. proposal […]Commission greenlights Poland’s fourth payment request for €7.2 billion under NextGenerationEU
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Poland’s fourth payment request for €7.2 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. Following its assessment of the payment request, the Commission found that Poland has satisfactorily completed the 30 milestones and 13 targets set out […]Transport – EESC urges the Commission to maintain a clear signal for zero and low-emission corporate vehicles
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. In an opinion adopted at the March plenary, the Committee recommends sticking to the end goal of zero-emission vehicles, while still being in favour of low-emission vehicles which can play a transitional role by supporting industrial adaptation. The European Economic and […]Solidarity with the demonstrations: Croatia Together for Higher Wages and Pensions
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. On behalf of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), I express our full solidarity with the Croatian trade union movement and with all workers, pensioners and citizens who will take to the streets of Zagreb on […]Commission unconditionally approves RTL’s acquisition of Sky DACH
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has unconditionally approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by RTL Deutschland GmbH (‘RTL‘) of Sky German Holdings GmbH (‘Sky DACH‘). The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’). RTL is an […]EU announces €235 million in humanitarian aid for West and Central Africa
April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has announced €235 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa.This funding will support those affected by current conflicts and food crises, forcibly displaced people, host communities, and hard-to-reach populations. In the Central Sahel, […]Commission proposes actions to protect Europeans from the fossil energy crisis and accelerate the shift to clean, homegrown energy
April 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For the second time in less than five years, Europeans are paying the price of Europe’s dependency on imported fossil fuels. AccelerateEU is the Commission’s toolbox to bring immediate relief to European households and industries, especially the most vulnerable ones, while putting Europe on […]Questions and answers on AccelerateEU Communication
April 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Why is the European Commission putting forward Accelerate EU? The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is heavily impacting global energy markets, with a knock-on effect on the economy, industry and households. Since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, the EU […]EU announces €235 million in humanitarian aid for West and Central Africa
April 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has announced €235 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa.This funding will support those affected by current conflicts and food crises, forcibly displaced people, host communities, and hard-to-reach populations. In the Central Sahel, […]EIB and Commerzbank launch new cooperation for €2 billion in grid investments in Europe
April 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB and Commerzbank signed a new cooperation agreement at Hannover Messe that will enable investments of up to €2 billion in electricity grids in Germany and other EU Member States. The cooperation will address key financing bottlenecks for grid expansion and upgrades, which are crucial for integrating […]EU, Ukraine and Canada to co-host high-level meeting on returning Ukrainian children
April 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU, together with Ukraine and Canada, will co-host a high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children on 11 May in Brussels. On this occasion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has […]Commission clears Lisbon railway line bid under Foreign Subsidies Regulation, subject to conditions
April 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has authorised Metropolitano de Lisboa to move forward with awarding the contract for the construction and design of the Lisbon ‘Violet’ metro line, subject to conditions under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), following a change by the consortium that avoids any […]Commission approves €411 million Croatian capital injection into development bank HBOR
April 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €411 million capital injection by Croatia’s government into the national development bank Hrvatska Banka za Obnovu i Razvitak (‘HBOR’). The measure will be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) and will […]EU long-term budget: MEPs want a 10% increase to support EU priorities
April 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday MEPs endorsed their negotiating position on the 2028-2034 EU budget, including a breakdown of the amounts they want to allocate to each EU funding programme. The 2028-2034 EU budget (the multiannual financial framework – MFF) should be set at 1.27% of EU […]EU presents first Action Plan under the Pact for the Mediterranean
April 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission outlined to representatives from EU Member States and the Southern Mediterranean the first set of key initiatives, in the form of an Action Plan, to advance the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean. The Pact was developed through an […]Commission awards €180 million tender for sovereign cloud to four European providers
April 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is strengthening the European Union’s digital sovereignty by awarding a tender that allows EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (Union entities) to procure sovereign cloud services for up to €180 million over 6 years. The four awarded providers are European companies: […]Commission statement on technical meetings with the incoming Hungarian Government
April 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 17 and 18 April, a European Commission high-level delegation held technical meetings in Budapest with senior representatives from the incoming Hungarian Government. This was organised following contacts between President von der Leyen and Prime Minister-Designate Peter Magyar, and commitment on both sides to […]Second meeting of Special Panel to advise President von der Leyen on child online safety
April 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Special Panel on child online safety advising President von der Leyen on child online safety, convened for a second meeting. Today’s meeting focused on current EU rules and initiatives to protect minors online, shared by experts advising Member States, as well as international approaches, such as Australia’s social […]Over 10 million workers trained under the Pact for Skills
April 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Over 10 million people, including 3.9 million in 2025 alone, have benefited from upskilling initiatives under the Pact for Skills since its launch in 2020, according to the European Commission annual survey. Launched in November 2020, the Pact for Skills supports skills-related partnerships that address Europe’s skills needs and advance the […]Commission opens in-depth investigation into Romanian State aid to support refurbishment of Cernavoda 1 nuclear reactor
April 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Romania plans to grant for the refurbishment and lifetime extension of Unit 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant is in line with EU State aid rules. The Commission’s investigation […]Commission approves Bulgarian, German and Slovenian State aid schemes providing temporary electricity price relief for energy-intensive companies
April 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved State aid schemes to provide temporary electricity price relief for energy-intensive companies in Bulgaria, Germany and Slovenia in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. Through the condition to reinvest a significant share of the aid received in […]Commission proposes measures to Google on sharing search engine data with third parties under Digital Markets Act
April 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has sent preliminary findings to Google outlining proposed measures to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under these proposed measures, Google should allow third party search engines to access search data, such as ranking, query, click and view data, on fair, […]European Union and United Kingdom take decisive step towards Erasmus+ association in 2027
April 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. The UK’s association to Erasmus+ will place UK learners, staff, education institutions and organisations on the same footing as those in EU Member States and other third […]EU and Member States pledge over €811 million in response to crisis in Sudan
April 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, as Sudanese citizens continue to suffer the world’s most severe humanitarian emergency, the European Union, together with Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the African Union, co-hosted the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin. As the Sudan war enters its fourth year, the […]Commission sends Meta fresh charge sheet on possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp
April 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has sent a Supplementary Statement of Objections to Meta setting out the Commission’s intention to order Meta to reinstate third-party AI assistants’ access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before its policy change of 15 October 2025. This is despite modifications announced by […]Commission approves €1.3 billion German State aid scheme for rewetting of farmed peatlands
April 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.3 billion German scheme to support landowners and land managers of drained peatlands that commit to rewet their land. The scheme aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing carbon storage in peatlands. […]Improved protection for workers against their exposure to chemicals
April 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, the Employment and Social Affairs committee adopted its position on new provisions improving EU standards to protect workers from exposure to dangerous substances. With 45 votes in favour, no votes against, and 10 abstentions, Employment and Social Affairs Committee MEPs approved the […]Commission consults Member States on proposal for a Temporary Crisis Framework
April 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is gathering the views of Member States on a draft proposal for a State aid Temporary Crisis Framework to support the EU economy in the context of the Middle East crisis, as announced on 13 April 2026 by President Ursula von […]Commission issues €9 billion in its fourth syndicated transaction of 2026
April 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has raised €9 billion of EU-Bonds in its 4th syndicated transaction for 2026. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €3 billion tap of the 3-year EU-Bond, maturing on 12 July 2029, and a €6 billion new 20-year EU-Bond, maturing on 12 October […]Steel overcapacity: agreement on measures to protect EU steel market
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Monday evening, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a political agreement on new measures to counter the negative effects of the global steel surplus. The provisional deal introduces lower import quotas by limiting tariff-free import volumes to 18.3 million tonnes a year: a 47% […]Commission approves Clarios’ acquisition of three lead recycling plants from Ecobat in Germany and Austria
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Clarios of three secondary recycling lead smelters, operated by Ecobat in Germany (Braubach and Freiberg) and Austria (Arnoldstein). The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area […]Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the chocolate confectionery sector
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections in two Member States at the premises of a company active in the chocolate confectionery sector. The Commission has concerns that the inspected company may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive […]Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU steel measure
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and Council on the measure to protect the EU steelmaking sector against global overcapacity. This is a vital step towards ensuring the long-term viability of a strategic European industry. The new measure sets tariff-free quotas at 18.3 million tons per year, with an out-of-quota duty set at 50% for 30 categories of steel […]
