This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has granted today more than €358 million to 132 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The allocated amount represents more than half of the €536 million total investment needs for these projects – the remainder […]Search Results for: Hungary
EU supports the clean transition with over €358 million of investment in 132 new projects across Europe
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has granted today more than €358 million to 132 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The allocated amount represents more than half of the €536 million total investment needs for these projects – the remainder […]CESEE Bank Lending Survey reveals positive trends in credit demand and signs of supply improvement
January 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Banks in Central Eastern South-Eastern Europe Banks (CESEE) report improving trends. Credit demand remain robust, particularly from companies, while banks anticipate a slight improvement in credit supply following a period of contraction. Lending appetite from banks is expected to grow, especially for SMEs and consumer credit, […]€50 million in EIB support for Ukraine’s rail border crossings and infrastructure to boost EU connectivity and trade
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Ukraine have agreed to direct €50 million of EIB financing to Ukraine’s national railway company, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), to upgrade key rail border crossing points with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, contributing to the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes initiative […]EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable and connected mobility across Europe
July 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising railways, inland waterways and maritime routes across the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the projects will not only help better connect European […]European Semester Spring Package provides policy guidance to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and resilience, and maintain sound public finances
June 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today providing policy guidance to Member States under the 2024 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness, resilience and long-term prosperity for all, while maintaining sound public finances, in the face of a challenging […]Growth in EBRD regions trimmed as economies adjust to new realities
September 27, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised slightly downwards its expectations of growth across the regions where it invests. Its latest Regional Economic Prospects report gives a growth figure for 2024 of 2.8 per cent, 0.2 percentage points down on its previous forecast […]The 2004 EU Enlargement Was a Success Story Built on Deep Reform Efforts
December 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Poland is one of the success stories of European economic convergence. The country, which in January takes the reins of the Council of the European Union (the decision-making institution representing the Union’s member states) is now the EU’s sixth largest economy. This convergence process was driven by the […]December infringements package: key decisions
December 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper […]Poland: Electricity grid to get further upgrades with EIB loan payment of over €400 million to Orlen Group
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed 1.7 billion Polish zlotys (€405 million) to electricity supplier Energa to improve and expand Poland’s electricity network. This is the third and final tranche of a 3.5- billion-zloty loan to Orlen for upgrades to power distribution grid in northern and […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
January 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]Supporting EV charging infrastructure in eastern Europe and the Baltic states
June 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making an equity investment of €15 million in Eldrive Holding GmbH (Eldrive), a leading regional charging point operator in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania. By 2028, it will install and operate 7,400 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations […]Supporting EV charging infrastructure in eastern Europe and the Baltic states
June 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making an equity investment of €15 million in Eldrive Holding GmbH (Eldrive), a leading regional charging point operator in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania. By 2028, it will install and operate 7,400 new electric vehicle (EV) charging […]Belgium: KBC enhances focus on sustainability investments by SMEs with new EIB facility
December 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. KBC and the European Investment Bank continue their longstanding partnership with a new loan facility aimed at improving access to finance and supporting sustainability investments by small and medium-sized Belgian businesses. Through a €300 million EIB loan, which KBC will match with its own funds, €600 […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
November 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that have failed to notify the Commission of measures to transpose EU Directives into their national laws. These Member States have failed to fully transpose three EU directives related to energy and financial […]EIB to support flood recovery projects across the EU and provide new financing for farmers
November 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance recovery and reconstruction in regions affected by the recent devastating floods, and significantly step up its support for Europe’s farmers. More specifically, the EIB’s Board of Directors: “The European Investment Bank has moved quickly to speed up financial support […]Czech trains to be upgraded with €300 million EIB loan to national railway operator
October 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending CZK 7.61 billion Czech korunas (€300 million) to the Czech Republic’s national railway operator, České dráhy, to buy new train carriages and locomotives as well as upgrade existing ones. České dráhy will use the loan to purchase 180 passenger coaches […]EU road deaths drop by 3% in 2025
March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has released preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2025, reporting around 19,400 deaths. This represents a 3% decrease from 2024, meaning that 580 fewer people died on European roads. Given the increase in vehicles on EU roads and kilometres driven, […]Cost of living and environment are the main concerns of young people in the EU
February 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. An EP survey of EU citizens aged 16-30 shows social media is their main information source, and that the majority are also aware of the risks of online disinformation. Rising prices and the cost of living are a concern for 40% of the 16-30 […]Announcement of the winners of the 2024 EU translation contest ‘Juvenes Translatores’
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission announces today the 27 winners of its 18th EU translation contest for secondary schools ‘Juvenes Translatores’. 3070 enthusiastic participants tried their hand at translating a text between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. While English features prominently, the 144 […]Sweden joins NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization explained
March 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda This article was first published in July, 2022 and most recently updated on 8 March, 2024. Sweden has officially joined NATO as the 32nd Ally, in what the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg […]EU to invest record €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding […]Commission awards the 2025 Prizes for the most sustainable, inclusive and beautiful projects under the New European Bauhaus
October 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has announced 22 laureates of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2025. For the fifth year in a row, the NEB prizes reward outstanding projects and initiatives that combine sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics, demonstrating how the lives of people and communities […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that have failed to notify the Commission of measures they have adopted to transpose EU directives into their national laws. The deadline to transpose these directives has expired recently. The Commission is sending […]EU invests over €380 million in 133 new LIFE projects to support the green transition all around Europe
October 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has granted today more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The allocated amount represents more than half of the €574 million total investment needs for these projects – the remainder […]UN General Assembly demands Gaza ceasefire and hostage release, affirms ‘full support’ for UNRWA
December 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The General Assembly adopted two key resolutions on Wednesday night, demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages. It also reaffirmed its full support for the embattled UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). The actions were taken at the Assembly’s resumed 10th emergency special session, following […]Commission opens in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into e&’s acquisition of parts of PPF Telecom
June 11, 2024 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, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR’), the acquisition by the Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (‘e&’) of sole control of PPF Telecom Group B.V. (‘PPF’), excluding its Czech business. The Commission has preliminary concerns […]Commission approves up to €1 billion of State aid by six Member States for the first Important Project of Common European Interest in the health sector
May 29, 2024 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, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI’) to support research, innovation and the first industrial deployment of healthcare products, as well as innovative production processes of pharmaceuticals. This IPCEI will notably contribute […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
July 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
January 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]EU extends trade benefits for Ukraine
June 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year. This strong testament to the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine will help […]EU sends additional 500 power generators to Ukraine
December 27, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU is mobilising a further 500 power generators from its strategic rescEU reserves to strengthen Ukraine’s energy resilience. Continued brutal attacks by Russia have left Ukrainian energy infrastructure fragile. Despite the efforts by local authorities, it is impossible to restore all the destroyed […]The second part of the European Semester Autumn Package addresses socio-economic challenges for 2025
December 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission unveils the second part of the European Semester Autumn Package. The first part, presented on 26 November, marked the first launch of the implementation cycle under the new economic governance framework. This second instalment builds upon the first and includes the […]Commission adopts exceptional and temporary preventive measures on limited imports from Ukraine
May 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today adopted exceptional and temporary preventive measures on imports of a limited number of products from Ukraine under the exceptional safeguard of the Autonomous Trade Measures Regulation. These measures are necessary given the exceptional circumstances of serious logistical bottlenecks experienced […]
