MEPs elected the Parliament president as well as vice-presidents and quaestors in July 2019. Find out from our infographic who was chosen for Parliament’s key posts. Together with the Parliament president, vice-presidents and quaestors make up the bureau, which takes decisions on matters of internal organisation for the institution. While the president oversees all Parliament’s […]
Horizon Europe: online consultation open
The Commission is preparing the implementation of Horizon Europe, the next and most ambitious EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027) with a proposed budget of €100 billion, in an intensiveco-design process. The process will help shape European research and innovation investments in the coming years. You can now take part in the online consultation that has been launched. The […]
21st EU-Ukraine Summit: moving forward together in solidarity
The 21st bilateral summit between the European Union and Ukraine took place in Kyiv yesterday afternoon, with Ukraine’s progress in its reform path, supported by the European Union, high on the agenda. The summit is the first since the new President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, took office on 20 May, and follows his visit to […]
Europeans on today’s food issues: new EU-wide survey comes out
Two in 5 Europeans take a personal interest in food safety and only 1 in 5 say it is their main concern when choosing food. For most Europeans it is one of several factors – together with price, taste, nutrition and food origin – that influence their eating habits and food choices. These are some […]
New EU rules to improve the fight against fraud to the EU budget start applying
As of the 6 July, the Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (PIF directive) enters into force. By harmonising the definitions, sanctions and prescription periods of the criminal offences linked to fraud to the EU budget, it will make work of judicial and police authorities more efficient […]
EU support for economic and political studies in the European Neighbourhood Policy
This call (EuropeAid/164699/DH/ACT/Multi), which aims to support economic and political studies on the European Neighbourhood Policy in order to design stronger and more coherent policies, is managed by the International Cooperation and Development area of the European Commission. Relations between the EU and the 16 neighbouring countries (To the south: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, […]
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Information, consultation and participation of workers in enterprises
The main objective of this call is to fund operations to develop employee participation in enterprises – i.e. any mechanism, including information, consultation and participation, through which employee representatives can influence decisions taken in the enterprise – in particular by raising awareness and contributing to the implementation of EU legislation and policies in this field, […]
Research Fund for Coal & Steel: Research on the reduction of CO2 emissions from steel production
This call (EP-PP-CLEAN-STEEL-2019) from the Coal and Steel Research Fund, aims to identify and accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge technology pathways for the commercial demonstration of near-zero CO2 steel production by 2030 in Europe. Although the pilot project is mainly aimed at the steel sector, it should not be limited to this sector or other […]
Western Balkans Summit in Poznań: strengthening links within the region and with the EU
At the Poznań Summit on the Western Balkans, the EU confirmed its commitment to strengthen cooperation with the region with a set of concrete measures focusing on five key areas: transport and energy, digital, economy, security and good neighbourly relations. Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Economy and Interior from the Western Balkans, together […]