The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, addressed the 78th session of the General Assembly on 21 September on behalf of the EU. Throughout the week, he also participated in the UN Security Council debate on Ukraine, as well as in a series of side events and bilateral meetings. Multilateralism and the UN Charter The EU is fully committed to a multipolar world that […]
European Chips Act enters into force
the European Chips Act enters into force. It puts in place a comprehensive set of measures to ensure the EU’s security of supply, resilience and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies and applications. Semiconductors are the essential building blocks of digital and digitised products. From smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures for healthcare, energy, defence, communications […]
Youth with Refugees Art Contest
Youth with Refugees Art Contest is a UNHCR competition calling for submissions of illustrations under the theme “Hope away from home”. It sheds light on the power of including refugees and creating a sense of hope. The best creations will be turned into a t-shirt which will be shared with millions of followers on […]
Can our dreams make us more productive at work?
New research says that meaningful dream experiences can increase work productivity. As you begin your workday, there’s a pretty good chance you spent the night dreaming. And if research is any indication, you could be one of the 40 % who can still recall their dreams the morning after. Findings by a research team at […]
Green transition: new EU rules to protect consumers
The Council and the Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to empower consumers for the green transition. The proposal aims at enhancing consumers’ rights by amending the unfair commercial practices directive (UCPD) and the consumer rights directive (CRD) and adapting them for the green transition. Today’s agreement maintains the main objectives […]
Sakharov Prize 2023: the nominees
The nominees for the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – the European Parliament’s human rights prize – have been announced. Each year Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. In 2022, the winners were the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, […]
NextGenerationEU: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism is definitely underway
The Commission has adopted its second annual report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM), the €800 billion reform and investment instrument that is the core element of NextGenerationEU. The report shows the progress made in the implementation of the RRM: the Commission has disbursed EUR 153.4 billion for the implementation of […]
EU releases €140 million to support the Afghan people, in particular women and girls
The European Union has agreed to release €140 million of basic needs and livelihoods assistance in the fields of education, health, agriculture and women’s economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The decision to release funds, previously frozen since December 2022 in response to the Taliban’s decision to ban women from working in NGOs, comes after six months […]
EU releases €5.2 million and channels more civil protection aid for Libya floods
As needs in Libya are dramatically rising, the EU is strengthening its support to the country by releasing €5.2 million in humanitarian funding. The funding will be channelled through EU humanitarian partners active in the country, enabling them to strengthen assistance with a focus on shelter, health, food, water, sanitation and hygiene, and protection. From […]