The Commission adopted a second set of designation decisions under the Digital Services Act, designating 3 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs). These are: Pornhub Stripchat XVideos The designation is the result of Commission investigations concluding that the three services fulfil the threshold of 45 million average monthly users in the EU. Today’s designations follow a first set of designation decisions of 19 […]
December infringement package: main decisions for Spain
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 application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses. The key decisions taken […]
Doctoral Researcher in Contemporary History in Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and […]
Commission launches three new initiatives to support Ukrainian researchers and innovators
Yesterday, the Commission has launched three new initiatives boosting the EU research and innovation cooperation with Ukraine New Horizon Europe Office in Kyiv; New European Innovation Council (EIC) action to support the Ukrainian deep tech community; New European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Community Hub. Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, […]
Council clears the way to extend child sexual abuse protection measure
EU member state ambassadors agreed on the Council’s negotiating mandate for a regulation prolonging an interim measure to combat online child sexual abuse. In 2021, the EU adopted a law which allows providers of certain online services to derogate from data protection rules in the electronic communications sector. Providers of so-called number-independent interpersonal communications services […]
New world-class European supercomputer opens in Spain
MareNostrum 5, the latest world-class European supercomputer was inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain. Currently ranked as one of the 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world, it is hosted at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and will be accessible to a wide range of European scientific and industry users from March 2024. MareNostrum 5 has a peak performance of 314 […]
EU agricultural labour productivity falls by 7% in 2023
According to the first preliminary data for 2023 from the economic accounts for agriculture (EAA), the index of agricultural labour productivity in the EU is estimated to have decreased year-on-year by 6.6%, after growth between 2019 and 2022. This downturn was underpinned by a 7.9% decrease in the real value of the income generated by units […]
European Court of Justice upholds Super League against UEFA and FIFA’s veto
The Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are associations governed by private law having their headquarters in Switzerland. Their objective is to promote and set the framework for football at world and European levels. They adopted rules conferring on them the power to approve interclub football competitions […]
EU agrees to simplify work and residence permits for non-EU nationals
Yesterday, member states’ representatives to the Council (Coreper) confirmed the provisional agreement between the Spanish presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on an update of an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labour market. The updated rules streamline the procedure to apply for a permit to reside for the […]