Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role. European Works Councils (EWCs) represent EU workers in large multinational companies that operate in at least two EU or European Economic Area countries. They are designed to ensure that workers receive proper information and […]
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New EU rules to improve Gender Balance in corporate boards enter into application
The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies across all EU Member States. The Directive sets a target for EU large listed companies of 40% of the underrepresented sex among their non-executive directors and 33% among all directors. […]
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Spain transposes an EU directive that applies a tax on multinationals and another that strengthens consumer protection.
At the last plenary session of the Congress of Deputies, the Organic Law on Measures for the Efficiency of the Public Justice Service and theLaw establishing a Supplementary Tax to guarantee an overall minimum level of taxation for multinational groups and large national groups, a Tax on the interest and commission margins of certain financial […]
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Commission allocates €132 million to promote sustainable and high-quality agri-food products in the EU and worldwide
The Commission will allocate €132 million in 2025 to co-fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the internal market and worldwide. The 2025 promotion policy work programme adopted today by the Commission is designed to develop new market opportunities for EU farmers and the wider EU food industry, as well as to help them secure […]
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Cybersecurity package: Council adopts new laws to strengthen cybersecurity capacities in the EU
To strengthen EU’s solidarity and capacities to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents, yesterday the Council adopted two new laws part of the cyber security legislative ‘package’, namely the so-called ‘cyber solidarity act’, and a targeted amendment to the cybersecurity act (CSA). Main elements of the cyber solidarity act The new […]
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European Parliament spotlights disability rights
Taking place from 2-6 December, Disability Rights Week will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and for their voices to be heard. Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, Disability Rights Week will include Parliament committees across all policy fields, as well as lead MEPs, hosting debates and […]
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Court of Justice ruling: EU citizens can become members of a political party of which they are not nationals
Citizenship of the Union: denying EU citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals the right to become a member of a political party infringes EU law EU law confers on EU citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals the right to vote and to stand […]
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Fighting cross-border crime: Council adopts EU law about transfer of proceedings
The Council has given the final green light to an EU law that regulates the conditions under which proceedings in a criminal case initiated in one member state may be transferred to another member state. The law will be critical in ensuring that the best-placed country investigates or prosecutes a criminal offence. It also prevents […]
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Final green light to the nature restoration law
EU environment ministers met in Luxembourg and reached a general approach on the green claims directive, the soil monitoring directive and the revised waste framework directive. They formally adopted the nature restoration law. Nature restoration law Today, the Council formally adopted the – first of its kind – regulation on nature restoration. This law aims […]
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