The European Commission and the United Kingdom have reached a political agreement on the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe, the EU’s research, and innovation programme, and Copernicus, the EU’s world-leading Earth observation programme. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “The EU and UK are key strategic partners and allies, and today’s agreement proves that point. […]
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EU and the Philippines to start scoping exercise for a free trade agreement
The EU and the Philippines announced their intention to explore the relaunch of negotiations for an ambitious, modern, and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) – with sustainability at its core. The EU and the Philippines will shortly kick off a bilateral ‘scoping process’ to assess to which extent they share a mutual understanding on the […]
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Enhancing EU resilience: A step forward to identify critical entities for key sectors
The Commission has adopted a list of essential services in the eleven sectors covered by the Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER), which entered into force on 16 January 2023. Critical entities provide essential services in upholding key societal functions, supporting the economy, ensuring public health and safety, and preserving the environment. Member States will have to identify the […]
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Going on a trip this summer? A refresher on consular protection for EU citizens
Have you planned a well-deserved holiday outside the EU this summer? Here are some of the things you need to know before heading to the airport. If something goes wrong abroad, the EU is here for you If you get into serious difficulties somewhere outside the EU, and your own EU country doesn’t have an embassy […]
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European Parliament convenes grants to inform 2024 European elections
The European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication published on 27 April a new grant programme, this time aimed at non-profit organisations and citizens, to promote awareness of the role of the European Parliament and its impact on citizens, as well as to increase participation in the next European elections in 2024. Non-profit organisations operating at national […]
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European Union Election Experts Mission to accompany elections in Ecuador
The European Union in Ecuador reaffirms that the exercise of democracy is one of its priority pillars and will remain at Ecuador’s side to promote trust and dialogue in order to provide stability and prosperity to all Ecuadorians. A mission of European Union (EU) Electoral Experts will accompany the election process in Ecuador scheduled for […]
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Council greenlights Post-Cotonou agreement
The new partnership agreement between the EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries will guide relations for the next twenty years. It will replace the Cotonou agreement, adopted in 2000. The Council adopted a decision on the signature and provisional application of the European Union and Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Partnership Agreement, […]
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Madrid hosts the fifteenth session of the EuroLat Assembly from 24-27 July
The European and Latin American parliamentarians will be received by His Majesty King Felipe VI next Monday and will hold various meetings focused on relaunching the bi-regional dialogue. The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) will hold its fifteenth meeting in Madrid on 24-27 July, one week after the 17-18 July summit of EU and Community […]
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European Parliament strengthens integrity, independence and accountability
These measures aim to reinforce integrity and close loopholes to protect the Institution and its Members from attempts to interfere in Parliament’s work. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “The reforms we have put in place in the last months boost the integrity of Parliament’s systems, make decision-making more transparent and strengthen the Parliament as […]
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