The Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional deal on amending the EU law that sets out the rules for the functioning of the Schengen area both at external and internal borders. The agreed changes, which will require approval and formal adoption by both institutions, will […]
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President Von der Leyen will travel to Nouakchott with President Sánchez to strengthen the EU-Mauritania partnership
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit Nouakchott (Mauritania) tomorrow. She will travel with the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez. This will be an opportunity to strengthen this country’s partnership with Europe, particularly through the Global Gateway strategy, and to discuss security, migration, and stability issues in the […]
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The Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to complete the revision of its hydrological plans.
The European Commission decided to refer Bulgaria , Ireland , Spain , Malta , Portugal and Slovakia to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to finalise the revision of their river basin management plans, as required under the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) and/or of their flood risk management plans as required under the Floods Directive (Directive 2007/60/EC). The Water Framework Directive […]
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The University of the Balearic Islands inaugurates the Health Sciences building funded by REACT-EU
The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) will inaugurate its new Health Sciences building, constructed thanks to funding from the European Union. The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) will inaugurate its new interdisciplinary building “Margalida Comas i Camps” for Health Sciences at 10:00 on February 5, 2024. This state-of-the-art facility, financed under the European […]
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EU and Canada boost strategic digital partnership to meet new challenges
Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne met on 1 February to begin work on implementing the EU-Canada Digital Partnership, which was concluded at the 23-24 November summit held in Canada. They issued the following joint press release following their virtual meeting: The new Digital Partnership will help the EU and Canada […]
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First evaluation of the Frontex Regulation delivers overall positive assessment despite challenges
On 2 February, the Commission adopted the evaluation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (Frontex Regulation) together with an Action Plan to support its implementation. With this first evaluation of the Frontex regulation, which is a legal obligation, the Commission has assessed the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of Frontex. Ensuring a robust and […]
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European Commission disburses €1.4 billion in pre-financing to Spain for implementation of its REPowerEU plan
Last Thursday, the Commission disbursed €1.4 billion to Spain in pre-financing grants related to the REPowerEU funds under the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM). This second and final REPowerEU pre-financing tranche complements the €340 million of loans previously disbursed to Spain on 25 January 2024. This pre-financing will help accelerate the implementation of the key […]
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EU leaders greenlight €64.6 billion in additional funding
EU leaders greenlit additional funding for the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and discussed support for Ukraine. They also discussed the situation in the Middle East and agriculture, and paid tribute to former European Commission President Jacques Delors, who passed away on 27 December 2023. Mid-term revision of EU long-term budget 2021-2027 As a follow-up to their meeting in December, EU leaders discussed […]
Read MoreEU reaffirms trade support for Ukraine and Moldova
The Commission has proposed to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, while reinforcing protection for sensitive EU agricultural products. This is done in line with EU commitments to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. These Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) have been in place […]
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