On Tuesday, Parliament approved two pieces of legislation to implement the tariff commitments made by the EU under the declaration signed with the US in August 2025. The main regulation, adopted by 440 votes in favour, 151 against and 50 abstentions, removes tariffs on all US industrial goods and grants preferential access to the EU […]
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The Commission will work with the industry on the deactivation of video games by publishers
The European Commission will work with consumers and publishers in late 2026 to explore ways of improving industry standards, in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Stop Destroying Videogames’. Modern video games often rely on publishers’ servers to function. Publishers may cease to support these servers, rendering the games partially or completely unplayable. The ECI […]
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The Commission is stepping up its efforts to manage migration along the Channel route
The Commission is presenting an EU action plan for the Channel migration route, which sets out a comprehensive European response to the challenges posed by irregular migration along this route. The action plan proposes operational measures that begin in countries of origin and transit and extend along the entire route. These include dismantling networks involved […]
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The Commission welcomes the political agreement on seeds and other plant reproductive material
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on the revision and simplification of EU legislation on plant reproductive material (PRM). Today’s agreement modernises the current legislation, enabling producers and businesses to benefit from the latest innovations, technologies and digitalisation in this field. […]
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Egypt and the EU are joining forces to invest €690 million in clean energy networks
Egypt and the European Union are strengthening their strategic partnership in the field of renewable energy with a funding package of up to €690 million to upgrade and expand Egypt’s electricity grid. The package combines a €600 million loan from the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, with up to €90 million in grants […]
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The Commission aims to strengthen water resilience and ocean protection in Europe
The European Commission has launched two calls for data to help shape the future European Research and Innovation Strategy (R&I) on the ocean and water, a flagship initiative under the EU Water Resilience Strategy and the European Pact for the Ocean. This future R&I Strategy aims to strengthen Europe’s leadership in research, innovation and technology […]
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The Commission welcomes the historic agreement on the revision of air passenger rights
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the revision of air passenger rights in the EU. This historic agreement marks the first revision of these rules in over two decades. It modernises and strengthens air passenger rights in the EU by clarifying existing […]
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The 2026 annual meeting of the ECB addresses the issue of building a cohesive Europe
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) hosted the 2026 annual meeting of the European Cross-Border Platform (ECBP), which brought together more than 160 participants and a wide range of representatives from EU institutions and stakeholders from across the European Union and beyond. As a flagship event of the ECBP, organised jointly with the CESCI, […]
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Council adopts conclusions on the EU’s global investment and partnership strategy
The Council has adopted conclusions on Global Gateway, reaffirming it as the European Union’s worldwide investment strategy for building mutually beneficial partnerships and mobilising public and private resources to bridge the global investment gap. In a geopolitical environment marked by growing fragmentation, economic competition and pressure on democratic governance, the Council reiterates its commitment to advance Global […]
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