President Ursula von der Leyen and President António Costa are attending the EU-South Africa Summit in Cape Town to strengthen Europe’s strategic partnership with the country. During the Summit, Europe and South Africa agreed to launch talks on a new generation of trade agreements: a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership. South Africa will be the […]
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Philippines: European Union to deploy Election Observation Mission
High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission (HR/VP) Kaja Kallas has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the mid-term elections in the Republic of the Philippines on 12 May 2025. Following an invitation by the Philippines’ Commission on Elections, this will be the first deployment of an EOM in the […]
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GEOPRO: Furthering research on geothermal flow loops
The EU-funded GEOPRO project may have ended, but its interest in flow loops continues with the goal of enhancing the operation of geothermal power plants. The GEOPRO project was launched with an important goal: to create better thermodynamic models that will optimise geothermal processes. To this end, technology engineering company and project coordinator TWI in […]
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Parliament urges the EU to guarantee its own security
The EU is facing a turning point in its history, and “maintaining the status quo is no longer an option” in the face of attacks and threats to European security. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, Parliament urged the EU to act urgently to ensure its own security. This requires, according to MEPs, strengthening its […]
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SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union due to discriminatory tax treatment of non-resident taxpayers
The European Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for having failed to remedy an infringement in relation to the free movement of capital (Article 63 TFEU) due to a discriminatory tax treatment of non-resident taxpayers. When a payment for transfer of assets is deferred for longer than a […]
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The deployment of AI to strengthen competitiveness is debated
The contribution of regions and cities to boost European competitiveness and efforts to make Artificial Intelligence work for all citizens were the main focus of the meeting of the Commission for Economic Policy (ECON) on 10 March. Use of AI in public administration In efforts to improve Europe’s competitiveness, advanced technologies and AI are […]
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Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminium tariffs with countermeasures
In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU. The Commission regrets the US decision to impose such tariffs, considering them unjustified, disruptive to transatlantic trade, and harmful to businesses and consumers, often resulting in […]
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Migration: Commission proposes a new approach to returns
Return rates across the EU stand today at around 20 percent. Persons ordered to leave an EU country frequently escape the authorities. The European Commission has now proposed to help EU countries increase return rates while fully respecting fundamental rights by establishing a common EU return system. This will complement the EU Pact on Migration […]
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Propose new regulations to ensure a supply of essential medicines.
Patients in the EU should have access to the medicines they need, when they need them. Unfortunately, in recent years EU countries have been confronted with severe medicine shortages, made worse by global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Critical Medicines Act, proposed by the Commission today, aims to support manufacturing and improve the availability […]
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