The European Commission has approved a Spanish aid scheme worth €700 million to support strategic investments to add manufacturing capacity for clean technologies in Spain, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Pact. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a zero net emissions economy. The scheme has been approved under the […]
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EU aims to advance global clean transition and implementation of the Paris Agreement at UN’s COP30
At the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November, the European Union will reaffirm its strong commitment to climate action. The EU is dedicated to paving the way toward a global transition that is clean, fair, and resilient. This transition aims to provide clean and affordable energy, create business opportunities, stimulate growth, enhance […]
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‘My Voice, My Choice’: MEPs support citizens’ initiative on accessible abortion
The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee has adopted a report supporting the Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion”. The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) adopted a draft resolution and an oral question for the Commission on Wednesday, by 26 votes in favour, 12 against and with no […]
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Commission sets new plans for high-speed rail and sustainable fuels for aviation and waterborne sectors
The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive transport package. It will accelerate the roll-out of Europe’s high-speed rail network and to boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne sectors. Competitiveness and sustainability are the guiding principles of this package, which aims to make the EU transport system more efficient, interconnected, […]
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Operation Chargeback: 4.3 million cardholders affected, EUR 300 million in damages
On 4 November 2025, an international coordinated action day targeted three major fraud and money laundering networks as part of Operation “Chargeback.” Led by the Cybercrime Department (Landeszentralstelle Cybercrime) of the General Prosecutor’s Office (Generalstaatsanwaltschaft) in Koblenz, Germany, and the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), the operation has been investigating these networks since December […]
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EC invests 2.9 billion for zero emission technology projects, six of them in Spain
The European Commission announced on 6 November a total funding of 2.9 billion for 61 cutting-edge projects, six of them Spanish, in net zero emission technologies under the Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative zero net emission and low-carbon technologies. It is financed […]
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Proxy voting in Parliament’s plenary during pregnancy and after childbirth
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs has put forward a proposal to allow MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and in the months following childbirth. The proposal, seeks to introduce a clearly defined exception to the current rule that all votes in Parliament’s plenary sessions must be cast personally. This would allow Members […]
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President Costa to travel to Latin America for COP30 and EU-CELAC Summits
In early November, the President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Brazil to attend the COP30 Climate Summit and also to Colombia, where he will co-chair the fourth CELAC-EU summit and the EU-Caribbean leaders’ meeting. COP 30 – 6 and 7 November The UN COP30 Leaders’ Summit will be held in the […]
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Enlargement Package 2025 shows progress towards EU membership by the main enlargement partners
On 4 November, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, which presents a comprehensive assessment of the progress made by the enlargement partners over the last twelve months. This year’s package reaffirms that the momentum of enlargement is high on the EU’s agenda of priorities. It also confirms that the accession of new Member […]
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