The 18th meeting of the Joint Committee between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Seoul on 28 June 2022. This was an opportunity to review achievements in bilateral and strategic cooperation and frame further collaboration in the run up to a bilateral Summit meeting planned to take place later this year in Seoul. The EU and the RoK condemned Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine as a blatant violation […]
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Ability to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription with just two clicks
Following a dialogue with the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities, Amazon has committed to bringing its cancellation practices in line with EU consumer rules. The platform will enable consumers from the EU and EEA to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime with just two clicks, using a prominent and clear “cancel button”. This change was […]
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Agreement reached on European crypto-assets regulation (MiCA)
The EU brings crypto-assets, crypto-assets issuers and crypto-asset service providers under a regulatory framework for the first time. The Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) proposal which covers issuers of unbacked crypto-assets, and so-called “stablecoins”, as well as the trading venues and the wallets where crypto-assets are […]
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Europe’s top Heritage Awards honour 30 exemplary achievements from 18 countries
The European Commission and Europa Nostra have just announced the 2022 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, funded by the EU Creative Europe programme. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious Awards in the heritage field, 30 outstanding heritage achievements from 18 European countries have been awarded in five categories. These categories […]
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Evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive
On 28 June 2022, the European Commission adopted its evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive. The evaluation is one of the Commission’s key actions set out in the EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights (2020 – 2025). It was informed by a support study and data collection that included a public consultation. The evaluation shows that over the past ten years, […]
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Commission antitrust rules
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence and a public consultation inviting feedback on the performance of the EU Regulations which lay out the procedures for the application of EU competition rules (Regulation 1/2003 and Regulation 773/2004). Interested parties can respond to the public consultation for 14 weeks, until 6 October 2022. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge […]
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Ukraine: Commission waives customs duties and VAT
The European Commission has today adopted a Decision enabling Member States to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the importation from third countries of food, blankets, tents, electric generators and other life-saving equipment destined for Ukrainians affected by the war. This measure, which was requested by Member States, will apply retroactively from 24 February […]
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Farmers and livestock farmers will receive 4,856 million euros in direct aid under CAP 2022
Spanish farmers and livestock farmers have submitted to the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA) a total of 648,691 single applications for aid under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the year 2022, after the deadline for submitting them. These single applications include both direct aids and rural development measures, which are granted per area or […]
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New Roaming rules for travellers in the EU
Today, 1 July 2022, the new improved Roaming regulation enters into force. It extends “Roam-like-at-home” until 2032 – the scheme thanks to which travellers in the EU and the EEA can call, text and surf abroad without extra charges. The new rules will also bring about significant benefits for EU businesses and citizens, who will […]
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