Emission cuts in the European Union’s (EU) Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. In particular, the large amount of emission reductions from planned measures in the transport sector need to materialise through concrete actions. The EEA […]
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Monetary policy decisions
The Governing Council decided on a comprehensive package of monetary policy measures: Longer-term refinancing operations Additional longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs) will be conducted, temporarily, to provide immediate liquidity support to the euro area financial system. Although the Governing Council does not see material signs of strains in money markets or liquidity shortages in the banking […]
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The Government declares today the coronavirus state of alert
The Government makes use of this mechanism, provided for in article 116 of the Constitution, in order to guarantee the protection of citizens’ health, the containment of disease and the reinforcement of the public health system. “We put people’s health at the center of our priorities” said the President in his appearance before the media […]
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Coronavirus: Measures introduced for Commission staff
Since the very beginning of the crisis, the European Commission has designed and implemented a set of measures to protect its staff in view of the evolving developments in the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Commission’s approach in the management of this crisis has been to take all possible precautionary measures based on facts […]
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European Innovation Council pilot: €344 million to 107 visionary ideas of start-ups, SMEs and researchers
The European Commission announces today the latest results of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot. Over 100 game-changing ideas from across Europe are on track to receive EIC support totalling €344 million. Funded by Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme, the selected proposals include the Radical project, which is revolutionising local and global […]
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Long-term budget: EU needs proper funding to tackle crises, say MEPs
The EU should have the financial means to tackle challenges such as coronavirus or migration, said MEPs in a plenary debate on the EU long-term budget. The discussion in Parliament on 10 March focused on the proposal of European Council President Charles Michel for the size and structure of the EU’s long-term budget that failed to gain approval […]
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EU defence ministers in Zagreb on defence priorities, strategic review of PESCO and future of EU defence
An informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting was hold in Zagreb past 4 and 5 March 2020. The meeting was hosted by the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krstičević and chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. First working session on common challenges and […]
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COVID-19: Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus
Press conference COVID-19 is a severe public health emergency for our citizens, societies and economies with infections in all Member States. It is also a major economic shock to the EU. The Commission therefore presents today an immediate response to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, centred on a European coordinated response. […]
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Government frees up 18.23 billion euros in a raft of economic measures to mitigate impact of COVID-19
The government has adopted a raft of exceptional economic measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, which will allow up to 18.23 billion euros to be freed up and disbursed during the year. This plan of measures was agreed at the proposal of the Third Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Economic Affairs and […]
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