Combating climate change should be Parliament’s top priority, new Eurobarometer reveals, highlighting youth-led climate protests as great influencers. Eurobarometer “Combating climate change and preserving our environment, oceans and biodiversity” should be the European Parliament’s (EP) biggest priority, EU citizens say in a new Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the EP and conducted in October 2019, and […]
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European farmers will receive 467 million euros
The European Commission will reimburse €467 million to European farmers, in line with the regulation published today. Originally deducted from the 2019 budget for farmers’ income support under the common agricultural policy (CAP), this amount was dedicated to this year’s agricultural crisis reserve. The amount reserved in case of crisis was not needed in 2019 even though […]
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European Documentation Centre specialists to meet in Florence
An important training seminar for the international network of European Documentation Centres (EDC) will take place in Florence on 2nd and 3rd December, with the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) as co-host. The event will bring more than 300 information specialists to Florence and Villa Salviati. Among the distinguished guests and participants will […]
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EIB and Be-Spoke Capital provide long term financing opportunities for SMEs and mid-caps in Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested up to €61 million of Alhambra SME Funding 2019-1 DAC (Alhambra 2019-1), the first-ever securitisation of loans , originated by Be-Spoke Capital, a new direct lending platform. This newly established platform will support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps with long-term financing opportunities that complement the offer of traditional lenders. […]
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Premio de cine LUX 2019
“Dios existe, su nombre es Petrunya”, galardonada con el premio de cine LUX 2019 La ceremonia del premio de cine LUX 2019 se celebró el pasado 27 de noviembre durante el pleno del Parlamento Europeo en Estrasburgo “Dios existe, su nombre es Petrunya”, de Teona Mitevska, es una coproducción de Macedonia del Norte, Bélgica, Eslovenia, […]
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The EU is taking steps to deliver on its comprehensive strategy to deal with banks’ bad loans.
EU ambassadors today approved the Council’s position on a proposal for a common framework and minimum requirements for out-of-court mechanism to recover the value from loans guaranteed with collateral in case the borrower is not able to pay it back. Effective out-of-court enforcement can help prevent the accumulation of non-performing loans (NPLs), as it provides […]
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The new R+I Bulletin No. 9 is now available!
The new R+I Bulletin No. 9 is now available! This bulletin summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of R+I over the last months. The bulletin is structured into News; Calls and Awards; Statistics; Publications; and finally Magazines and Media Collection. In this November edition, we can highlight news such as First […]
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New survey: More than half of EU consumers have environmental impact in mind when shopping, new survey reveals
The European Commission has released its 2019 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard. It shows that the overall gap in consumer conditions is narrowing between the different regions of the EU; that consumers are more aware about their environmental footprint; and that consumer rules enable trust in the marketplace. Main findings Amid growing awareness of […]
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The European Commission refers Spain to the Court of Justice for its rules on the compensation for damages incurred by private partie
The European Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding Spanish rules on compensation for damages caused by the State when adopting legislation contrary to Union law Following complaints received about certain Spanish provisions regulating the compensation for damages caused by legislative acts that are in breach of Union […]
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