The Commission and the High Representative have presented last October 16 an international strategy for securing Europe’s place in global markets. The new EU global climate and energy vision presents the EU’s offer to the world: using diplomacy to protect our core interests, promoting standards for a fair transition by assisting our partners to develop theirs, and […]
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Commission and High Representative present new Defence Roadmap to strengthen European defence capabilities
Last Thursday 16th, the Commission and the High Representative have proposed to EU Member States the ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030‘, a comprehensive plan to strengthen European defence capabilities. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The recent threats have shown that Europe is at risk. We have to protect every citizen and square centimetre […]
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New EU measures needed to make online services safer for minors
Enforce Digital Services Act quickly and ban harmful practices such as addictive design and gambling-like game features to protect minors, say MEPs. On Thursday, MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee adopted a report, by 32 votes in favour, 5 against and with 9 abstentions, in which they express concerns over major online […]
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Pacto por el Mediterráneo – Un mar, un pacto, un futuro – una ambición compartida para la región
El pasado jueves 16, la Comisión Europea y la Alta Representante presentaron una nueva y ambiciosa estrategia para reforzar las relaciones de la UE con sus socios del sur del Mediterráneo. Basándose en nuestros lazos históricos y culturales, el Pacto por el Mediterráneo se centrará en ámbitos de interés mutuo en los que compartimos retos […]
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Regions and cities call for specific measures to fight poverty in the EU
The CoR study highlights uneven progress and rising poverty in some developed EU member states, including France and Germany. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion on the forthcoming EU anti-poverty strategy at its plenary session on 14 October, following a debate with Roxana Minzatu, executive vice-president for social rights and empowerment. […]
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Jordan: Council adopts negotiating position on EU assistance of EUR 500 million in loans
The Council decided today on its position in negotiations with the European Parliament on the provision of a further EUR 500 million of macro-financial assistance to Jordan. The EU assistance will help strengthen Jordan’s economic stability and underpin its ongoing reform programme in the face of growing internal and external challenges. It aims to support […]
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Boosting the use of AI will make strategic industries more competitive
AI fast-paced development is undeniable, and to maintain a competitive advantage for the EU, its adoption rate should be accelerated. With the new Apply AI Strategy, the Commission seeks to boost AI adoption across key industrial sectors, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), enhance efficiency and accessibility of public services and support the development of European […]
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Munich, Paris and Madrid regions among EU strategic areas for digital R&I
A new JRC study provides a regional-level analysis of R&I and startups in EU’s digital ecosystem, and investigates how EU regions perform globally. The top 10 most strategic regions for R&I in the EU are spread across nine different Member States. The study uses economic indicators to investigate the progress in competitiveness and support policy initiatives […]
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Commission fines fashion brands Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157 million for anti-competitive pricing practices
The European Commission has fined fashion companies Gucci, Chloé and Loewe for fixing resale prices in breach of EU competition rules. The Commission’s investigation revealed that the three companies restricted the ability of the independent third party retailers they worked with to set their own online and offline retail prices for products designed and sold […]
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