With 8 weeks to go until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 October 2019, the Commission has today – in its 6th Brexit preparedness Communication – reiterated its call on all stakeholders in the EU27 to prepare for a ‘no-deal’ scenario. In light of the continued uncertainty in the United Kingdom regarding the ratification […]
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The new EU Law Bulletin Nº 7 is now available!
The new European Union Law Newsletter (No. 7) is now available! This bulletin summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of law in recent months. The bulletin is structured into News; Jurisprudence, Legislation and Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); Statistics; Publications; Media Library; and finally, Magazines. In this […]
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Baltic Sea: improving the long-term sustainability of stocks
The Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2020 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea. Based on the latest available scientific advice, the Commission proposes to increase fishing opportunities for herring in the Gulf of Riga and maintain the same levels for salmon in the Gulf of Finland. For […]
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Auditors assess EU support for industry 4.0 and digital innovation in Europe
The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU support and funding for digitising industry and boosting digital innovation in Europe. The auditors will examine whether the European Commission provides effective support to Member States for digitisation of their industries, and helps start-ups and small- and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in their efforts to […]
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ECB European Cultural Days 2019: Celebrating 20 years of the euro
Since its launch in 2003 the European Cultural Days of the ECB has featured artists from 15 EU countries. This year’s events mark the euro’s 20th anniversary and will be dedicated to Europe. Four concerts, including an open air riverside concert and a chamber music evening at the ECB, will bring a wide variety of […]
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Milk, fruits and vegetables distributed to schoolchildren thanks to EU programme
With the start of a new school year, the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme will resume in participating EU countries for 2019-2020. EU school scheme The EU school scheme aims at promoting healthy eating and balanced diets through the distribution of fruit, vegetables and milk products while also proposing educational programmes on agriculture […]
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Four MEDIA-supported films will compete for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
The 76th Venice Film Festival starts today featuring 12 films supported by the MEDIA programme – the EU’s programme for supporting the European film and audiovisual industries. Four of the MEDIA-supported films have additionally been shortlisted to compete for the Golden Lion: ‘The Truth’ by Hirokazu Kore-eda (France, Japan), ‘About Endlessness’ by Roy Andersson (Sweden, Germany, Norway), ‘Martin Eden’ by […]
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EU supports recovery and resilience in Nigeria with additional €50 million
In the margins of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) , Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica signed a new €50 million package to enhance efforts in North East Nigeria. On this occasion, Commissioner Mimica said: “The agreement signed today increases our bilateral cooperation with Nigeria by €50 million, bringing the […]
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Spain ranks first in attracted funding of Horizon 2020 Challenge 6 Programme
For the first time, Spain has become the first country to receive attractive funding under the Horizon 2020 “Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies” Challenge 6 programme. The Spanish participants attract a financing of 16.7 million Euros, which means a participation of 12.1% of the EU-28 budget in the 2019 call. […]
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