The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU state aid rules, a Danish plan worth €1.04 billion (7.8 billion Danish kroner) to support landowners who commit to voluntarily withdrawing agricultural or forestry land from production in order to reduce agricultural emissions. The Danish measure Denmark notified the Commission of its plans to support landowners […]
Parliament calls for the EU to continue taking action to combat cancer
Need for a specific EU health programme in the next long-term EU budget Improving access to treatment for cancer patients across Europe Reducing financial discrimination for cancer survivors In 2024, 2.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the EU and 1.27 million died from the disease. MEPs want the EU to renew its political […]
Dialogue on security and defence between Jordan and the EU
On 4 February 2026, the first EU-Jordan Security and Defence Dialogue was held in Amman. The establishment of this Dialogue was agreed upon in the EU-Jordan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of January 2025. Following the first EU-Jordan Summit on 8 January 2026, the Dialogue is a further step in continuing to strengthen this key partnership, reinforcing […]
EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy – progress so far and challenges ahead
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, hosted the third European Startup and Scaleup Forum in Brussels, bringing together founders, investors and other industry leaders from across Europe. Eight months after the adoption of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the Forum provided an opportunity to take stock of implementation progress, assess early impact […]
MEPs warn of growing repression of activists abroad
On Thursday, the plenary urged the EU to respond to coercion and manoeuvres by authoritarian regimes to silence opponents and dissidents abroad. Human rights defenders are a fundamental pillar of democracy and the rule of law and are not sufficiently protected, say MEPs in an own-initiative report adopted by 512 votes in favour, 76 against […]
Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative on air passenger rights
Last July 16, the European Commission registered the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Save your right, save your flight!’. The aim of the initiative is to call for the reversal of changes that undermine passenger’s rights and the preservation of the ‘current compensation eligibility thresholds’ for air passengers. Following a thorough legal analysis, the Commission […]
A Clean Industrial Deal for competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU
The Commission presents the Clean Industrial Deal, a bold business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of our industry. The Deal will accelerate decarbonisation, while securing the future of manufacturing in Europe. Faced with high energy costs and fierce and often unfair global competition, our industries need urgent support. This Deal positions decarbonisation as […]
European Commission takes action to improve the quality of traineeships in the EU
Quality traineeships can help young people gain practical work experience, learn new skills and eventually find a good quality job. For employers, they are an opportunity to attract, train and retain talent. A quality traineeship requires fair and transparent working conditions and an adequate learning content. The EU’s 2014 Quality Framework for Traineeships set out […]
European Commission takes steps to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU
The Communication on Building the future with nature identifies the challenges and barriers and proposes to tackle them, in line with the Communication on the long-term competitiveness of the EU. The advances in life sciences, supported by digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI), and the potential of solutions based on biology to solve societal issues, make biotechnology and biomanufacturing one […]