The European Commission and the United Nations reiterated their support for global environmental multilateralism at a meeting. The high-level meeting held in Brussels, where Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy,met with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), enabled both institutions to align their […]
The Commission has adopted new state aid rules to encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport
The European Commission on march 16 th has today adopted the Guidelines on State aid in the land and multimodal transport sector (TTM Guidelines) and the Transport Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER). These instruments support more sustainable modes of transport, for both passengers and goods, and update the EU’s State aid framework for land and multimodal […]
EU agri-food trade hits new records in 2025
The European Union’s agri-food sector recorded another record year in 2025, consolidating its global leadership in agricultural trade. The trade surplus was approximately four times higher than in 2002, and the EU remains a net exporter in most agri-food categories. Furthermore, the sector contributed 37% of the EU’s total trade surplus in 2025, underlining its […]
Professional internships at EUIPO – Luxembourg, Brussels
The European Union Intellectual Property Office organises internships for recent university graduates and professionals to give them first-hand experience of the work of the European Union (EU) and the opportunity to be involved in the administration of intellectual property. Applicants must be nationals of both EU Member States and non-Member States. have completed the first […]
The Council agrees on a position to simplify the rules on artificial intelligence.
On 13 March, the Council agreed on its position regarding the proposal to simplify certain rules relating to artificial intelligence (AI). The proposal forms part of the so-called‘Omnibus VII’legislative packageunder theEU’ssimplificationagenda. This package includes proposals for two regulations aimed at simplifying the EU’s digital legislative framework and the application of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence. […]
Creating a powerful European climate resilience network
The P2R project team has selected 62 new regions across Europe to join it in the fight against climate change. Since its launch in 2023, the EU-funded P2R project has been supporting regions and communities across Europe on their journey towards climate resilience. Now, sixty-two of the continent’s most climate-vulnerable regions have been selected to […]
The Commission and EU countries coordinate and assess the situation on the oil and gas markets
Atseparatead hocmeetingsof the Gas Coordination Group and the Oil Coordination Group held yesterday, the Commission and EU countries coordinated and assessed the situation regarding the security of EU gas and oil supplies in view of the ongoing disruptions in the Middle East. During the exchange, EU countries confirmed that they do not see any risk […]
Internship – Digital communication – Germany
The European Central Bank offers internships to be part of the Editorial Division of its Directorate General Communications. The Directorate General has approximately 250 staff members who communicate the ECB’s official position. They inform the public and the media about the ECB’s tasks and mission and keep staff up to date on internal and ECB-related […]
Fisheries and aquaculture: Council agrees its negotiating position on a new framework for statistics
The Council has agreed on a mandate to open negotiations with the European Parliament on a Regulation establishing a new European framework for fisheries and aquaculture statistics. The new framework will modernise the collection and use of statistical data on fisheries and aquaculture across the European Union, thereby enabling the use of reliable and timely […]