Today the Commission announced 26 new projects that will receive €126.9 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ The Commission announced 26 new projects that will receive €126.9 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The 26 new projects count 346 beneficiaries from 37 countries, […]
Commission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Act
The Commission has informed X of its preliminary view that it is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. Transparency and accountability in relation to content moderation and advertising are at the heart of the DSA. Based on an in-depth investigation […]
Commission allocates €77 million in emergency support to farmers in Austria, Czechia, Poland and Portugal
The Commission proposed to mobilise €77 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers from the fruit, vegetables and wine sectors of Austria, Czechia, Poland who have recently suffered from adverse climatic events of unprecedented magnitude, as well as Portuguese wine producers who face serious market disturbances. The Commission’s proposals, accepted by Member States, allocate […]
European Commission launches new EU Knowledge Centre on Preventing Radicalisation
The Commission yesterday launched the new EU Knowledge Centre on the prevention of radicalisation. The Centre builds on the success of the Radicalisation Awareness Network, which has contributed to awareness raising and information exchange among practitioners (since 2011) and with policy makers (since 2021). The Knowledge Centre will now have a broader scope of action […]
Annual EU report illustrates continuous deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong
The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted the 26th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This report covers developments in 2023. The electoral overhaul of the District Councils, adopted on 6 July, drastically reduced the number of directly […]
Commission launches consultations on fisheries and maritime activities funding programmes
The European Commission launched two consultations to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of past and current funding programmes for fisheries and maritime activities. The first consultation aims to gather evidence and different perspectives on the management and use of the funds from various actors involved or interested, such as individuals, the fisheries and the maritime sectors, non-governmental and […]
European Commission presents the Common Implementation Plan of the Pact on Migration and Asylum
After a historic agreement was reached on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, work has started to translate the large and complex set of legislative acts into an operational reality over the next two years. This will be a common endeavour, with the Commission supporting Member States every step of the way. The Common Implementation Plan […]
Commission secures access for Member States to 665,000 doses of zoonotic influenza vaccines to prevent avian flu
The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) as part of its mandate on preparedness, has signed on behalf of participating Member States, a joint procurement framework contract for the supply of up to 665,000 pre-pandemic vaccine doses of the up-to-date Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine Seqirus, as well as an option for a further 40 million doses […]
European Union signs aviation agreement with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
The European Union and Bangladesh have signed a Horizontal Aviation Agreement . This agreement will allow any EU airline to operate flights between Bangladesh and any of the seven EU Member States whose bilateral air services agreements with Bangladesh does not already allow this. Previously, these bilateral air services agreements only permitted airlines owned and controlled […]