On Tuesday, MEPs backed a report setting out the Parliament’s priorities for the 2027 EU budget. The text emphasises that the 2027 budget must strengthen Europe’s social model, territorial cohesion and security, and calls for a budget that boosts competitiveness and prosperity, creates and protects quality jobs, and improves security and defence capabilities. Against a […]
The Commission is inviting comments on the new EU Aviation and Aerospace Strategy
The European Commission has launched the development of anEU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategyand is inviting citizens, businesses and stakeholders to share their views via a call for evidence published yesterday. The strategy will establish a comprehensive framework to strengthen Europe’s aviation and aerospace sectors at a time of great uncertainty. These sectors deliver significant economic […]
European institutions agree on a roadmap to achieve “One Europe, One Market” by the end of 2027
During the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Cyprus, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, in his capacity as rotating President of the Council of the European Union, and the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission signed the ‘Roadmap for a Single Market’. This agreement demonstrates the three […]
The European Commission moves to strengthen EUSPA’s support
The European Union proudly maintains its role as a global leader in space, committed to advancing capabilities from satellite navigation to Earth observation, secure connectivity, space situational awareness, space transportation, innovation and economy for civil and defence applications. The EU has proposed a new standalone Regulation aimed at guaranteeing the operations of the future European Union Space Services Agency (EUSPA), currently known as the European Union Agency for the […]
Commission presents proposal for EU Inc.
Last March 18, the European Commission presented its proposal for EU Inc., a new single set of corporate rules, building the cornerstone and starting point for the EU’s 28th regime. EU Inc. is an optional, digital-by-default European corporate framework. It will make it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU – incentivising them […]
MEPs propose new legal framework for innovative companies
A single set of pan European harmonised rules should deepen the single market and boost cross-border investment. With 492 votes in favour, 144 against and 28 abstentions, MEPs adopted a series of recommendations on Tuesday that will feed into the Commission proposal for a new legal framework supporting companies in the EU that is expected […]
The European Commission announces the members of the third Platform on Sustainable Finance
The European Commission has published the list of members for the third term of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform will advise the Commission on issues related to the EU taxonomy and the EU sustainable finance framework in general. Following a call for applications in July 2025, the Commission appointed 28 members and 16 […]
Council paves the way for creation of AI gigafactories
On 16 January, the Council adopted an amendment to the Regulation governing the activities of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC Joint Undertaking), extending its objectives to facilitate the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) gigafactories in Europe and to include a specific pillar on quantum technologies. The amended Regulation enables the development and […]
The EU invests over €307 million in artificial intelligence and related technologies
The European Commission has launched two new calls for proposals under the “Digital World, Industry and Space” cluster of the Horizon Europe work programme, allocating €307.3 million to strengthen Europe’s digital innovation and competitiveness. A total of €221.8 million will be allocated to an initiative focused on developing reliable artificial intelligence (AI) services, innovative data […]