The European Commission has decided to allocate 134.8 million euros from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to support recovery efforts in Spain and Romania following the major natural disasters of 2025. Spain will receive €120.5 million following a devastating summer marked by a prolonged drought, extreme heatwaves and three waves of major wildfires. The […]
The EU budget will continue to deliver benefits for Europe in 2025
The Court of Auditors (ECA) published its Annual Report, in which, for the nineteenth consecutive year, the EU’s annual accounts have been given a clean bill of health. The ECA confirmed that the collection of EU revenue was free from material error. Key milestones for the EU budget in 2025: Against a backdrop of geopolitical […]
NextGenerationEU is proving its strong track record as implementation draws to a close
The European Commission presents the fifth annual report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). As the EU’s flagship recovery instrument under NextGenerationEU, the RRM has already disbursed €450,000 million in grants and loans, representing almost 80 per cent of the total amount requested by Member States. Established in 2021 as an immediate response to […]
The Commission Approves 750,000 Euros in Spanish State Aid for Farmers in the Balearic Islands Due to Rising Fuel Prices
The European Commission has approved a Spanish state aid scheme worth 750,000 euros to support farmers in the Balearic Islands who are facing rising fuel prices due to the crisis in the Middle East. The scheme was approved under the Temporary Framework for Aid in Response to the Crisis in the Middle East (METSAF), adopted […]
The Commission adopts a proposal to speed up the development of standards and improve the EU’s competitiveness
The European Commission has proposed modernising the European standardisation system with the aim of making it faster and better geared to supporting the European Union’s strategic interests, and increasing the representation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Standards are essential to the functioning of the EU economy. They help to ensure safety and interoperability, provide legal […]
The Commission has registered the European Citizens’ Initiative on sovereign European AI domains
The European Commission registered the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Creating a European Digital Space (IA) for the sovereign governance of AI’. The organisers call on the Commission to “propose a framework for high-trust digital spaces and to take the lead at European level in negotiating with ISO and ICANN with a view to safeguarding […]
The EU and Moldova are strengthening their partnership with a disbursement of 157 million euros from the Growth Plan
The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter ‘Moldova’) held the tenth meeting of the Association Council in Brussels on 5 October. The meeting underlined the shared strategic objective of Moldova’s accession to the EU and sent a clear message: Moldova is moving resolutely towards EU membership and its future lies firmly within […]
The Commission is bolstering Member States’ drone and anti-drone capabilities with 130 million euros
The European Commission is stepping up its support for Member States’ capabilities to deal with drones, with an additional allocation of 130 million euros under the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI), as announced at the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 1 October. This measure forms part of the EU’s efforts to strengthen border […]
2026 Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalism Prize: ten finalists selected
The jury for the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalism Prize has shortlisted ten investigative reports for this year’s award. Lock-up migrants in a cage in Albania: Italy does it, the Netherlands wants to do it De Correspondent (Netherlands); War Made Sustainable: how green investment funds bankroll the arms industry with EU backing […]