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 […]
The Council adopts new rules on the return of persons without the right to remain in the EU
The Council has given its final approval to the new EU rules enabling more effective returns of people who are not legally entitled to remain in the EU. As set out in the EU’s comprehensive approach to migration, the new rules, which will come into force in the coming weeks, complement the Pact on Migration […]
Erasmus: MEPs are calling for the 2028–2034 programme to be made more accessible
MEPs on the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) want the next Erasmus programme to be simpler, more predictable and more accessible. The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) voted on Tuesday in favour of amending the European Commission’s proposal for the Erasmus programme for the period 2028–2034. With around 17 million participants since its […]
The Commission is allocating more than 210 million euros to support the career development of more than 700 researchers in Europe
More than 700 additional researchers will be able to pursue their careers in Europe thanks to an extra investment of over 210 million euros in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), one of Europe’s flagship programmes for the development of research careers. This funding forms part of ‘Choose Europe’, the European Commission’s initiative to position the […]
Consumer protection authorities are stepping up measures to safeguard players’ rights
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) has launched coordinated action at EU level targeting nine video game companies, with the aim of strengthening the protection of players’ rights. Through these actions, the CPC Network is following up on the Key Principles on Virtual Currencies in Games, a set of guidelines on EU consumer legislation that […]
The committee’s report highlights devastating changes in the Arctic and unprecedented marine heatwaves
The ocean is changing at an alarming rate, with direct consequences for marine life, coastlines and communities around the world. This is the main conclusion of the tenth report on the state of the ocean, published by the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, the EU’s Earth observation programme. The report goes back to 1960 and […]