The European Union (EU), World Vision Netherlands and Wahana Visi Indonesia held a closing ceremony of their two-year project “Indonesia COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Responses (I-COPE)”. The project has contributed to limiting the spread of COVID-19 and reducing its impact on vulnerable children and families in Indonesia. The project is implemented in 90 villages in six districts/ […]
Intergovernmental Conference at Ministerial level on the Accession of Albania
On 19th July the EU opened accession negotiations with Albania. This follows a decision by the Council on 25 March 2020 to open accession negotiations, which was endorsed by the members of the European Council on 26 March 2020, as well as the approval by the Council on 18 July 2022 of the Negotiating Framework […]
Ukraine: EU grants access to funding under the EU4Health
As part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to provide support in the area of health, Commissioner Kyriakides visited Ukraine to meet Minister of Health Viktor Liashko and pay a visit to a medical centre for children as well as a patient rehabilitation centre. At this occasion, the Commission and the Ukrainian Government have signed an agreement […]
Almost 1 in 2 women in the EU have experienced psychological violence
EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. However, increased criminalisation measures are starting to be put in place. More needs to be done. What is coercive control and psychological violence? The following explanations characterise the nature of both forms of abuse. Coercive control is defined as “a […]
Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”: The Council and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement
To ensure that the EU meets its objectives for a digital transformation in line with EU values, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement today on the 2030 policy programme ‘Path to the Digital Decade’. This decision aims to strengthen the EU’s digital leadership by promoting inclusive and sustainable digital policies that serve citizens and […]
Summer 2022 Economic Forecast: Russia’s war worsens the outlook
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, setting it on a path of lower growth and higher inflation compared to the Spring Forecast. The Summer 2022 (interim) Economic Forecast projects that the EU economy will grow by 2.7% in 2022 and 1.5% in 2023. Growth in the euro area is expected […]
Commission proposes more flexible exceptions regime and targeted relief to airlines
The Commission adopted a proposal to allow the airline slot regime to respond more flexibly to unexpected developments in the near future. While the current rapid ascent in demand, as well as projections for future demand, point to an ongoing recovery of air traffic, recent experience has shown that the current slot rules are not sufficiently […]
EMA and ECDC recommend fourth dose vaccination for those over 60 years of age
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have updated public health recommendations on the use of additional booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines this summer and in the upcoming autumn and winter seasons. The updated recommendations come amid increasing rates of COVID-19 reporting and rates of hospital and […]
Circularity can enhance greenhouse gas emission savings when renovating Europe’s buildings
Building renovation is a key contributor to improving energy efficiency and to achieving a climate neutral European Union (EU) by 2050. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing investigates how circular economy principles can enhance the benefits of building renovation. It finds that, through 2050, circularity can significantly reduce the use of materials and contribute significant […]