Have you planned a well-deserved holiday outside the EU this summer? Here are some of the things you need to know before heading to the airport. If something goes wrong abroad, the EU is here for you If you get into serious difficulties somewhere outside the EU, and your own EU country doesn’t have an embassy […]
Where does your ice cream come from?
In 2020, the EU produced over 2.9 billion litres of ice cream, representing a 9% decline from the previous year. Over the same period, EU Member States exported 232 million kilograms of ice cream to non-EU countries, worth a total of €752 million. In addition, imports of ice cream from countries outside the EU amounted to 79 […]
Wildfires: EU provides crucial assistance to the Mediterranean region
As several countries grapple with rapidly spreading wildfires, the EU steps in to reinforce firefighting efforts and provide much-needed support to the affected communities with over 490 firefighters and 9 firefighting planes deployed to Greece and Tunisia since 18 July. The two Mediterranean countries have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and the EU has […]
Forest fires in Greece: EU mobilises firefighting assistance
Greece is currently facing a very intense wildfire season as the country faces the longest heatwave in its recorded history. The EU civil protection mechanism is channelling support to help combat forest fires. Following a request from the Greek authorities, the European Union and its member states have mobilised: planes from the #rescEU fleet based in […]
Commission published a Communication presenting the building blocks for a common European tourism data space
The Commission published a Communication presenting the building blocks for a common European tourism data space. This data space will allow tourism businesses and public authorities to share a broad range of data to inform the development of innovative tourism services, improve the sustainability of the tourism ecosystem and strengthen its economic competitiveness. Tourism is […]
Parliament asks EU to do more to save lives across the seas
MEPs wish to see the EU and member states carry out more active and coordinated search and rescue (SAR) operations, with border agency Frontex playing a key role. Following a plenary debate on Wednesday, the European Parliament today adopted by show of hands a resolution asking for member states and Frontex to provide sufficient capacity […]
EU-CELAC: a strategic partnership
Main results Eight years since their last gathering, EU leaders and leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met in Brussels for the third EU-CELAC summit. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the CELAC pro tempore president, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves, co-chaired […]
EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for actions to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections for European patients in the next winter season. These recommendations, which have been developed through the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety […]
EU and Uruguay boost cooperation on renewable energy, energy efficiency and renewable hydrogen
The EU and Uruguay have decided to step up their cooperation in pursuing the clean energy transition. At the EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Uruguay’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Francisco Bustillo Bonasso signed a Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy, energy efficiency and renewable hydrogen, in the presence of European Commission […]