At the European Council meeting held in Brussels, the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament and the President of the Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, signed a joint declarationentitled ‘Europe for culture, culture for Europe’. The declaration sets out […]
The EU has pledged more than 338 million euros for the global protection of the oceans at the ‘Our Ocean’ conference held in Kenya
The European Union has pledged 338.35 million euros to support ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries and maritime safety at the Our Ocean 2026 Conference. Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, announced the news at the event, which is taking place today and tomorrow in Mombasa, Kenya. The EU funding will help to ensure safe, clean, healthy […]
Internships – European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – France
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched the selection process for its internship programme in the areas of Governance, Legal Affairs, Supervision and Policy. ESMA is an independent body of the European Union whose main objective is to improve investor protection and promote stability and order in the financial markets. This programme is […]
The report “State of the Digital Decade 2026” highlights progress, but urges action to close structural gaps in order to achieve the 2030 targets
The European Commission has published the fourth report on the state of the Digital Decade, which shows thatEurope has made progress towards its2030 digital transformation targets,such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructure and the digitisation of public services; but the challenge now is to deliver results at scale, quickly and consistently. The report is being […]
Forum – Youth Empowerment – Switzerland
The Youth Empowerment Forum (YEF) 2026, to be held in Switzerland, returns for its second edition – bigger, more ambitious and more globally representative than ever before. Organised by the Centre for Dialogue and Global Leadership (CGDL), the YEF returns to Geneva following the success of its first edition in 2025. This year, the forum […]
Summer courses – 40 years of Andalusia in Europe
To mark the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the European Union (EU), this training initiative aims to use this milestone to take stock of these past decades and, above all, to identify the challenges facing Andalusia within the EU in the coming years. It is not simply a matter of looking back at the […]
Europe’s bathing waters remain safe for swimming
From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the vast majority of Europe’s bathing waters met the European Union’s strictest ‘excellent’ bathing water quality standards in 2025, according to the latest annual report on bathing waters published today. This represents 85% of Europe’s bathing areas, with 96% of all monitored EU bathing areas meeting the minimum quality […]
European Parliament gives the green light to the trade agreement with the United States
On Tuesday, Parliament approved two pieces of legislation to implement the tariff commitments made by the EU under the declaration signed with the US in August 2025. The main regulation, adopted by 440 votes in favour, 151 against and 50 abstentions, removes tariffs on all US industrial goods and grants preferential access to the EU […]
The Commission is stepping up its efforts to manage migration along the Channel route
The Commission is presenting an EU action plan for the Channel migration route, which sets out a comprehensive European response to the challenges posed by irregular migration along this route. The action plan proposes operational measures that begin in countries of origin and transit and extend along the entire route. These include dismantling networks involved […]