On Monday at the Environment Council in Luxembourg, the Commission secured ambitious negotiating mandates for the upcoming COP29 Climate Conference, the COP16 Biodiversity Conference, and the COP16 Desertification Conference. EU environment ministers also exchanged views in preparation for the final fifth negotiating session for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. Climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, land degradation, and pollution are […]
EU to invest more than €380 million in 133 LIFE projects to boost Europe’s green transition
The Commission has granted more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The allocated amount represents more than half of the €574 million total investment needs for these projects – the remainder coming from national, regional and local governments, public-private partnerships, businesses, and civil society organisations. LIFE […]
The Commission does not designate X as a core platform service.
The Commission has today found that X’s online social networking service should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Regulation. Today’s decision follows an in-depth market investigation initiated on 13 May 2024 following notification by X of its potential gatekeeper status. Along with the notification, X also submitted counter-arguments, explaining […]
Nearly 100 000 certified products and services use the European Ecolabel
The latest figures for products and licences certified by the European Ecolabel published today show a steady upward trend for most product groups. The growing use of the EU Ecolabel is accelerating compared to previous years. Europeans can choose from almost 100,000 EU Ecolabel certified products and services, 10,000 more than last year. Tourist accommodation […]
The Spanish project “Biogreenfinery” won the 2024 REGIOSTARS Award in the category “Green Europe”.
Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira, together with President of the Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, hosted the 2024 REGIOSTARS awards ceremony in Brussels as part of the 22nd European Week of Regions and Cities. The REGIOSTARS awards recognise Cohesion Policy-funded projects across Europe that encapsulate the impact and inclusiveness of regional development and have found solutions to common challenges that European regions […]
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) publishes its Annual Report on the EU budget 2023
The Commission welcomes the European Court of Auditor (ECA)’s extensive work on its Annual Report on the 2023 EU budget and takes note of the ECA’s valuable insights as regards the regularity of the EU budget implementation. Main achievements of the EU budget in 2023 In 2023, the EU budget continued delivering on our priorities. […]
Commission stands firm in the fight against trade defence abuse
The EU takes any unfair use of trade defence instruments against any sector of our economy with the utmost seriousness. The abuse of trade defence for inappropriate reasons constitutes a clear violation of WTO rules. The Commission will therefore vigorously challenge at WTO level the announced imposition of provisional anti-dumping measures by China on imports […]
The Recovery and Resilience Facility continues to deliver, Commission third annual report shows
The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), at the heart of the EU’s recovery instrument NextGenerationEU, is speeding up, fostering continuous reform and investment progress in Member States. As shown in the Commission’s third Annual Report on the RRF adopted today, the Commission is supporting Member States in the full and timely delivery of their plans […]
EU signs first HERA-Invest agreement to boost innovation in health and health emergency preparedness
The Commission, through its Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Authority (HERA) and the European Investment Bank, has today signed a €20 million agreement with the French biopharmaceutical company Fabentech. The agreement will allow the company to develop and deploy its broad-spectrum medicines to combat biological threats to public health. The threat analysis conducted by HERA […]