The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on two regulations that remove tariffs on all US industrial products and grant preferential market access to certain US agricultural and fishery products, in line with the EU’s commitments set out in the EU-US Joint Statement […]
The Commission has registered two European citizens’ initiatives on the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems
The European Commission has registered two European Citizens’ Initiatives (ECI) entitled ‘Rights for Nature: Empowering citizens to represent and protectecosystems’ and‘Reconnecting nature by creating European biodiversity corridors’. The initiative “Rights for Nature: Empowering Citizens to Represent and Protect Ecosystems”calls on the Commission to “recognise the rights of nature in European law through a legal act, […]
The EU continues to monitor the oil market and is preparing a response to the situation regarding jet fuel supplies
The meeting of the Oil Coordination Group brought together experts from the European Commission, EU member states, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and NATO, as well as representatives from the oil industry, to discuss the security of oil supply in Europe and the best way to coordinate efforts at EU level whilst the conflict in […]
The Commission proposes to allocate €144 million from the EUSF to Spain, Romania and Cyprus following weather-related disasters
The European Commission has proposed the mobilisation of €144 million fromthe European Union Solidarity Fund(EUSF) to assist Spain, Romania and Cyprus in their recovery following the devastating weather-related disasters that occurred in 2025. This financial support underlines the EU’s commitment to supporting its Member States in times of crisis, ensuring that affected communities receive the […]
Summer School – The Good Lobby – Spain
Every year, the Good Lobby Summer Academy brings together a select group of leading thinkers, professionals and academics working internationally on new forms and policies of influence, mobilisation and lobbying. This unique event is the perfect training or refresher course for advocacy professionals from both civil society and the private sector. By the end, you […]
High-Level Conference organised by the Cyprus EMN Presidency on the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum
The High-Level Conference organised by the Cypriot Presidency of the European Migration Network (EMN), entitled ‘Taking Stock of the Pact on Migration and Asylum: From Strategy to Reality’, will take place at the Filoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia on 19 and 20 May 2026. This two-day event will focus on the implementation of the Pact […]
Internships – Court of Auditors – Luxembourg
The aim of the traineeship programme is to enable European students and graduates to gain their first work experience in the EU’s public administration. Applications are currently being accepted for traineeships across all its areas of work: audit, translation, communication, institutional relations, legal services, general administration, library management, IT and artificial intelligence. Requirements: be a […]
The European Union is taking measures to ensure accountability for Russia’s war against Ukraine
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, has acceded to the Expanded Partial Agreement of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, a document setting out the institutional, financial and administrative arrangements of the Special Tribunal. Following this decision, participating states and organisations will be able to ratify the Convention, […]
A new EMN report examines digital inclusion and accessibility in legal migration procedures
A new report by the European Migration Network (EMN) entitled ‘Bridging the digital divide: digital services in legal migration procedures for accessibility and inclusion’examines how digital services can improve accessibility for applicants with disabilities and for those who are digitally disadvantaged. Based on contributions from 25 EMN member and observer countries, the report compares approaches […]