The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive transport package. It will accelerate the roll-out of Europe’s high-speed rail network and to boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne sectors. Competitiveness and sustainability are the guiding principles of this package, which aims to make the EU transport system more efficient, interconnected, […]
EC invests 2.9 billion for zero emission technology projects, six of them in Spain
The European Commission announced on 6 November a total funding of 2.9 billion for 61 cutting-edge projects, six of them Spanish, in net zero emission technologies under the Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative zero net emission and low-carbon technologies. It is financed […]
President Costa to travel to Latin America for COP30 and EU-CELAC Summits
In early November, the President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Brazil to attend the COP30 Climate Summit and also to Colombia, where he will co-chair the fourth CELAC-EU summit and the EU-Caribbean leaders’ meeting. COP 30 – 6 and 7 November The UN COP30 Leaders’ Summit will be held in the […]
Commission launches ‘Resource for AI Science in Europe’
Last November 3, at the European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen, organised by the European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva launched the pilot of RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe. This new virtual institute is a flagship initiative under the Apply AI Strategy and […]
EU trade agreements accelerate EU export growth and support diversification
According to the fifth Annual Report on Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published last November 3, the EU’s large network of trade agreements helps companies find alternative markets for their exports, while reducing dependencies in a challenging geopolitical environment. The report, covering 2024 and the first half of 2025, concludes that EU trade […]
Frontex rolls out fully-fledged operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching its first full operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting a new chapter of cooperation in the Western Balkans. Over 100 Frontex officers from across Europe will soon work side by side with border guards from Bosnia and Herzegovina at the country’s borders. The joint teams […]
Frontex Concludes Contest to Counter Criminal Use of Drones at EU Borders
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has completed the final testing phase of its prize contest focused on countering the criminal use of drones at the EU’s borders. The trials were hosted by the Portuguese Air Force, at Campo de Tiro base, in Samora Correia, providing real-life conditions to assess the systems in […]
EU agri-food exports increased in July 2025
The latest agri-food trade report published by the European Commission shows that EU agri-food exports increased in July 2025 compared to the previous month, reaching €20.7 billion. The EU agri-food trade surplus increased by 19% in July to €4.6 billion. EUagri-food exports reached EUR 20.7 billion in July 2025, an increase of 8% compared to […]
DiscoverEU celebrates 40 years of Schengen with 40,000 tickets for young travellers
The European Commission is offering 40,000 young people a unique opportunity to explore Europe through DiscoverEU, an action of the Erasmus+ programme, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen area. To apply for a travel pass, young people born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007 must complete a short quiz about the EU on […]