The informal EU agriculture ministerial meeting takes place at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones of Córdoba from 3 to 5 September. Ministers debate the role of new technologies as a tool for making agriculture more resilient to climate change, including the latest gene editing techniques. The working sessions discuss how to address the growing […]
EU and the Philippines to start scoping exercise for a free trade agreement
The EU and the Philippines announced their intention to explore the relaunch of negotiations for an ambitious, modern, and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) – with sustainability at its core. The EU and the Philippines will shortly kick off a bilateral ‘scoping process’ to assess to which extent they share a mutual understanding on the […]
ECB raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to curb inflation
Inflation continues to decline but is still expected to remain too high for too long. The Governing Council is determined to ensure that inflation returns to its 2% medium-term target in a timely manner. It therefore today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. The rate increase today reflects […]
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 […]
European Union Election Experts Mission to accompany elections in Ecuador
The European Union in Ecuador reaffirms that the exercise of democracy is one of its priority pillars and will remain at Ecuador’s side to promote trust and dialogue in order to provide stability and prosperity to all Ecuadorians. A mission of European Union (EU) Electoral Experts will accompany the election process in Ecuador scheduled for […]
New rules to boost EU chips industry
The Council gave its final approval to the Chips Act. The new regulation aims at doubling the EU’s global market share in semiconductors from 10% to at least 20% by 2030. Chips are essential for a wide range of technological and digital products, such as cars, household appliances and electronics. The EU Chips Act aims […]
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 […]
The EU has presented at the United Nations its first Voluntary Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The European Union has presented at the United Nations in New York its first Voluntary Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The review underlines the EU’s unequivocal commitment to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides an overview of how EU internal and external actions are contributing […]
EU foreign policy and its global impact
Last June, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Latin America in order to strengthen ties with key partners. During her trip, she had the opportunity to visit Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. The Latin American tour also served to prepare for the summit between the EU and the Community of […]