The jury for the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalism Prize has shortlisted ten investigative reports for this year’s award. Lock-up migrants in a cage in Albania: Italy does it, the Netherlands wants to do it De Correspondent (Netherlands); War Made Sustainable: how green investment funds bankroll the arms industry with EU backing […]
The Council adopts new rules on the return of persons without the right to remain in the EU
The Council has given its final approval to the new EU rules enabling more effective returns of people who are not legally entitled to remain in the EU. As set out in the EU’s comprehensive approach to migration, the new rules, which will come into force in the coming weeks, complement the Pact on Migration […]
Erasmus: MEPs are calling for the 2028–2034 programme to be made more accessible
MEPs on the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) want the next Erasmus programme to be simpler, more predictable and more accessible. The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) voted on Tuesday in favour of amending the European Commission’s proposal for the Erasmus programme for the period 2028–2034. With around 17 million participants since its […]
The Commission is allocating more than 210 million euros to support the career development of more than 700 researchers in Europe
More than 700 additional researchers will be able to pursue their careers in Europe thanks to an extra investment of over 210 million euros in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), one of Europe’s flagship programmes for the development of research careers. This funding forms part of ‘Choose Europe’, the European Commission’s initiative to position the […]
Consumer protection authorities are stepping up measures to safeguard players’ rights
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) has launched coordinated action at EU level targeting nine video game companies, with the aim of strengthening the protection of players’ rights. Through these actions, the CPC Network is following up on the Key Principles on Virtual Currencies in Games, a set of guidelines on EU consumer legislation that […]
The committee’s report highlights devastating changes in the Arctic and unprecedented marine heatwaves
The ocean is changing at an alarming rate, with direct consequences for marine life, coastlines and communities around the world. This is the main conclusion of the tenth report on the state of the ocean, published by the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, the EU’s Earth observation programme. The report goes back to 1960 and […]
The Commission proposes a five-point plan to strengthen the resilience and security of the EU’s external borders
The Commission is proposing a five-point plan to prevent, anticipate and respond to sudden, large-scale irregular arrivals. This plan will strengthen the resilience and security of the EU’s external borders. The EU has a comprehensive and robust framework for managing migration, which has delivered clear results, with illegal border crossings at their lowest level since […]
The EU is bolstering research and innovation with an additional €500 million for Horizon Europe
The European Commission has allocated an additional 500 million euros to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme, for 2026 and 2027. With this additional funding, the total budget now stands at around 14.8 billion euros for the two years. Furthermore, the Commission will broaden the scope of Horizon Europe by including two […]
The EU is providing 61 million euros in humanitarian aid in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ethiopia
Amid fears of a resumption of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the European Union is providing 61 million euros in humanitarian funding to help the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia affected by the conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks and climate-related risks, including the impact of El Niño. The European Union is deeply concerned about the rapidly […]