The EU Council and Parliament have agreed on new rules to guarantee the rights of adults who need protection in cross-border situations – including rights related to sale of property, medical care or relocation to another country.
The European Parliament has given its backing to new laws to boost the competitiveness of EU so-called small ‘mid-cap’ (SMC) enterprises as they grow beyond SME status with targeted measures.
The EU Council has adopted a directive amending the requirements for measuring instruments sold and placed on the single market, setting common standards for electric chargers and gas dispensers.
The EU Council and Parliament have provisionally agreed a regulation to extend support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers to workers facing imminent unemployment.
The European Commission and the United Kingdom have signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement, the first dedicated EU-UK agreement fully focused on competition cooperation following the withdrawal of the UK from the Union.
Wrapping and straps used to secure goods on pallets during transport will not have to meet the EU’s 100% reuse requirement under EU packaging legislation, following EU adoption of a Delegated Act.
The European Commission is proposing negotiations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to integrate them into the EU’s ‘Roam Like at Home’ regime.
