The US Dollar bounced back strongly after US PPI data for July showed that wholesale prices rose at the strongest pace in three years.
The European Parliament has adopted proposals which would manage the growing influx into the EU of substandard and potentially dangerous cheap goods from non-EU web shops.
The Commission has launched an EU Stockpiling Strategy and a Medical Countermeasures Strategy under its preparedness agenda, designed to improve access to essential goods for European citizens.
The EU Commission has announced plans to set up a Critical Chemical Alliance to address risks of capacity closures in Europe’s chemical industry as part of an action plan to stregthen the sector.
Bulgaria will be ready to use the euro from 1 January 2026, as the EU Council adopted the final three legal acts required for Bulgaria to introduce the euro in 2026.
The EU Commission has launched calls for evidence and a joint public consultation on a review of EU CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans, as well as on a review of the Car Labelling Directive.
The EU Commission has authorised a genetically modified soybean for use in food and animal feed, following a European Food Safety Authority scientific assessment.
