The European Commission has unveiled a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached provisional agreement on updating protection for package holidaymakers, based on lessons learned from the Covid pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.
The EU Council and Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) regulation that grants EU trade preferences to developing countries.
The EU and Singapore at a second Digital Partnership Council meeting in Brussels have underlined plans to cooperate across a range of digital areas from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity and beyond.
The EU Commission has granted 235 cross-border energy projects eligibility to apply for funding from the Connecting Europe Facility to strengthen interconnectivity across Europe and with neighbouring countries.
Glassblowers, potters, jewellers and other European makers can from 1 December register their product names under the EU’s new geographical indication scheme for craft and industrial goods.
By using renewable biological resources and alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU Commission hopes its new bioeconomy strategy will chart a route to a more decarbonised economy with less dependence on fossil imports.
