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 Commission has launched the first-ever European Capitals of Small Retail Awards, with the aim of highlighting the vital role of small retailers in revitalising city centres.
The European Commission has selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in grants under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, to boost cross-border connectivity and efficiency and also competitiveness.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced that €3.66 billion have been disbursed from the EU’s Modernisation Fund to support 34 energy related projects in nine EU Member States.
The European Commission has put forward its long-awaited amendment to the EU Climate Law setting a 2040 EU climate target of 90 per cent eduction in net greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990 levels.
The main priorities of the Danish government, which took over the EU presidency on 1 July, are stronger management of migration to the EU and continued support for Ukraine, and a competitive and green Europe.
Phones, computers, e-books, banking services and electronic communications must be accessible in the EU for people with disabilities from 28 June, when the European Accessibility Act came into force.
