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Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union Indicative high-level calendar - 1 January-30 June 2024 02 January 2024, 22:30 CET
Official calendar for the meetings that will be held during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

EU Presidency 02 January 2024, 22:22 CET
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the EU Council, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the EU Member States every six months. The presidency is held by a national government. The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the Council, determine its agendas, set a work programme and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions. The current presidency (as of 1 January 2024) is held by Belgium.

Schengen Area 02 January 2024, 21:59 CET
The border-free Schengen Area guarantees free movement to more than 400 million EU citizens, along with non-EU nationals living in the EU or visiting the EU as tourists, exchange students or for business purposes (anyone legally present in the EU).

LIFE Programme - EU financing for the environment and climate action 14 November 2023, 16:47 CET
The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The LIFE programme began in 1992 and has co-financed thousands of projects in the field of environmental protection.

Critical Raw Materials Act 13 November 2023, 21:39 CET
Critical Raw Materials are seen as indispensable for the EU economy and a wide set of necessary technologies for strategic sectors such as renewable energy, digital, space and defence. The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRM Act) is aimed at ensuring EU access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, enabling Europe to meet its 2030 climate and digital objectives.

eIDAS Regulation 08 November 2023, 22:43 CET
eIDAS is a key enabler for secure cross-border transactions. The Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS Regulation) is a milestone towards creating a predictable regulatory environment. The eIDAS Regulation helps business, citizens and public authorities carry out secure and seamless electronic interactions.

eAmbrosia the EU geographical indications register 25 October 2023, 21:23 CET
eAmbrosia is a legal register of the names of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wine, and spirit drinks that are registered and protected across the EU. It provides a direct access to information on all registered geographical indications, including the legal instruments of protection and product specifications. It also displays key dates and links for applications and publications before the geographical indications are registered.

eAmbrosia - the EU geographical indications register 25 October 2023, 21:16 CET
eAmbrosia is a legal register of the names of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wine, and spirit drinks that are registered and protected across the EU. It provides a direct access to information on all registered geographical indications, including the legal instruments of protection and product specifications. It also displays key dates and links for applications and publications before the geographical indications are registered.

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 19 October 2023, 21:51 CET
Awarded for the first time in 1988 to Nelson Mandela and Anatoli Marchenko, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the highest tribute paid by the European Union to human rights work. It gives recognition to individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to protecting freedom of thought. Through the prize and its associated network the EU assists laureates, who are supported and empowered in their efforts to defend their causes.

Combating hate speech and hate crime 12 October 2023, 23:38 CET
The European Union is founded on values such as respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. All forms of hatred and intolerance are incompatible with these fundamental rights and values. Hatred not only affects the individual victims, it represents a threat to vibrant democracies and a pluralistic society. Hate motivated crime and speech are illegal under EU law. Measures to prevent and combat different forms of hatred and to protect victims

EU rules on food additives, enzymes and flavourings 06 October 2023, 18:45 CET
Additives are substances used for a variety of reasons - such as preservation, colouring, sweetening, etc.- during the preparation of food. The European Union legislation defines them as "any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value". Added to food for technological purposes in its manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage, food additives become a component of the food.

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 06 October 2023, 18:25 CET
The amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (widely known as WEEE or e-waste) generated every year in the EU is increasing rapidly. It is now one of the fastest growing waste streams. It includes a large range of devices such as mobile phones, computers, televisions, fridges, household appliances, lamps but also medical devices and photovoltaic panels. E-waste contains a complex mixture of materials, some of which are hazardous. These can cause major environmental and health problems if the discarded devices are not managed properly. Modern electronics also contain rare and expensive resources, including critical raw materials. These can be recycled and re-used if the waste is effectively managed. Improving the collection, treatment and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment at the end of their life can increase resource efficiency and support the shift to a circular economy. It can also contribute to the security of supply for critical raw materials, ultimately enhancing the EU's strategic autonomy.

Digital Europe Programme 28 September 2023, 22:16 CET
Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.

The 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation 26 September 2023, 21:52 CET
Major online platforms, emerging and specialised platforms, players in the advertising industry, fact-checkers, research and civil society organisations delivered a strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation following the Commission’s Guidance of May 2021. The strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation has been signed and presented on the 16 June 2022 by 34 signatories who have joined the revision process of the 2018 Code. The new Code aims to achieve the objectives of the Commission’s Guidance presented in May 2021, by setting a broader range of commitments and measures to counter online disinformation.

DSA Transparency Database 26 September 2023, 21:29 CET
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act), or the 'DSA', is a comprehensive set of new rules regulating the responsibilities of digital services that act as intermediaries within the EU to connect consumers with goods, services and content. These intermediary services include online platforms, such as online marketplaces or social media networks, that store and disseminate information to the public at the request of the recipients of the service.

Single notification window 20 September 2023, 23:30 CET
The single notification window is a platform that provides one central point for EU countries' notification obligations that are relevant for the single market. The development and implementation of a common interface for all single market-related notifications aims at simplifying the procedural steps and reducing the administrative burden for national administrations. While the scope of the single notification window has been kept broad to encompass as many relevant notification procedures as possible, it does not cover reporting obligations, rapid alert systems, notification obligations in relation to EU competition rules, obligations to transpose and provisions on penalties.

InvestEU 13 September 2023, 17:03 CET
The InvestEU Programme supports sustainable investment, innovation and job creation in Europe. With the EU budget guarantee provided to International and National promotional banks, the InvestEU programme aims to trigger more than €372 billion in private investments to high EU policy priority areas.

Horizon Europe - the EU's research and innovation framework programme 07 September 2023, 22:13 CET
Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.

Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA) 17 July 2023, 21:46 CET
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA) department’s mission is to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to health emergencies. HERA, created in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, will anticipate threats and potential health crises, through intelligence gathering and building the necessary response capacities.

Culture Moves Europe 12 July 2023, 17:53 CET
Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries.

EU passenger rights 27 June 2023, 21:46 CET
EU air passenger rights apply: If your flight is within the EU and is operated either by an EU or a non-EU airline; If your flight arrives in the EU from outside the EU and is operated by an EU airline; If your flight departs from the EU to a non-EU country operated by an EU or a non-EU airline; If you have not already received benefits (compensation, re-routing, assistance from the airline) for flight related problems for this journey under the relevant law of a non-EU country.

European Defence Fund 26 June 2023, 23:33 CET
Complementing and amplifying the efforts of EU Member States, the European Defence Fund promotes cooperation among companies and research actors of all sizes and geographic origin in the Union, in research and development of state-of-the-art and interoperable defence technology and equipment. The Fund supports competitive and collaborative projects throughout the entire cycle of research and development for a bigger impact on the European defence capability and industrial landscape. It strongly encourages participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in collaborative projects and fosters breakthrough innovative solutions.

State of bathing waters in 2022 interactive map 11 June 2023, 23:56 CET
The Bathing Water Directive requires Member States to monitor and assess bathing water. Check out the interactive map that will allow you to view on-line the quality of the bathing water in the almost 22,000 coastal beaches and freshwater bathing waters across Europe.

ERCC - Emergency Response Coordination Centre 30 May 2023, 23:46 CET
The Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) is the heart of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. It coordinates the delivery of assistance to disaster-stricken countries, such as relief items, expertise, civil protection teams and specialised equipment. The centre ensures the rapid deployment of emergency support and acts as a coordination hub between all EU Member States, the 9 additional participating states, the affected country, and civil protection and humanitarian experts. The ERCC operates 24/7. It can help any country inside or outside the EU affected by a major disaster upon request from the national authorities or a UN body.

EU Energy Platform 16 May 2023, 14:18 CET
The aim of the EU Energy Platform is to coordinate EU action and negotiations with external upstream suppliers to prevent EU countries from outbidding each other. It can also use the weight of the EU - as one of the biggest consumers of gas in the world - to achieve better conditions for all EU consumers.