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Brussels updates state aid guidance for green transition
The Commission updated state aid guiding templates Tuesday to assist EU states in designing measures to be included in their recovery and resilience plans, in ... last modified 07 April 2023, 00:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels takes action against UK over Chinese shoe fraud
The EU Commission sent a 'reasoned opinion' to the United Kingdom Monday on account of its failure to act against customs fraud relating to Chinese shoe ... last modified 25 September 2018, 15:26 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU mulls upgrade to rules on machinery safety, product liability
With a view to ensuring that legislation keeps up with emerging digital technologies and innovative products, the Commission published evaluation reports ... last modified 08 May 2018, 15:57 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brexit to overshadow Slovakia's EU presidency
The result of the UK referendum overshadowed the launch of Slovakia's first-ever EU presidency on 1 July, as the College of Commissioners met the Slovak ... last modified 05 July 2016, 19:32 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU Court confirms EUR 60m phosphates cartel fine
The EU Court of Justice confirmed Thursday a European Commission fine of nearly EUR 60 million imposed on the Roullier group for sharing the phosphate market ... last modified 12 January 2017, 22:20 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Renewables increase share of EU energy consumption
Wind, solar and other renewable energy sources are steadily increasing their share in energy consumption across the EU, reducing the need for CO2-emitting ... last modified 04 April 2017, 00:21 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New counter-terrorism law backed by MEPs
Travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, inciting terrorism and financing terrorist activities will be made a crime following a vote in the European ... last modified 05 December 2016, 22:51 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
More wind, solar power needed if EU is to meet renewables targets
The EU needs to take significant action to generate more electricity from wind and solar power and meet its targets on renewables, according to a report by the ... last modified 06 June 2019, 23:37 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
European farmers to be exempted from EU rules on land lying fallow
The European Commission officially adopted a regulation Tuesday which grants a partial exemption for European farmers from the conditionality rule on land ... last modified 13 February 2024, 23:52 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Terrorist content removed from web in 1 hour under new EU rules
In his State of the Union address to the EU Parliament Wednesday, Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker outlined new rules which would get terrorist content ... last modified 12 September 2018, 23:07 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Fintech action plan to boost innovation in financial services
Europe should become a global hub for FinTech innovation, the Commission said Thursday as it unveiled a plan to harness opportunities offered by ... last modified 08 March 2018, 23:17 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU and G7 set price cap on Russian petroleum products
The EU - together with the G7+ Price Cap Coalition - on Saturday adopted further price caps for seaborne petroleum products (such as diesel and fuel oil) ... last modified 08 February 2023, 22:22 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU opens probe into LSE - Deutsche Boerse merger
The Commission is to investigate whether the proposed merger between the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse would reduce competition in several ... last modified 29 September 2016, 22:39 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU funds urgent research into combatting Covid variants
The EU Commission announced Wednesday it is mobilising EUR 123 million from its new EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, for urgent research ... last modified 12 April 2021, 21:54 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Truck producers hit by record EUR 2.93 bn cartel fine
The EU Commission on Tuesday fined truck producers - including Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF - a total of EUR 2.93 billion for participating in a ... last modified 19 July 2016, 23:51 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs demand fair protection for posted workers
MEPs adopted new draft rules Tuesday to ensure that posted workers are better protected and fair competition for companies, with changes concerning ... last modified 18 October 2017, 18:32 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New debt recovery rules enter into force
Businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will be able to benefit from new EU rules to recover debt from debtors in other EU ... last modified 18 January 2017, 23:49 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU looks to reform asylum system
The European Commission proposed to reform Europe's asylum system Wednesday, promising a fairer and more sustainable system for allocating asylum applications ... last modified 05 May 2016, 17:09 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU agrees end to geo-blocking barriers to e-commerce
EU ministers agreed Monday to ban barriers to e-commerce known as 'geo-blocking' which prevent online customers from buying products or services from a website ... last modified 28 November 2016, 23:29 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Spain, Portugal face EU sanctions over excessive deficits
EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels Tuesday backed sanctions against Spain and Portugal for failing to correct their excessive deficits according to their ... last modified 12 July 2016, 23:16 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU foreign ministers call for relaunch of Syria peace talks
The parties involved in the Syrian conflict need to relaunch a political solution in the framework of the UN-led Geneva process, EU foreign affairs chief ... last modified 18 April 2018, 00:01 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU green light for tougher controls on firearms
EU ministers gave the green light Tuesday to a revision of the firearms directive, which provides for more rigorous controls on the acquisition and possession ... last modified 26 April 2017, 23:09 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels consults on EU equal pay guarantee
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather information on the impact of EU rules on equal pay and how to better implement and enforce ... last modified 15 January 2019, 23:26 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels expands temporary framework to recapitalisation
The Commission has adopted a second amendment to extend the scope of the State aid Temporary Framework adopted on 19 March to enable EU states to support the ... last modified 13 May 2020, 00:57 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote for 'right to disconnect' from work
The European Parliament called Thursday for an EU law to define minimum requirements for remote working including a right to digitally disconnect from work ... last modified 26 January 2021, 21:44 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Electricity backup systems given EC green light
The European Commission approved Wednesday under EU State aid rules six electricity capacity mechanisms in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Poland, ... last modified 08 February 2018, 14:33 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU sets up sanctions against Turkey for Cyprus oil drilling
The EU Council adopted a framework for restrictive measures Monday in response to unauthorised drilling by Turkey of hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean, ... last modified 13 November 2019, 00:01 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU allocates EUR 5.4 bn to projects to improve infrastructure links
The European Commission selected some 135 transport infrastructure projects for EU grants Wednesday from among 399 project proposals submitted under the ... last modified 29 June 2022, 22:32 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Commission proposes new tools to combat VAT fraud
The EU Commission unveiled Thursday new tools to make the EU's Value Added Tax system more fraud-proof and to close loopholes which can lead to large-scale VAT ... last modified 30 November 2017, 23:54 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU again delays decision on glyphosate renewal
The European Commission again postponed a vote on whether to renew the licence for the controversial herbicide glyphosate on Thursday, despite a WHO warning ... last modified 20 May 2016, 17:32 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%