This week signs the launch of our new publication, the Quarterly European Employment and Social Outlook. New features The new quarterly presents a much shorter and condensed part I on recent developments, a new visual identity used for all our future publication products and, most importantly, a fully interactive dashboard with quarterly data. The […]
Continue ReadingISIN EU000A4D85N4 EU000A4EDCQ2 EU000A4EMTG8 Date of auction 21/01/2026 21/01/2026 21/01/2026 Settlement date 23/01/2026 23/01/2026 23/01/2026 Maturity 10/04/2026 03/07/2026 08/01/2027 Volume bids * 1 404 1 314 1 617 Volume allotment * 930 850 1 387 Old outstanding amount * 4 611 3 183 1 292 New outstanding amount * 5 541 4 033 2 679 […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, European Parliament adopted its position (632 votes to 15 and with nine abstentions) on a revision of EU air passenger rights rules changes suggested by EU member states in June 2025. MEPs voted against a push by EU ministers to weaken air passenger rights, which have been in force since 2004 and the […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has published the list of members for the third mandate of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform will advise the Commission on topics related to the EU Taxonomy and the EU sustainable finance framework at large. Following a call for applications in July 2025, the Commission appointed 28 members and 16 observers from both the […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Rutte, the big economies in Europe — including Spain, Italy and France — would have never agreed to allocate 2 percent of their GDP to defense if Trump had not become the U.S. president again. “No way, without Donald Trump this would never have happened. They’re all on 2 percent now,” Rutte said. […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Council President António Costa stressed that defending international law and multilateralism is key for the EU. He rejected “violations of international law whether in Ukraine, Greenland, Latin America or Gaza” and “violations of human rights whether in Iran, Sudan or Afghanistan”. Speaking about the 22 January EU summit, he stressed the EU’s unity on […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch European investigators have dismantled a vast international synthetic drugs network operating from Poland, leading to the seizure of more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and the arrest of over […]
Continue ReadingFor the Ukrainians it is the worst winter of war so far. But people are not letting Russia’s attacks get them down, reports a Kiev resident. January 21, 2026, 11:59January 21, 2026, 11:59 Martin Küper / t-online An article by After one of the worst Russian attacks this winter, at least the sun shone over […]
Continue ReadingThe initiative is the result of a partnership between the Public Ministry of Peru, the Court of Arequipa, and the Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced (GLACY-e) project. GLACY-e is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and supports countries worldwide in strengthening their criminal justice responses to cybercrime. Building judicial expertise on […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its proposal to revamp the bloc’s Cybersecurity Act. The bill seeks to crack down on risky technology vendors in critical supply chains ranging across energy, transport, health care and other sectors. Though the legislation itself does not name any specific countries or companies, it is widely seen as being […]
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