Month: January 2026

Today, the 25th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapter 32 (financial control). I am pleased to see Montenegro closing another negotiating chapter today.With this achievement, a total of 13 chapters have now been provisionally closed, marking significant and tangible progress on the country’s path toward European integration. Enlargement […]

At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg today, Germany and Denmark reached an agreement on the Bornholm Energy Island project to develop offshore wind energy.  This marks a first key delivery of the Energy Highways initiative set out as part of the European Grids Package published in December 2025. A first-of-its kind project, the wind farm […]

Across Europe, a growing share of farmland is managed by farmers over 55, while fewer than one in ten are under 40. Many older farmers wish to retire but face uncertainty about how to, or to whom, pass on their farm. For younger generations, meanwhile, unclear succession rules and limited opportunities delay their entry into […]

The Commission has published its assessment of Belgium’s final updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). Outlining the Belgian plan for achieving its 2030 energy and climate targets, the final updated plan provides revised projections that mark some improvements compared to the draft updated plan. Belgium has raised its ambition relative to the previous version, but additional efforts […]

At today’s North Sea Summit in Hamburg, leaders and energy ministers of the North Sea region committed to cooperate closely to speed up the development of stable, secure and affordable offshore energy and hydrogen and make European industry more globally competitive.  Today’s renewed commitment comes against the backdrop of a changing geopolitical landscape, high energy […]

Today, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, hosted the third European Startup and Scaleup Forum in Brussels, bringing together founders, investors and other industry leaders from across Europe.  Eight months after the adoption of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the Forum provided an opportunity to take stock of implementation progress, assess early impact and […]

On 12-13 January, the European Commission held the launch event for its Expert Group Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in Brussels. The EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, opened the event with a keynote speech and officially launched the expert group.   By creating the Prevention Network as an official […]

Annual report on migration and asylum 2024  Portugal’s Agency for Immigration, Migration, and Asylum (AIMA) published its 2024 annual report, providing data on Portugal’s resident foreign population of 1 543 697 people (31.4% of whom are Brazilian) and highlighting aspects relevant to integration.   According to the report, 71% of Brazil’s migrant population has been granted […]

ISMU annual report on migration and asylum   The ISMU Foundation published its 30th report on developing trends in migration and asylum in Italy and Europe. The report provides an overview of migration flows, demographics and citizenship recognition in Italy, including a historical overview of migration patterns and their impact on Italian society alongside an […]

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