Joint press release by Minister Akazawa Ryosei (Japan) and Executive vice-president Stéphane Séjourné (European Commission)

On January 21, 2026, Mr. Akazawa Ryosei, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Mr. Stéphane Séjourné, Executive vice-president of the European Commission for industrial strategy and prosperity held a bilateral meeting on the occasion of the World Economic Forum held in Davos.  At the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their intention to advance […]

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Commission announces €1.9 billion humanitarian aid budget for 2026

The European Commission has announced its initial €1.9 billion humanitarian aid budget for 2026, at a time when 239 million people need assistance and major donors are cutting funding. Commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, Hadja Lahbib, brings this commitment to Davos today, seeking to mobilise private sector finance and innovative solutions that can complement […]

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Farewell to ESDE quarterly, welcome quarterly EESO: Quarterly European Employment and Social Outlook published

  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 […]

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Results of 21-01-2026 auction (EU-Bills)

ISIN 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 […]

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MEPs debate outcome of December EU summit and need for a stronger Europe | News

European 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 […]

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Police arrest over 100 people in huge drugs bust linked to 20 labs across Europe

On 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 […]

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