Category: _European Commission News

Today, Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné convenes the first General Assembly of the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA) at Chemelot Chemical Park in the Netherlands. The General Assembly brings together high-level members of the alliance from industry, Member States, regional authorities, and civil society. It marks the formal launch of this key initiative under the European Chemicals […]

The fourth Call for Proposals under the European Urban Initiative – Innovative Actions (EUI-IA) will launch in February 2026, with an indicative ERDF budget of EUR 60 million.   The call aims to support urban authorities of all sizes across Europe, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized cities, in testing small-scale, locally innovative solutions […]

Today, the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a new guarantee agreement worth up to €76.75 million to accelerate the development of greener and fairer global value chains. Aligned with the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and backed by the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+), this initiative will make […]

The ‘Have your say’ initiative comes from the European Ocean Act, which aims to strengthen and modernise maritime spatial planning as a strategic tool that serves and implements the European Ocean Pact’s priorities. It seeks to do this through increased cross-sectoral coordination at national level and a better organised sea-basin approach. It also aims to […]

The call aims to support urban authorities of all sizes across Europe, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized cities, in testing small-scale, innovative solutions to pressing urban challenges. As previously announced, this fourth edition introduces an updated support framework, reflecting EUI’s continued commitment to strengthening cities’ capacity to design and deliver innovative responses […]

Mark your calendars and register for a webinar for dealers, explaining the rules on how energy labels and other related information must be made available to consumers at points of sale.  The webinar will cover both physical and online shops, as well as advertisements, with a focus on information relevant to all product categories covered […]

The upcoming 7th edition of the Cities Forum in 2027 is looking for a dynamic host city. This is a unique opportunity for cities to contribute to key discussions on the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy and to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable urban development.  All interested EU cities are invited to apply.  The call is […]

Autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas provide full or partial waivers of applicable import customs duties, designed to support EU industries by enabling access to certain strategic raw materials, semi-finished goods, or components that are either not produced or insufficiently produced within the EU, thereby reducing costs relative to standard customs duties. Updates to these suspensions […]

The 2025 Plenary Meeting of the CERIS Expert Group, held on 20-21 November 2025 in Brussels, brought together 54 of its members to assess ongoing work, set strategic goals, and plan the future direction of CERIS activities. Led by the Innovation and Security Research Unit, the event confirmed CERIS’ role as a European platform for […]

A new system introducing a  digital catch certificate for all fishery products entering the European Union came into force on 10 January 2026. This will support global efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, help protect marine biodiversity and contribute to the EU’s broader simplification efforts.   The new system, known as CATCH, […]