Category: _European Commission News

The European Commission has appointed Ylva Johansson as chair of the European Skills High-Level Board.  The board will play a central role in advancing the Union of Skills, the Commission’s strategy to boost Europe’s competitiveness and address labour shortages through improved education, vocational training and lifelong learning. As Chair, Johansson will steer the board’s mission to strengthen people’s skills […]

On 13 January 2026, the 11th Chile–EU Joint Steering Committee Meeting (JSCM) was held in Santiago, Chile, under the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Chile. Hosted by Chile in a hybrid format, the meeting was co-chaired by Emilie Rojas, International Affairs Adviser at the Cabinet of […]

A new report highlights the urgent need to halt ‘forever chemicals’ contamination to avoid enormous costs to society. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pollution significantly impacts human health and the environment, resulting in considerable costs borne by all citizens. This becomes evident when individuals suffer illnesses from exposure, when contaminated water or soil require expensive […]

A review of the EU’s Zero Pollution Action Plan concludes that Member States must act swiftly and decisively if the EU is to reach its pollution reduction targets by 2030.  The report highlights the strong connection between environmental protection and public health, showing that cutting air, water, soil and noise pollution delivers immediate health benefits, […]

The first Stakeholders’ Forum on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has taken place in Brussels. Organised by the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (Alliance), with the support of the European Commission, the Forum brought together over 100 in-person participants and several hundred online, representing a wide spectrum of stakeholders – EU institutions, international organisations, policy-makers, industry, civil society, research […]

The Road to Green 23: How the EU is tackling the challenge of ‘forever chemicals’ Source link

The first EDF MaJoR cascade funding call opens today, 28 January 2026, and will remain so until 25 March 2026, 17:00 CET.  The MaJoR project focuses on modernising defence systems and improving the durability of future platforms through innovative technologies for maintenance, joining and repair of multi-material structures across air, sea, and land domains. Under […]

Between January and November 2025, the cumulative EU agri-food surplus reached EUR 46.1 billion. However, this remains EUR 13.1 billion below the same period in 2024, largely due to high import prices. After a very strong performance in October, EU agri-food exports returned to more typical levels in November, while imports remained high. The monthly […]

Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath, and President Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Júnior of the Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados, welcomed today the adoption of their respective mutual adequacy decisions which recognise each other’s data protection systems as equivalent. The mutual adequacy decisions establish a comprehensive area of free and safe personal […]

On 19-20 January 2026, a Social Protection Committee Peer Review on Equal Access to goods and services for persons with disabilities through reasonable accommodation and accessibility measures was held in Berlin. It was proposed by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Peer countries that joined the review were: Belgium Spain Hungary Slovenia […]