Category: _European Commission News

11 AMIF projects launched in 2025  In 2024, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception – in collaboration with the National Reception Office and the Directorate General of Immigration – launched a call for projects to be supported by the European Commission’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).  11 projects selected under this […]

Extension of validity of permits for those displaced from Ukraine   Following the EU decision to extend permits under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) for Ukrainians, Denmark announced it will do the same. Residence permits held by this group are now valid until March 2027.    Denmark is not bound by the TPD, but passed […]

Procedures for legalisation of stay to be fully digitalised from 2026  It will soon be possible to apply for the legalisation of stay in Poland exclusively online through a dedicated platform (Case Management Module – MOS). The Office for Foreigners will announce the exact launch date of the fully digitalised system in advance.   Access […]

  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 […]

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 […]

The rooftops of EU’s 271 million buildings could host around 2.3 terawatts peak (TWp) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and generate approximately 2,750 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity per year with current PV technology, according to a new study. This would provide 40% of the electricity needed in future zero emission scenarios, underlining how rooftop PV […]

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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The Social Situation Monitor is pleased to announce two newly published research notes presenting empirical evidence on relevant social and labour market developments in Europe. How clustered are disadvantages among older Europeans?: This research note shows that recognising how disadvantages cluster across multiple active ageing dimensions not only reveals that many older Europeans continue to face overlapping challenges, […]

  Digital connectivity is a cornerstone of our increasingly interconnected, technology-driven societies. Making advanced connectivity widely available is essential for Europe’s competitiveness. To help operators invest more easily in modern fibre and mobile networks, the Commission is proposing to update and simplify EU rules on digital connectivity with the digital networks act. The proposal will […]