Category: _European Commission News

The BLUE PORTS project, supported by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) is helping small and medium-sized ports reduce their environmental footprint while remaining competitive. It does so by providing targeted upskilling and reskilling opportunities for the people who work in and around ports. With partners from Greece, Spain, Italy and Georgia, the […]

The European Commission is seeking feedback on possible revisions to the criteria of the EU taxonomy, the classification system for sustainable economic activities. The goal of the revision is to make the framework simpler and easier to use. The EU Taxonomy Regulation is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework, steering investments towards sustainable projects. Its ‘technical […]

Have you ever wondered why electricity rates seem unpredictable, or vary significantly between suppliers? Or why these suppliers offer different types of contracts, both in terms of duration and price?  In essence, this largely depends on when and how electricity suppliers buy electricity on the wholesale market. As profit-oriented market actors, they have mechanisms in […]

The European Commission has delivered €189 million under the Moldova Reform and Growth Facility, following Moldova’s successful completion of 24 reforms. This highlights the significant progress the country has made to advance on its EU path. Out of this, €173 million will be paid directly into the state budget, and €16 million will support projects in Moldova […]

Today, the 26th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapter 21 (Trans-European networks). In the current geopolitical context, enlargement is more than ever a geostrategic investment in peace, security, stability, and prosperity. I am delighted to see another negotiating chapter with Montenegro being closed today, in the second Intergovernmental […]

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, issued the following statement: ‘The strike on a medical facility in Kabul is another deadly escalation in a conflict that needs to end as soon as possible. Civilian and medical facilities must never be targeted as […]

The European Commission launched a four-week call for evidence today (17 March) to support a review and targeted revision of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the main EU law for protecting and improving the status of Europe’s waters.  As announced in the RESourceEU Action Plan, the Commission is accelerating its efforts to secure the EU’s supply of […]

Brussels, Art & History Museum, Parc du Cinquantenaire, 9-13 June 2026 “First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around never works.”  (Jan Gehl, Danish architect)   Buildings and common spaces should be designed around the people who live in them. That’s why we place communities at the heart of the 2026 Festival of the […]

The article showcases Rome’s efforts to support apprentices to access high-quality jobs, how EAfA has contributed to the region’s success and why other organisations should consider joining the Alliance. Please can you provide a short overview of your pledge? In 2017, the City of Rome made an EAfA pledge to enhance its apprenticeship programme. Our […]

This restoration of full market access constitutes a complete resolution of the six-year-old WTO dispute between the EU and Colombia. The dispute demonstrates the effectiveness of the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) which maintains a fully-functioning dispute settlement system in the WTO, among the participating countries. It is the first dispute to reach the […]