Category: _European Commission News

At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg today, Germany and Denmark reached an agreement on the Bornholm Energy Island project to develop offshore wind energy.  This marks a first key delivery of the Energy Highways initiative set out as part of the European Grids Package published in December 2025. A first-of-its kind project, the wind farm […]

Today, the 25th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapter 32 (financial control). I am pleased to see Montenegro closing another negotiating chapter today.With this achievement, a total of 13 chapters have now been provisionally closed, marking significant and tangible progress on the country’s path toward European integration. Enlargement […]

Following, the approval of the first wave of defence funding, the European Commission has cleared a second group of national defence plans under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, marking another major step in making the Union safer. The Commission submitted a proposal to the Council to approve financial assistance for Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia […]

ISIN EU000A4EG021 EU000A4D8KD2 EU000A4EJF17 Competitive auction 26/01/2026 26/01/2026 26/01/2026 Settlement competitive auction 28/01/2026 28/01/2026 28/01/2026 Non-competitive auction 27/01/2026 27/01/2026 27/01/2026 Settlement non-competitive auction 29/01/2026 29/01/2026 29/01/2026 Maturity 14/10/2030 12/12/2035 12/12/2040 Volume bids * 2 956 3 735 2 289 Volume allotment * 2 310 2 400 1 711 Non-competitive allocation * – – – Old […]

ISMU annual report on migration and asylum   The ISMU Foundation published its 30th report on developing trends in migration and asylum in Italy and Europe. The report provides an overview of migration flows, demographics and citizenship recognition in Italy, including a historical overview of migration patterns and their impact on Italian society alongside an […]

Europe’s global competitiveness depends on its ability to innovate and grow, but persistent skills shortages in key sectors are creating a bottleneck. To tackle this challenge, the European Commission is preparing a new European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET), aiming to turn vocational training into a strategic lever for economic resilience. While over […]

The use of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling continues to increase in the EU, with the share reaching 26.7% in 2024, the highest value since the time series started in 2004 (11.7%). The share increased by 0.5 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023 (26.2%), but was below the average annual increase from 2004 […]

The European Union and the Council of Europe have signed an agreement on the financing of an advance team to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The aim of the joint project is to create a team to prepare the institutional, logistical […]

On Monday, 26 January, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, will host the European Tourism Day in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and experts to explore how Europe can shape the tourism of tomorrow. The event will address a broad range of topics, including sustainability, accessibility, the use of Artificial Intelligence and data, and private investment in the sector. Discussions will […]

The EU, its Member States and the private sector should invest about €70 billion per year until 2050 in climate adaptation, to reduce exposure to increasing climate hazards and improve resilience, according to a new study commissioned by the Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and funded under Horizon Europe. Assessment of EU and Member […]