Category: _European Commission News

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 […]

Annual report on migration and asylum 2024  Portugal’s Agency for Immigration, Migration, and Asylum (AIMA) published its 2024 annual report, providing data on Portugal’s resident foreign population of 1 543 697 people (31.4% of whom are Brazilian) and highlighting aspects relevant to integration.   According to the report, 71% of Brazil’s migrant population has been granted […]

On 12-13 January, the European Commission held the launch event for its Expert Group Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in Brussels. The EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, opened the event with a keynote speech and officially launched the expert group.   By creating the Prevention Network as an official […]

Today, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, hosted the third European Startup and Scaleup Forum in Brussels, bringing together founders, investors and other industry leaders from across Europe.  Eight months after the adoption of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the Forum provided an opportunity to take stock of implementation progress, assess early impact and […]

At today’s North Sea Summit in Hamburg, leaders and energy ministers of the North Sea region committed to cooperate closely to speed up the development of stable, secure and affordable offshore energy and hydrogen and make European industry more globally competitive.  Today’s renewed commitment comes against the backdrop of a changing geopolitical landscape, high energy […]

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 […]

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 […]

On Monday, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen will participate in the North Sea Summit in Hamburg (Germany), an international event hosted by the German Federal Government to boost cross-border cooperation on expanding offshore wind energy. This year, the Summit will bring together leaders, Energy Ministers and industry representatives from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, the UK, Ireland, […]