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The Commission has opened a 4-week consultation on how to facilitate the take-up of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – long-term bilateral contracts typically concluded between generators and corporate consumers. This call for evidence will feed into the Commission’s work assessing the regulatory and non-regulatory barriers that hamper the development of PPAs with a view to publishing […]

Are you between 18 and 35 years old and curious about how Europe’s energy future is shaped? Are you interested in clean energy, security, and competitiveness, and want to be part of that conversation? Then the Young Energy Ambassadors (YEAs) programme is for you!  If successful, you will get the chance to join a dynamic […]

The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have released a second version (V2) of NEATS – the Non-CO2 Aviation Effects Tracking System – an IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying the non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation. Aircraft operators can now calculate the impact of their flights by providing data they collect. The results generated at this stage are […]

On 27-28 January 2026, a Social Protection Committee Peer Review on Improving coverage of long-term care in Greece: addressing regional disparities and expanding care services took place in Athens. The peer review was hosted by the Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs and brought together peer country representatives,  alongside the European Commission and […]

The European Commission has announced a €171 million of support to boost infrastructure development and private sector growth across Western Balkans partners. The new support package includes an investment contribution package from different EU funding sources: contributions from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) for a project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, contributions from WBIF […]

This Declaration was launched during COP30 by the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, established by UNESCO, the Government of Brazil and the UN.  It establishes shared international commitments to address information integrity on climate change and promote accurate, evidence-based information on climate issues.  This endorsement comes at a time when the information […]

On 19-20 January 2026, a Social Protection Committee Peer Review on Equal Access to goods and services for person 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 […]

Today, the European Commission published a study assessing the application of selected provisions of the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). The study examines how key elements of the directive are applied in practice, focusing on 5 priority areas: the proportionality principle in patent injunction cases, the role and impact of Patent Assertion Entities in […]

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Across Europe, a growing share of farmland is managed by farmers over 55, while fewer than one in ten are under 40. Many older farmers wish to retire but face uncertainty about how to, or to whom, pass on their farm. For younger generations, meanwhile, unclear succession rules and limited opportunities delay their entry into […]