Category: _European Commission News

MISSOC has released its latest update (as of July 2025) of the information on social protection systems in all EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.  MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, is an indispensable online information source offering timely and comparable insights into the social protection systems of European countries.  The information comes from a network […]

Under new rules entering into application today (Jan 12), Member States must monitor, in a harmonised way, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in drinking water to ensure compliance with the new EU limit values under the recast Drinking Water Directive. They will also have to inform the Commission of these monitoring results. This includes data on exceedances […]

On 19 November 2025, the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) once again co-organised the annual event of the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security to bring together the CERIS and Hub communities in Brussels.   The event gathered representatives from EU institutions and agencies, research and technology organisations, internal security practitioners from […]

On 9 January, the EU launched a Union-wide digital solution called RecFishing in collaboration with EU countries to simplify and streamline data collection on recreational fishing catches across all EU marine areas. As new measures on marine recreational fisheries start to apply in 2026, 22 coastal EU countries will be required to collect catch data for […]

The upcoming 7th edition of the Cities Forum in 2027 is looking for a dynamic host city. This is a unique opportunity for cities to contribute to key discussions on the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy and to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable urban development.  All interested EU cities are invited to apply.  The call is […]

Autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas provide full or partial waivers of applicable import customs duties, designed to support EU industries by enabling access to certain strategic raw materials, semi-finished goods, or components that are either not produced or insufficiently produced within the EU, thereby reducing costs relative to standard customs duties. Updates to these suspensions […]

The 2025 Plenary Meeting of the CERIS Expert Group, held on 20-21 November 2025 in Brussels, brought together 54 of its members to assess ongoing work, set strategic goals, and plan the future direction of CERIS activities. Led by the Innovation and Security Research Unit, the event confirmed CERIS’ role as a European platform for […]

A new study published by the European Investment Bank (EIB), in collaboration with the European Commission under the InvestEU Advisory Hub, examines the reasons shaping relocation decisions of innovative startups and scaleups from the EU and identifies measures to help Europe better retain high-potential firms. Based on a targeted survey of founders and C-level executives, the study […]

The Guidance Document provides Chinese exporters of BEVs to the EU with general guidance on the submission of price undertaking offers. It covers various aspects to be addressed in a possible undertaking offer, including the minimum import price, sales channels, cross-compensation, and future investments in the EU. Each price undertaking offer is subject to the […]

In 2024, the EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This represents a 1% decrease compared with 2023 and a 20% reduction compared with 2013. Between 2013 and 2024, the energy sector (supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning) achieved the sharpest rate of […]