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Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges
The Commission launched today five new EU missions, a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and…
Recovery and Resilience Facility: Denmark, Spain, Latvia and Luxembourg submit official recovery and resilience plans
The Commission has received official recovery and resilience plans from Denmark, Spain, Latvia and Luxembourg. These plans set out the reforms and public investment projects…
EC: Member States should raise water prices
Vice president Frans Timmermans of the European Commission (EC) presented the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change as part of the Green Deal….
Coronavirus Response: Commission proposes to exempt vital goods and services distributed by the EU from VAT in times of crisis
The European Commission has today proposed to exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) goods and services made available by the European Commission, EU bodies and…
Commission launches Pollinator Park – a dystopian virtual reality experience of a world without pollinators
Pollinator Park is an interactive digital tool to raise awareness about the alarming decline of pollinators and mobilise global action to address it. Designed in…
Commission welcomes agreement on additional financial support for the most deprived under REACT-EU
The European Parliament has voted through the political agreement reached by the co-legislators on the Commission’s proposal to provide more funds to support the most…
Commission proposes to purchase up to 300 million additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine
The European Commission today proposed to the EU Member States to purchase an additional 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech and…
European Commission proposes new batteries legislation
The European Commission has proposed raising the 45% collection rate for portable batteries to 65% in 2025 and 70% in 2030 as part of its…
Poland, Hungary under rule of law spotlight
Europe faces important challenges to the rule of law, an EU-wide report published Wednesday by the Commission shows, highlighting the threat to Poland’s judicial independence…
EU invests €350m in first domestic battery gigafactory
The European Investment Bank issued a €350 million loan on Thursday (30 July) to a Swedish company that hopes to corner a significant share of…
Apple tax ruling for Ireland shines light on global tax avoidance
So is Ireland a tax haven? Yes, according to Liz Nelson, director of the Tax Justice Network, an NGO which campaigns against global tax avoidance…
Coronavirus: €117 million granted for treatments and diagnostics through the Innovative Medicines Initiative
The Commission announced today that 8 large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,were selected in a fast-track call for proposals,…
Coronavirus: Commission receives first preliminary application for support from the EU Solidarity Fund for health emergency from Italy
The European Commission received its first preliminary application for financial support from the EU Solidarity Fund from Italy to address the coronavirus outbreak and its…
Innovation and collaboration are vital for the success of plastics in the circular economy
As reported by edie, the European Commission unveiled its new Circular Economy Action Plan in March this year. The new plan outlined a sweeping set…
Ukraine: €13 million in humanitarian aid for conflict affected population
As the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters seventh year, the European Commission announces today €13 million to support the most vulnerable people affected by the…
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