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EU heads of states and governments are meeting on Friday and Saturday in Brussels to negotiate a €1 trillion budget for the next seven years and a €750 billion recovery fund.

EU leaders pressed to overcome differences and agree on historic stimulus

By: EBR | Friday, July 17, 2020

Pressure is mounting on EU leaders to get over their differences as they meet on Friday (17 July) in person for the first time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak to close a deal on an unprecedented stimulus package to tackle the socio-economic fallout of the crisis

"The persistent economic divergence among member states is a consequence of the halfway construction of the eurozone."

Raising Europe’s Global Role Starts at Home

By: EBR | Friday, July 17, 2020

Europe is immersed in the world around it. But in order to strengthen the EU’s global role, the European Council will need to understand the deep connection between domestic struggles and international ambitions

A review of more than 40 sectorial forecast scenarios, conducted by the Research Consortium for R&D (RE-CORD), found consensus on two main facts: sustainable biofuels will still play a fundamental role all the way through 2050, and advanced biofuels are expected to become the largest share of biofuels contribution yet before 2040.

We won’t get there without sustainable biofuels

By: EBR | Friday, July 17, 2020

It is common knowledge by now: transport is and stays a big greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in the EU and worldwide

"The consumer Internet of Things is expected to grow significantly in the coming years and become commonplace in the daily lives of European consumers..."

Antitrust: Commission launches sector inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT)

By: EBR | Thursday, July 16, 2020

The European Commission today launched an antitrust competition inquiry into the sector of Internet of Things (IoT) for consumer-related products and services in the European Union

"Our goal right now is to make sure that the liquidity taps are kept turned on and that consumers and especially smaller companies can get the financial support they need..."

Coronavirus Response: Commission welcomes ‘Best Practices’ to provide relief for consumers and businesses

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The European Commission has welcomed a list of ‘best practices’ agreed by the financial sector, and consumer and business organisations, to help further mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

"We now know more about the virus but our duty is to remain vigilant and preventive. The set of measures presented today aim to counter further possible outbreaks of COVID-19..."

Coronavirus: Commission strengthens preparedness for future outbreaks

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Commission has presented immediate short-term measures to strengthen EU health preparedness for COVID-19 outbreaks

MEPs encourage the introduction of financial incentives, in line with state aid rules, to persuade producers to make active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines in Europe. They also welcome the new EU health programme EU4Health to make medicines and medical equipment more available and more accessible.

COVID-19: EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for more EU self- sufficiency and better-coordinated strategies to tackle medicine shortages

“Under the guise of COVID-19 recovery spending, governments are pouring huge volumes of public money into the struggling fossil fuel industry, wasting an opportunity to fight the climate crisis while enriching big polluters.”

EU states spent more on fossil fuels than clean energy during the crisis, new data shows

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 15, 2020

France, Germany and Italy have collectively spent $44 billion on fossil fuels during the coronavirus crisis, compared to $29 billion for clean energy, according to fresh data released on Wednesday (15 July)

“I will promote gender balance in digital and stem studies and careers. I want to see more girls and women improve their skills in areas like artificial intelligence, for example.”

Gabriel outlines key areas for EU digital education action plan

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Developing digital competencies across the EU as well as promoting gender equality in the bloc’s digital economy are two key areas that the European Commission will seek to foster as part of the forthcoming revamped Digital Education Action Plan

"At the WTO, we understood well the vital role R&I plays in the global economy. Doubling down on EU R&I investments now helps Europe develop the next generation of clean technologies – then ensures that as those technologies scale up and reach global markets, the continent will reap the economic rewards it deserves."

A green and innovative recovery

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

There’s no better way to express our commitment to the future of Europe than to invest in research and innovation, as it will help Europe develop the next generation of clean technologies and speed up its economic recovery

More than half (56%) believe this requires greater financial means for the EU, which should be directed primarily at tackling the impact of the pandemic on the health sector and the economy.

Citizens call for a bigger EU budget to tackle crisis, new survey shows

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

A majority (56 %) says the EU should have more financial means to overcome the impact of the pandemic. Public health tops the priority list, with economic recovery and climate change

“We will take all necessary initiatives to have a correct implementation and also, we will analyse the necessity to introduce infringement policies.”

Commission to ‘analyse necessity’ of GDPR infringement procedures

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The European Commission will consider the necessity of introducing infringement procedures against member states that fail to comply with the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR), the Commission’s Justice Chief Didier Reynders has warned

The EU Commission has proposed a €1.85 trillion package, which it says will drive a recovery in Europe’s virus-hit economies based on “green” industries and technologies that help to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases fuelling climate change.

EU budget plan falls far short on climate goals, researchers say

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

A European Commission proposal for the European Union’s long-term budget and recovery fund risks leaving a huge shortfall in the “green” investment needed to meet Europe’s climate goals, researchers said on Tuesday (14 July)

"Poland, like all EU members, should receive solidarity and support. But all the other members should also have certainty that Poland, or others in the future, will not undermine the principles that hold the EU together."

What Poland’s Presidential Election Means for the EU

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The reelection of Polish President Andrzej Duda represents an existential threat to the European Union’s legal order. After more than a decade of talk about conditionality, member states must act now

"We are in an unprecedented situation where exceptional volumes of State aid are granted to undertakings in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. Especially in this context, it is not acceptable that companies benefitting from public support engage in tax avoidance practices involving tax havens..."

Νο financial support to companies with links to tax havens

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 14, 2020

State Aid: Commission recommends not granting financial support to companies with links to tax havens

"The Justice Scoreboard provides valuable insight into the rule of law in all EU Member States, and the results will feed into the Commission’s first annual Rule of Law Report this year."

EU Justice Scoreboard 2020

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

Continued improvements in efficiency and accessibility of EU justice systems, coupled with decline in the perception of judicial independence in some Member States

A paper published by the European Parliament’s Directorate General for External Policies of the Union cites recent scientific studies on “deforestation linked to palm-oil production” showing that solely reducing Europe’s own imports of palm oil is environmentally ineffective.

EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

The EU must take an aggressive “stick and carrot” approach to trade deals in order to put an end to deforestation and avert a next pandemic

According to a recent ILO report, 606 million women of working age said that they were not able to get a paid job because of unpaid care work, compared to 41 million men.

How COVID-19 can bring gender justice

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

Like previous disasters, the coronavirus crisis has exposed systemic inequalities faced by women. It’s time to build back better and fairer

Selected from 62 applications, the 24 newly selected European Universities involve 165 higher education institutions from 26 Member States and other countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme.

24 new European Universities reinforce the European Education Area

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

European Universities are transnational alliances of higher education institutions from across the EU that come together for the benefit of students, teachers and society

According to Italy’s farmers boss, the COVID-19 emergency highlighted the fragilities of the European agricultural system, which is still uneven although the fact that the Common Agricultural Policy has been in force since 1960.

Food security is not outdated topic, says Italy’s farmers chief

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

It is wrong to say that ensuring both food security and food safety in Europe is an objective that has already been achieved and can be taken off the table, the chief of Italy’s farmers’ organisation Confagricoltura

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