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As nation states around the world vie with each other to protect their own citizens first, have they instead eroded public confidence in their authority and perspicacity?

"Whatever" it takes must be EU member states’ Covid-19 pledge

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 17, 2020

How shaken should be our faith in governments’ handling of the Corona virus?

Over €119 million from the Cohesion Fund will finance the purchase of 21 new electric trains to boost service quality, reduce delays and encourage more people to use a sustainable transport type.

EU invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Today the European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7 Member States, namely Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain

“The impacts on our economy are now tangible. The Committee on Budgets stands ready to quickly process all the necessary budgetary initiatives destined to alleviate the negative impacts on our health systems, our economy and on the EU citizens”.

Budget MEPs ready to adopt all necessary measures to tackle the Corona emergency

By: EBR | Monday, March 16, 2020

BUDG Chair and coordinators welcome Commission announcements, but deplore mere “re-use” of existing funds and insist on fresh and additional financial means to tackle the coronavirus crisis

The public awareness of the power of photonics has grown steadily in the last years, also because photonics is listed by the European Commission as one of the Key Enabling Technologies. The Commission has emphasised the enormous growth potential this advanced technology presents for Europe.

Photonics, the ‘Green Deal’ technology

By: EBR | Monday, March 16, 2020

Photonics has been defined as a vital technology in Europe’s future digital transformation as well as helping the bloc achieve broader sustainability goals and strategic autonomy. However, there remains a deficit in public awareness on the technology

"We will use all the tools at our disposal to make sure the European economy weathers this storm. This requires coordination between Member States, the Commission and the ECB."

Coronavirus crisis

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 11, 2020

“Commission will use all the tools at its disposal to make sure the European economy weathers the storm”

“The global economy is evolving rapidly, and major new challenges and opportunities are emerging. Today’s industrial strategy does not offer enough to convince our 20 million+ member businesses – especially SMEs – that they will be at the centre of the von der Leyen Commission’s thinking”.

EUROCHAMBRES disappointed with European Commission’s ‘Industrial Strategy’

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, March 11, 2020

EUROCHAMBRES, the association of European Chambers of Commerce & Industry, has expressed its disappointment with the Industrial Strategy adopted by the European Commission on SMEs, Industrial Policy and the Single Market

"A perfect storm is brewing up for Ursula von der Leyen. She faces five major crises which she will have to overcome."

2020: Europe’s Annus Horribilis?

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Germany/s Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission have to overcome five major challenges

Despite the scale and complexity of the task, carbon-neutral industry is feasible and offers a major investment opportunity. If done right, and by 2050 at the latest, the industrial pillar of the Green Deal can make Europe a world leader in climate-neutral and circular technologies, products and services.

A credible industrial pillar for the European Green Deal

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 10, 2020

If done right, the industrial pillar of the Green Deal can make Europe a world leader in climate-neutral and circular technologies, products and services

"If the EU does not just want to be in the business of mouthing big words, it must actually learn to speak the ‘language of power’ and of geopolitics. And for that to be real, this entails for the EU to acquire actual capabilities — and not only military."

Europe/s Sovereignty Fever

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 10, 2020

There are big questions about the viability of the EU in the era of IT dominating technological innovation as well as in an era dominated once again by geopolitics

"The EU cannot and should not throw open its gates to all of the world’s war-stricken, tired and poor. Or even to those whose talents and skills we need. Refugee and migration flows have to be carefully managed. Integration and inclusion must be given similar cool-headed attention."

Goodbye Venus, hello Mars – but so far, Europe’s only being tough with the weak

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Goodbye Venus, hello Mars. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her team have spent the last 100 days struggling to shed the EU’s image as a geopolitical dwarf

"If the current crisis facing Turkey is entirely of Mr Erdogan’s own making, that has not prevented the Turkish president from trying to deflect attention away from his own mishandling of the conflict by seeking to provoke a new migrant crisis in Europe."

Erdogan’s Attempts to Blackmail Europe are Doomed to Fail

By: EBR | Monday, March 9, 2020

If Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes he can bully European leaders by provoking a fresh migrant crisis in southern Europe, then he would be well-advised to think again

“The story of our first 100 days is about tackling the twin transition that Europe is facing..."

A Union that strives for more: the first 100 days

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020

The new Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen took office on 1 December 2019. Within its first 100 days, the Commission focused on delivering its most important priorities set in the President’s political guidelines

“Thousands of unaccompanied children reach Europe every year. Their protection is a priority for the Commission. This is why I have asked Commissioner Johansson to travel to Greece to find solutions to ensure their protection. Commissioner Johansson and I will now work closely with the Member States to find a safe place for these children.”

Commission takes action for unaccompanied migrant children on Greek islands

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020

Following President von der Leyen’s visit to Greece on Tuesday, together with the Presidents of the other EU institutions, the Commission presented its Action Plan for immediate measures to support Greece

The EU will continue and strengthen its efforts towards gender equality around the world, as part of the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

Statement by the European Commission ahead of International Women’s Day 2020

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020

Ahead of the International Women’s Day, the European Commission issued the following statement