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The European Commission has adopted a framework for green bonds, which has been independently assessed. This step is a prelude to a green bond issue of up to 250 billion euros, or 30% of the total issue of NextGenerationEU. The green bond framework assures investors that the funds raised will [...]

At the beginning of September, the new EU energy labels for light bulbs and other lighting products came into force. It is a new version designed to help European consumers to reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint by directing their purchasing choices towards products that promote an eco-sustainable energy [...]

MEPs adopted rules to facilitate the provision of more data to help create new products and innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence. The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted its position on Thursday on the EU Data Governance Act (DGA), which aims to increase confidence in data sharing, create new [...]

2020 marked a further improvement in the EU’s leading position among the world’s largest exporters of agri-food products. With regard to imports, according to a report published today , EU is now the third largest importer after the United States and China. 2020 was a particularly challenging but favourable year [...]

The EU Commission has decided to register an initiative of European citizens called "Returntheplastics: a citizens' initiative for a deposit system throughout the EU for the recycling of plastic bottles". The organisers of the initiative ask the Commission to put forward a proposal to: introduce a EU-wide deposit system to [...]

The Commission has approved the amendment of six operational programmes (Ops) of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) in Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary and Germany under REACT-EU for a total of 2.7 billion euros. In Italy, 1 billion euros is added to the national [...]

A total of 10 million euros will be provided to support theatrical and entertainment companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The European Commission has recently approved an Italian scheme of 10 million euros, specifically designed to help the cultural sector. Under the scheme, the aid will take the form of [...]

The European Parliament has finally adopted the Fisheries Fund 2021-2027, to support the blue economy, protect biodiversity and promote international governance of the oceans. The new European Fund for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Feampa) encourages EU countries to invest to make the fisheries and aquaculture sectors more competitive and [...]

The European Commission today published a new technical guide on climate-proof infrastructure projects for the period 2021-2027. The guidelines will help to integrate climate considerations into future investments and the development of infrastructure projects, be they buildings, network infrastructure or a range of built systems and assets. This will enable [...]

The European Commission has published its latest report on the short-term prospects of EU agricultural markets. With significant progress in the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 across the EU, catering services have been reopened and travel restrictions have been gradually lifted. This should have a positive impact on tourism this summer [...]