EU citizenship cannot be traded as a commodity, according to a majority of speakers, who want to end the “golden passports” schemes currently in place in some member states. In a plenary debate with Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, MEPs stressed the inherent risks that these programmes give rise to, namely money laundering, tax evasion and […]
The EIB will invest €30 million to accelerate the recovery of Serbian companies operating in sectors most affected by COVID-19. The loan with Erste Bank AD Novi Sad will unlock loans under more affordable terms for Serbian companies. This is the first EIB operation in Serbia under the Team Europe COVID-19 support package.
Today the European Union, along with the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees co-hosted the International Donors’ Conference in solidarity with Rohingya refugees and countries in the region.
EIB loan of PLN 184 million (€42 million) helps build four wind farms in western Poland Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) provides term loan financing of PLN 184 million plus ancillary tranches of €57 million as well as interest and currency hedges EIB financing is backed by a guarantee under the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the financial pillar […]
Europe’s biggest environmental event, EU Green Week, hosted today the 2020 LIFE Awards Ceremony.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) takes careful note of the European Parliament’s vote not to grant the 2018 budget discharge and, whilst regretting the situation that led to this refusal, reiterates its firm commitment to fighting harassment and misconduct in the workplace.
The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
The Council today imposed restrictive measures on two individuals and one body that were responsible for or took part in the cyber-attack on the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in April and May 2015. This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its ability to operate for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and the email accounts […]
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. As stipulated in the Council recommendation, this list will continue to be reviewed regularly and, as the case may be, updated.
EU consumption represents around 10 % of global deforestation Voluntary initiatives have failed to halt deforestation Traceability obligations for companies on the EU market must be set up Since 1990, forests covering an area larger than South Africa have been lost
