Today, the European Commission’s Eurydice network has published a report on equity in school education in Europe. Equitable education systems play a major role in making European societies fairer and more inclusive.

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on EU rules for long-term investment funds. The European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) Regulation sets out an EU-wide investment framework designed to attract investors who want to put their money towards long-term investments in companies and projects.

The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and CINECA, the hosting entity of LEONARDO, a new EuroHPC precursor to exascale supercomputers, have announced the company Atos as the awarded vendor for the procurement of LEONARDO.

To exploit the full potential of contact tracing and warning apps to break the chain of coronavirus infections across borders and save lives, the Commission, at the invitation by EU Member States, has set up an EU-wide system to ensure interoperability – a so-called ‘gateway’. After a successful pilot phase, the system goes live today with […]

The CPVO has launched a new online search tool, merging the information formely available in the so-called S2 publication and S3 webpage.

Unsustainable farming and forestry, urban sprawl and pollution are the top pressures to blame for a drastic decline in Europe’s biodiversity, threatening the survival of thousands of animal species and habitats. Moreover, European Union (EU) nature directives and other environmental laws still lack implementation by Member States. Most protected habitats and species are not in […]

Securitisation operation totalling €490 million: €440 million from the EIB and €50 million from the EIF Alba Leasing will add a further €490 million (not financed by the EIB), making a total of €980 million available for the leasing operations of businesses with fewer than 3 000 employees €50 million share (around 10%) covered by Investment Plan for Europe guarantee An additional […]

Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

Instagram is being investigated by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) over its handling of children’s personal data on the platform.

Right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar has won the presidential election in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus.