Four new substances added to the Candidate List
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation now contains 205 substances.
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DiscoverEU: 20,000 more young people will explore Europe in 2020
Around 20,000 18-year-olds are set to receive a travel pass under the fourth and latest round of DiscoverEU, which attracted some75,000applications from across Europe.
Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona: the restrictions imposed by Hungary on the financing of civil organisations from abroad are not compatible with EU law
Those restrictions infringe the principle of free movement of capital and a number of fundamental rights.
ECHA starts work on making drinking water safer
ECHA will start to compile a list of substances that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water. The aim is to improve consumer protection and ensure equal safety standards for industry.
Veterinary medicines: highlights of 2019
EMA has published an overview of its key recommendations of 2019 regarding the authorisation and safety monitoring of veterinary medicines.
Euro money market statistics: seventh maintenance period 2019
Daily average borrowing turnover in the unsecured segment slightly decreased from €120 billion in the sixth maintenance period of 2019 to €119 billion in the seventh maintenance period Weighted average overnight rate on borrowing transactions in the unsecured segment increased from -0.51% to -0.50% for the wholesale sector, and increased from -0.54% to -0.52% for the interbank […]
Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: third quarter of 2019
The current account of the euro area showed a surplus of €338 billion (2.9% of euro area GDP) in the four quarters to the third quarter of 2019, compared with a surplus of €377 billion (3.3% of euro area GDP) a year earlier (see Table 1). The decrease in the current account surplus reflected a lower surplus for services (down from €120 billion to […]
Human medicines: highlights of 2019
EMA has published an overview of its key recommendations in 2019 on the authorisation and safety monitoring of medicines for human use.
ESRB publishes report on mitigating the procyclicality of margins and haircuts in derivatives markets and securities financing transactions
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has today published a report on mitigating the procyclicality of margins and haircuts in derivatives markets and securities financing transactions. The report expands on the work of a previous ESRB report published in 2017 by providing new analysis and setting out possible policy options to address systemic risks arising from the procyclicality associated with […]
Irregular migration into EU at lowest level since 2013
The number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level since 2013 due to a drop in the number of people reaching European shores via the Central and Western Mediterranean routes.