EU Affairs
EU Summit Agenda- External Relations and Brexit
External relations The European Council is expected to adopt conclusions on the downing of flight MH17 , calling on the Russian Federation…
EU Summit Agenda- Economy and Finance
EU leaders are expected to adopt conclusions on several issues recently debated under the Leaders' Agenda, such as digital taxation, tax avoidance…
Broadband Internet access across rural EU
Euronews : More than a dozen EU countries have poor broadband coverage in rural areas, latest figures reveal. The data, published in…
Total Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU decreased by 0.4% in 2016
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 0.4 % in 2016, according to latest official data published today…
EU committed to Iranian nuclear deal; wants the US to exempt the bloc from steel tariffs
The EU remains firmly committed to the Iranian nuclear deal, and it wants the US to permanently exempt the bloc from steel…
BREXIT – Britain will be unable to leave customs union before 2023
The Telegraph reports that the Cabinet's Brexit sub-committee informed ministers that Britain will be unable to leave the customs union before 2023.…
EU Commission to unveil budget plan
The European Commission is expected to unveil its seven year budget plan today. According to reports on the Financial Times , Brussels…
ECB retains same interest rates
This week, the European Central Bank announced that it will keep its interest rates unchanged. This decision was based on the ECB's…
CNN: David Cameron says he doesn’t regret calling Brexit referendum
CNN: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says he doesn't regret calling a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union…
15 years ago – The EU Big Enlargement Signed and Delivered
The 16 of April 2018 marks the 15th anniversary of the signing of the accession treaties of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,…
First Citizens’ Dialogue in Gozo discussing the future of the Cohesion Policy for Malta and Gozo
In the first Citizens' Dialogue ever to be held on Gozo, the European Commission Representation in Malta will be discussing the future…
EU countries to commit to doing more together on the digital front
Tomorrow the European Commission will bring ministers, representatives of EU countries, industry, academia and civil society representatives together to encourage cooperation in…