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Supply fears lead EU vaccine industry to seek home comforts
European companies playing key supporting roles in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing are working to move production and supply chains closer to their customers…
MEPs call for stronger ECDC mandate after Covid experience
MEPs voted to extend the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was adopted with 598 votes in…
SOTEU Speech: MEPs join Von der Leyen in calls for a stronger EU voice in trade, economy and defence
Thank you for following this live blog. The President put the focus of her speech on Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis…
European Commission disburses €237 million in pre-financing to Latvia
The European Commission has today disbursed €237 million to Latvia in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the country's financial contribution as established…
EU joining discussions organised by the United Nations on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič participated on behalf of the European Commission, at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation…
European Commission disburses €157 million in pre-financing to Cyprus
The European Commission has today disbursed €157 million to Cyprus in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the grant and loan component of…
European Commission concludes Italian loans worth €900 million to Alitalia are illegal aid
The European Commission has concluded that two State loans for an amount of €900 million, granted by Italy to Alitalia in 2017,…
EU seeks penalties on Poland in dispute over judicial reform
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had asked the EU's top court to impose financial penalties on Poland over the activities…
EU adopts Green bonds framework, plans to issue first tranche in October
The European Commission has today adopted an independently evaluated Green Bond framework, thus taking a step forward towards the issuance of up…
EU calls for immediate release of Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova
The European Union has called for the immediate release of Belarus protest leader Maria Kolesnikova after she was sentenced to 11 years…
Key Polish ruling on primacy of EU law delayed
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal again postponed on Tuesday a planned ruling on whether the country's constitution or European Union treaties take precedence, a…
Vice-President Jourová in Poland to commemorate anniversary of the outbreak of the 2nd World War
Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová is today in Poland, where she will meet Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Ombudsman…