The European Union disbursed € 6.9 billion in loans and € 1.8 billion in grants, net of pre-financiang, to Italy On 28 June 2024, Italy submitted its sixth request for payment, covering 39 milestones and targets. These include reforms in public administration, improving human resources, public procurement, and tax administration, as well as in social Read more about Italy receives its sixth payment for € 8.7 billion[…]
The European Union will allocate €132 Million in 2025 to co-fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the internal market and worldwide. The 2025 promotion policy programme adopted is designed to develop new market opportunities for EU farmers and the wider EU food industry, as well as to help them secure Read more about Promotion of sustainable and high-quality agri-food products[…]
The European Union has today proposed to review certain provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy, aiming to deliver simplifications while maintaining a strong, sustainable and competitive policy for EU agriculture and food. These proposals, related to conditionality and CAP strategic Plans, aim to reduce the burden related to controls for EU farmers, and provide them Read more about A targeted review of Common Agricultural Policy to support EU farmers[…]
During this week, MEPs adopted their position on creating a European Health Data Space to ease access to personal health data and boost secure sharing The New European Health Data Space would empower citizens to control their personal healthcare data and facilitate secure sharing for research. The law would give patients the right to access Read more about EU Health data space to boost access to data and research[…]
The European Investment Bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, UniCredit, SACE and Società Italiana per il Traforo Autostradale del Frejus S.p.A (SITAF) have concluded an agreement for the provision of a total of € 247 Million for modernisation and safety on the A32 Motorway connecting north-western Italy with France via the Frejus tunnel (T4). The A32 Read more about 247 million from EIB, CDP, Unicredit and SACE for modernisation and safety on A32 Motorway[…]
The European Union has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of 54 milestones and targets linked to Italy’s third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. On 30 December 2022, Italy submitted to the European Union a third payment request based on the milestones and targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision. After assessing Read more about Italy’s third payment request and targeted revision of its recovery and resilience plan[…]
As tens of wildfires continue to spread across Greece, the European Union is deploying four Canadair firefighting planes from France and Italy together with three firefighting teams from Poland, Romania and Slovakia. This means a total of 220 firefighters and 65 vehicles. In addition, three pre-deployed ground firefighting teams from Romania, Bulgaria and Malta are Read more about Wildfires in Greece: EU mobilises air and ground firefighting assistance[…]
The European Union has approved a € 89.5 Million Italian measure made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support the expansion of 3Sun’s solar panel plant in Catania, Sicily. 3Sun is part of the Enel Group The measure will contribute to the Eu’s strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal and to Read more about European Union approves € 89.5 Million Italian measure under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support 3Sun’s solar panel plant expansion[…]
On 16 July 2023, the President Ursula von der Leyen, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in a Team Europe spirit, alongside the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied have agreed to implement the comprehensive partnership package announced jointly on 11 June 2023. In Tunis, they witnessed the signature Read more about Political agreement on a comprehensive partnership package into European Union and Tunisia[…]
Speech by the President Von Der Leyen Dear Chancellor, Honourable Members, We are looking forward to the German Presidency. Presidencies of the Council are not something you can pick and choose; ther are scheduled according to a strictly defined rota And Germany’s turn has in fact come at a time that could not be any Read more about Presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU[…]