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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Dear President, Honourable Members, there are no words that can do justice to Europe’s pain or to all those suffering across the World. (…) Honourable Members, you cannot overcome a pandemic of this speed or this scale without the truth. The truth about everything: the numbers, the science, the outlook – but also about our Read more about Speech by President Von der Leyen at the European Plenary on the EU coordinated action to combat the Coronavirus pandemic and its consequences[…]
This week the European Union presented guidelines to Member States on health-related border management measures in the context of the COVID-19 emergency. The aim is to protect citizens’ health, ensure the right treatment of people who do have to travel, and make sure essential goods and services remain available. The President Von Der Leyen said: Read more about European guidelines for border measures to protect health and keep goods and essential services available[…]
President Von Der Leyen, following a preliminar conversation with President Conte and the extraordinary video-meeting of the European Council, expressed appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the Italian Government and recognized the social and economic burden the current crisis imposes to the population. It has been an exchanged views on outcomes of the EUCO teleconference Read more about Videoconference between President Von Der Leyen and President of the Council of Ministers Conte[…]
Following the conclusion of the hearings process, European Parliament approved the new Commissioners, presented to plenary by Commission President-elect Von Der Leyen The new College of Commissioners obtained 461 votes in favour, 157 against and 89 abstentions. Different results for the last Jean-Claude Juncker Commission which obtained, during last 2014, 423 votes in favour – Read more about European Parliament elects the Von Der Leyen Commission[…]
The 9th legislature of the European Parliament was officially constituted the 2nd of July in Strasbourg by outgoing President Antonio Tajani. The new President of the European Parliament is David Sassoli. There is a higher percentage turnover than ever before (61% new MEPs) and a higher percentage of female MEPs than in the past (40%), Read more about Constitution of the 9th legislature of the European Parliament[…]