
Zagreb: The European Commission has cleared a €60 million Croatian state aid scheme that compensates energy-intensive companies for the higher electricity prices caused by carbon costs. The decision, reported on…

Solna: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has rated the risk to Europe from Bundibugyo Ebola as very low, even as it sends experts to Nigeria to help…

Munich: Corporate fleet electrification is heading for a softer legal footing, after two European Parliament committees lined up behind a compromise that turns national targets into non-binding goals. The Environment…

London: The UK return to Erasmus+ takes effect on 1 January 2027, less than two months from now, when British students, staff and education organisations regain access to the Union’s…

Wolfsburg: The EU car CO2 standards moved closer to a weaker final form on 22 October 2026, when Parliament’s Industry and Transport committees backed a compromise that cuts new-car emissions…

Frankfurt: The AMLA OLAF working arrangement, signed on 21 October 2026, connects two EU bodies that chase dirty money from different directions. The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the…

Ljubljana: The Digital Fairness Act is the next big consumer law the Commission plans to table, and the Commission work programme for 2026, COM(2025) 870, lists the legislative initiative for…

Rotterdam: The EU road charging rules for heavy goods vehicles cleared their final hurdle on 7 October 2026, when the European Parliament adopted the text by 475 votes to 96,…

Lille: The EU customs reform entered the Official Journal on 19 September 2026, and the Union began applying it in stages from 20 September. The new Union Customs Code regulation…

Nicosia: The Critical Medicines Act still needs formal endorsement from both the Council and the European Parliament, almost six months after negotiators struck a provisional deal. Under the Cyprus Presidency,…

Toulouse: The EU Space Act reached a new draft stage on 29 October 2026, when the Irish Presidency of the Council released an updated compromise text, listed as Council document…

Riga: The Baltic Sea fishing quotas for 2027 will cut by-catch limits for cod sharply while raising several herring and sprat limits, if ministers follow the European Commission’s proposal. The…

Kirchberg: The EU unemployment rate stood at 6.2% in September 2026, unchanged from August and up from 6.0% a year earlier, according to Eurostat figures published on 30 October. The…

Dublin: The packaging authorised representative requirement will not apply to small producers if the Council’s position survives talks with the Parliament. On 21 October 2026 the Council adopted its negotiating…

Luxembourg: Agriculture ministers gave the post-2027 CAP its first Council mandate on the evening of 26 October 2026, when they adopted a partial general approach at the Agriculture and Fisheries…

Esch-sur-Alzette: The Court of Justice has clarified the conditions for determining the tax domicile of EU officials and other servants. The judgment of 15 October 2026 in Case C-275/25 Kolwager…

Łódź: A payment provider must still make an unauthorised payment refund immediately even when the customer acted with gross negligence, the Court of Justice has held. The judgment of 15…

Swords: Airport slot allocation may take account of an annual passenger limit written into an airport’s development consent, the Court of Justice has ruled. The judgment of 15 October 2026…

Gothenburg: Advocate General Athanasios Rantos has told the Court of Justice that the temporary solidarity contribution levied on the surplus profits of energy companies is consistent with EU law. His…

Linköping: The new EU defence permit rules give national authorities 42 working days to decide on permits for defence projects, and treat silence as approval. The EU defence permit rules…

Ingolstadt: The JD.com Ceconomy takeover cleared its last regulatory hurdle on 3 November 2026, when the European Commission approved the deal under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation with binding commitments. JD.com…

Gjadër: The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for 2026 went to Maite Vermeulen and Giacomo Zandonini of De Correspondent for their investigation into Italy’s migration deal with Albania. The European Parliament…

Ljubljana: National restoration plans are now the main test of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, and the European Commission is reviewing the first drafts. Member states were due to submit…

Bologna: The Erasmus+ budget for 2028 to 2034 should reach €47.39 billion, the European Parliament decided on 22 October 2026 when it adopted its position on the next programme. That…