Category: Consumer Protection
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Union Handling Fee Adds Two Euros To Each Low-Value Import
Lille: The EU will start collecting the Union handling fee on low-value parcels on 1 November 2026, adding EUR 2 per item to online purchases that enter the single market…
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EU Space Services Agency Proposal Would Nearly Double EUSPA Budget
Prague: The Commission’s plan for an EU Space Services Agency would give the Prague-based EUSPA its own founding regulation, a permanent mandate and a much larger budget. The proposal, published…
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Rasonque Pancreatic Cancer Drug Wins EMA Committee Backing
Amsterdam: The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee has recommended Rasonque pancreatic cancer treatment for approval, giving patients with metastatic disease a new option after at least one earlier therapy.…
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Sea Turtle Convention Accession Advances As Parliament Backs France
Cayenne: France can now move towards joining the Inter-American sea turtle convention after the Council and Parliament agreed on 29 June 2026 to authorise its accession. Parliament then took a…
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SFDR 2.0 Mandate Narrows Disclosure Scope And Reopens Transition Funds
Porto: SFDR 2.0 now has a Parliament mandate that shrinks the rulebook’s reach and lets some fossil fuel companies into a transition category, after the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee…
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Consular Protection Reform Treats Stranded Citizens As Unrepresented
Nicosia: Consular protection for EU citizens abroad could become faster and more binding if member states accept Parliament’s opinion, adopted on 7 October 2026 by 470 votes to 180, with…
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INSPIRE Directive Rewrite Keeps Open Standards After 515 To 108 Vote
Ispra: The INSPIRE Directive survived the Commission’s simplification drive in a form MEPs can accept, after Parliament adopted its first reading position on 6 October 2026 by 515 votes to…
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Lawmakers Tie European Business Wallets To EU Cloud Hosting Rules
Helsinki: European Business Wallets moved a step closer to negotiation after the Parliament’s industry committee backed the plan by 64 votes to seven, with four abstentions, on 10 September 2026.…
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Post-Programme Surveillance Gets A Five-Year Limit In Euro Area Reform
Valletta: Post-programme surveillance for euro area countries that once took a bailout will no longer run indefinitely, after the European Parliament approved a provisional agreement on 6 October 2026. MEPs…
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Cardiovascular Health Checks Head To Ministers For December Vote
Berlin: Cardiovascular health checks are moving towards a Council decision, with EU health ministers aiming to adopt recommendations on early screening at the EPSCO Council on 8 December 2026. The…
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European Climate Resilience Law Sets Risk Plan Deadlines By 2030
Brussels: The European Climate Resilience Law, which the European Commission proposed on 27 October 2026, would make climate adaptation planning a legal duty for every member state for the first…
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Digital Omnibus Council Mandate Extends Breach Alerts To 96 Hours
Brussels: The Digital Omnibus took a step forward on 21 October 2026, when member states agreed the Council’s negotiating mandate on simplified data protection and privacy rules. The text lets…
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Horizon Europe Nature Actions Get 149 Million Euros Across Two Calls
Brussels: Horizon Europe nature actions received 149.45 million euros in two new calls that opened on 13 October 2026, as part of an extra 500 million euros that the European…
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Humanitarian Aid For Yemen Gets 22.5 Million Euros As Needs Surge
Brussels: The European Union added 22.5 million euros of humanitarian aid for Yemen on 23 October 2026, responding to renewed conflict and growing needs among millions of people. The new…
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Galileo Second Generation Order Grows To 16 Satellites For 2028
Ottobrunn: The Galileo Second Generation programme now covers 16 satellites after the European Space Agency ordered four more spacecraft on 27 October 2026. The new order brings the fleet under…
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2027 EU Budget Position Adds 1.17 Billion Euros To The Draft Plan
Strasbourg: The European Parliament adopted its position on the 2027 EU budget on 21 October in Strasbourg, setting up a negotiation with national governments over how much the Union can…
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Alta Daunia Olive Wins EU Protected Origin Status For Foggia Growers
San Severo: The Alta Daunia olive has gained Protected Designation of Origin status after the European Commission approved its registration on 22 October 2026, giving growers in northern Apulia a…
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MEPs Back A Critical Raw Materials Act Agency And Scrap Export Curb
Brussels: The European Parliament voted on 20 October to amend the Critical Raw Materials Act by 470 votes to 83, with 108 abstentions, and it now wants a dedicated EU…
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EESC Memorandum Backs The EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Before 2030
Brussels: The EU anti-poverty strategy gained a formal institutional partner on 22 October, when the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission signed a memorandum of understanding to…
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Italy Trails Greece By 0.9 Points In The Euro Area Debt Ranking
Brussels: Euro area debt climbed to 88.8 percent of gross domestic product at the end of the second quarter of 2026, up from 88.4 percent three months earlier, according to…
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T-MED Investment Platform Backs Clean Power With 4.5 Billion Euros
Brussels: The T-MED Investment Platform gives the European Commission a new financial tool to push renewable energy and clean technology projects across the Southern Mediterranean, backed by up to 4.5…
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AMLA OLAF Cooperation Deal Targets Laundering Of Stolen EU Funds
Brussels: AMLA OLAF cooperation entered a formal phase on 21 October 2026, when the new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and the European Anti-Fraud Office…
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Council Position On EU Inc Gives Capitals 21 Months To Prepare
Brussels: The Council position on EU Inc is now on the table. On 23 October 2026 the Council of the EU agreed its negotiating mandate on the Commission’s proposal for…
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Croatian State Aid Scheme Covers 80 Percent Of Carbon Power Costs
Brussels: The Croatian state aid scheme won European Commission approval in the last week of October 2026. Brussels cleared a 60 million euro programme that will compensate energy-intensive companies for…