Category: Economic Security
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Sakharov Prize 2026 Goes To The International Criminal Court
Nuremberg: The Sakharov Prize for 2026 goes to the International Criminal Court and its officials, Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on 22 October 2026 in the Strasbourg plenary. The Conference…
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FP10 Talks Test The Horizon Europe Budget As Merz Demands Cuts
Aachen: The Horizon Europe budget for 2028 to 2034 is heading into the hardest stretch of negotiation, with the research programme’s successor, known as FP10, caught between ambitious science ministers…
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Auditors Say rescEU Reserve Helps But Planning Gaps Hold It Back
Differdange: The rescEU reserve earns a cautious endorsement from the European Court of Auditors, which calls it a useful contribution to European civil protection while warning that planning weaknesses hinder…
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Quality Jobs Act Targets Algorithmic Management Before December
Tullamore: The Quality Jobs Act moved closer to a formal proposal on 19 October 2026, when employment and social affairs ministers met in Luxembourg under the Irish Presidency and gave…
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Construction Output Rises 1.8 percent In August But Buildings Keep Falling
Bucharest: Euro area construction output rose by 1.8 percent in August 2026 compared with July, while EU output climbed 2.0 percent, Eurostat reported on 20 October. The monthly jump hides…
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Eurozone Government Debt Climbs To 87.7 percent While Deficit Holds At 3 percent
Athens: Eurozone government debt rose to 87.7 percent of GDP at the end of 2025, up from 86.6 percent a year earlier, according to Eurostat figures released on 21 October…
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AI Act Fines Draft Sets Five Year Clock For Commission Cases
Bonn: The AI Act fines procedure now has a draft rulebook, and companies have until 9 November 2026 to comment on it. On 12 October the European Commission opened a…
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ETS2 Carbon Market Start Stays In 2028 After Leaders Split Again
Ostrava: The ETS2 carbon market stayed on course for a 2028 start after EU leaders argued over it for hours at their summit on 15 and 16 October 2026. The…
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Transport And Industry Panels Soften The 2035 Car CO2 Target
Stuttgart: The 2035 car CO2 target moved a step closer to a weaker form on 22 October 2026, when two European Parliament committees backed a compromise that relaxes the Commission’s…
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Second SAFE Call Opens €21.3 Billion For Defence And Ukraine Projects
Tallinn: The second SAFE call opened on 29 October 2026, when the European Commission invited all member states to draw on €21.3 billion of loans that governments left unused in…
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Single Resolution Board Answers MiCA Review And Trims Requests
Bratislava: The Single Resolution Board published its response to a European Commission consultation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation on 9 October 2026. The Commission is reviewing MiCA to assess…
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Bulgarian Farmers State Aid Of 170 Million Euro Wins Commission Nod
Plovdiv: The Bulgarian farmers state aid scheme won European Commission clearance on 2 October 2026, when the Commission authorised 170 million euro of support for farmers facing higher costs. The…
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Child Sexual Abuse Directive Vote Looms With A Victim Age 50 Limit
Mechelen: The child sexual abuse directive returns to the European Parliament on 4 November 2026, when the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee votes on the agreement reached with…
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Ship Recycling Regulation Vote Tests Two Indian Yards On EU List
Gdańsk: The ship recycling regulation faces a political test on 4 November 2026, when the European Parliament’s Environment Committee votes on a motion objecting to the Commission’s proposal to add…
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Competitive By Nature Report Sets Six No Regret Options For 2040
Aarhus: The Competitive by Nature report from the European Environment Agency, published on 13 October 2026, argues that Europe can strengthen its economy without trading away sustainability. Its full title…
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Omya Antitrust Investigation Targets Exclusive Paper Supply Deals
Oftringen: The Omya antitrust investigation began on 23 October 2026, when the European Commission opened a formal inquiry into whether the Swiss-based minerals group abused a dominant position in the…
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French Farm Diesel Aid Doubles To 424 Million Euros Under METSAF
Rennes: French farm diesel aid has doubled to 424 million euros after the European Commission approved an amendment to a national State aid scheme on 30 October 2026. The scheme…
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Cohesion Funds For Housing Win 601 Votes In Parliament Report
Katowice: Cohesion funds for housing received strong backing from the European Parliament on 20 October 2026, when members voted 601 to 20, with 36 abstentions, for a non-binding report by…
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US Drug Pricing Debate Reaches Parliament Health Committee Vote
Uppsala: US drug pricing has become a European policy problem, and on 15 October 2026 the European Parliament’s public health committee voted on two questions for oral answer asking the…
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Fisheries Vision 2040 Sets Traceability Goal For Every Product
Vigo: The fisheries vision 2040 published by the European Commission on 20 October 2026 sets out where the EU wants its fishing and aquaculture sector to be in fourteen years.…
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Frontex Returns Mandate Would Double Budget To 11.8 Billion Euros
Catania: A new Frontex returns mandate would turn the EU border agency into the central actor for deporting people with no right to stay, according to a proposal presented by…
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VAT Fraud Mechanisms Extension Heads Toward A 23 November Vote
Valencia: The VAT fraud mechanisms that national tax authorities use against carousel schemes are set to stay available until 30 June 2030 if the European Parliament backs a Commission proposal…
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Vulnerable Adults Regulation Wins 531 Votes In Cross Border Cases
Leiden: The vulnerable adults regulation cleared the European Parliament on 20 October 2026, when members of the European Parliament approved the interinstitutional agreement reached with the Council by 531 votes…
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Workplace AI Skills Gap Divides Office Staff From Factory Workers
Tampere: The AI skills gap in Europe runs along occupational lines, according to a Joint Research Centre brief that the Commission’s employment directorate summarised on 23 October 2026. About 30…