
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…

Valletta: EU civil protection enjoys overwhelming public backing, according to a Special Eurobarometer that the European Commission published on 30 October 2026. Nine in ten respondents think it is important…

Kirchberg: Household energy use in the European Union fell for the third year in a row in 2024, according to a Eurostat news article published on 10 June 2026. EU…

Leuven: Horizon Europe funding will rise by €500 million until the end of 2027, after the European Commission allocated the extra money on 29 September 2026. The European Research Executive…

Toulouse: The IRIS² constellation will grow from 290 to 348 satellites after the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium signed the programme’s implementation agreement on 7 August 2026. The deal…

Toulouse: The EU Space Act has a fresh negotiating text, after the Irish Presidency of the Council released an updated version on 29 October 2026. The document, registered as ST-15118-2026-INIT,…

Vilnius: The Council of the EU adopted its position on EU Inc on 23 October 2026, moving the new 28th corporate regime for start-ups and scale-ups one step closer to…

Dublin: The market stability reserve of the EU Emissions Trading System will keep more allowances before it cancels any, after Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on 20…

Tallinn: The SAFE defence loans programme has a second round worth €21.3 billion, after the European Commission invited EU governments on 29 October 2026 to apply for the money. The…

Frankfurt: The OLAF AMLA cooperation took a formal step on 21 October 2026, when the European Anti-Fraud Office and the new Anti-Money Laundering Authority signed a working arrangement to share…

Gdynia: The Baltic fishing quotas for 2027 will rise for sprat and herring but stay shut for cod, after EU ministers agreed the catch limits and the Council announced the…

Ljubljana: Winter gas storage across the European Union stood at 75 percent on average on 21 October 2026, according to a monitoring report that the Agency for the Cooperation of…

Strasbourg: The 2027 EU budget heads into negotiations on 3 November after the European Parliament adopted its position on 21 October with 400 votes in favour, 189 against and 84…