
Eindhoven: The Foundayo EMA opinion arrived on 15 October 2026, when the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion on the once-daily tablet developed by Eli…

Helsinki: Euro area unemployment stood at 6.5 percent in September 2026, unchanged from August, Eurostat reported on 30 October. The rate sat slightly above the 6.4 percent that analysts had…

Lille: The EU parcel handling fee of €2 applies from 1 November 2026, the first day of a customs overhaul aimed at the flood of low-value e-commerce parcels entering the…

Warsaw: Irregular border crossings into the European Union fell by almost one third in the first nine months of 2026, according to preliminary figures that Frontex released on 19 October.…

Zaragoza: The European Parliament endorsed a report on high-speed rail on 20 October 2026 by 558 votes to 23, with 73 abstentions. The text sets out recommendations to speed up…

Oviedo: The EU fertility rate fell to 1.34 live births per woman in 2024, the lowest level since the series began in 2001, according to a Eurostat news article published…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…