Category: Research and Innovation
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Defence Industry Programme Caps Outside Parts At 35 Percent Of Cost
Tallinn: The Council of the EU gave final approval to the European Defence Industry Programme in December 2025, and the Defence Industry Programme now sets one of the strictest sourcing…
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Rule Of Law Report Finds Media Pressure Persisting Across Union
Vilnius: The Commission’s 2026 Rule of Law Report, published on 17 July 2026, again lists media freedom and pluralism among the weak points of democratic governance across the Union. It…
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ETS2 Impact Assessment Replaces Delay After Italy And Nordics Clash
Rome: European leaders ordered a new ETS2 impact assessment on 16 October 2026, and in doing so they avoided a fresh delay to the Union’s second carbon market. The compromise…
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Digital Fairness Act Proposal Falls Due This Quarter As Firms Brace
Amsterdam: The Digital Fairness Act is due as a Commission proposal in the fourth quarter of 2026, which means the text could arrive at any point before the end of…
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Provisional Deal Leaves The EU Return Regulation Awaiting Adoption
Athens: The EU Return Regulation, which would replace the 2008 Returns Directive, reached a provisional deal between Parliament and the Council on 1 June 2026 and, according to reports from…
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Court Of Justice Limits Bank Refusals Of A Basic Payment Account
Ljubljana: Banks in the European Union cannot refuse a basic payment account only because the applicant appears on a United States sanctions list, according to a Court of Justice ruling…
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Commission Clears €212 Million French State Aid Scheme For Farms
Rennes: The European Commission has approved a €212 million French state aid scheme for agricultural and aquaculture companies hit by higher fuel prices linked to the Middle East crisis, according…
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EU Anti-Fraud Report Finds Fewer Irregularities But Bigger Sums
Sofia: The latest EU anti-fraud report shows fewer irregularities in EU spending but a larger amount of money caught up in them, and the Bulgarian findings published in April add…
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Baltic Sea Fishing Quotas For 2027 Pair Herring Gains With Cod Cuts
Luxembourg: Baltic Sea fishing quotas for 2027 were on the table when EU agriculture and fisheries ministers met in Luxembourg on 26 October 2026, with the Council aiming for political…
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USDC Becomes First Significant E-Money Token Under Joint EU Oversight
Paris: The European Banking Authority classified USDC as the Union’s first significant e-money token on 14 October 2026, a decision that moves part of its supervision from Paris to a…
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Donors Back Ukraine Winter Energy Support With Over €900 Million
Gdańsk: Donors have committed more than €900 million in Ukraine winter energy support for 2026 and 2027, according to figures published by Ukrainian media on 3 November 2026. The money…
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Drug Precursors Face One EU Rulebook After Council Opens Talks
Antwerp: The Council agreed on 4 November 2026 to open talks with Parliament on a single set of rules for drug precursors, the chemicals that criminal networks convert into illicit…
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Startups Face Slimmer EU Inc Company Law After Council Cuts Insolvency
Cork: The EU Inc company law proposal lost its insolvency chapter on 23 October 2026, when the Council adopted its negotiating mandate on the new corporate regime for innovative companies.…
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Parliament Lifts 2027 EU Budget By €1.17 Billion Before Talks
Strasbourg: The 2027 EU budget now carries a Parliament price tag of €194 billion in commitments and €203.3 billion in payments, after MEPs adopted their position on Wednesday 21 October…
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Four EU Accession Roadmaps Give Montenegro And Albania Deadlines
Podgorica: The EU accession roadmaps published by the European Commission on 4 November 2026 give four candidate countries their first dated route to membership, and Montenegro sits at the front…
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Quarterly Data Show Euro Area Government Deficit Edging Higher
Vienna: The euro area government deficit rose to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product in the second quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat figures published on 21 October. The seasonally…
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Migration Funding Talks For 2028 Pit Integration Against Borders
Porto: Parliament, Council and Commission are still far apart on migration funding for 2028 to 2034, and the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee was scheduled to decide its position on…
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Scaleup Europe Fund Readies First Late Stage Deep Tech Investments
Hellerup: The Scaleup Europe Fund is preparing to make its first investments this autumn, turning a flagship pledge from the European Commission into real money for fast-growing technology companies. The…
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Croatian State Aid Scheme Offsets Carbon Costs For Heavy Industry
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…
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Bundibugyo Ebola Cases In Kenya And Nigeria Test EU Preparedness
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…
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Corporate Fleet Electrification Targets Soften Under Committee Deal
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…
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UK Return To Erasmus+ Starts 1 January 2027 For Students And Staff
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…
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Carmakers Gain Softer EU Car CO2 Standards As MEPs Back 95 Percent Cut
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…
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AMLA OLAF Working Arrangement Links Money Laundering And Fraud Teams
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…