2025 promises to be another eventful and challenging year for us all. Both at home and abroad there is much to be done, while there will be several significant milestones to celebrate along the way. The EU will maintain its important role on the global stage. We will continue to stand steadfast with Ukraine in …
The Commission unveils the second part of the European Semester Autumn Package. The first part, presented on 26 November, marked the first launch of the implementation cycle under the new economic governance framework. This second instalment builds upon the first and includes the following: the Commission’s proposal for a recommendation on the economic policy of …
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are announcing a new partnership to support investments in the EU’s battery manufacturing sector. This partnership will see a €200 million top-up (loan guarantee) to the InvestEU programme from the EU Innovation Fund. It comes in addition to €1 billion in grants to support electric vehicle battery cell …
In April this year, the EU carried out a major reform of its economic governance framework to make it simpler, more transparent and with greater national ownership. The European Commission has now presented the first European Semester Autumn Package under this new framework. It delivers on the promise of the reformed framework to safeguard the ownership of EU countries over fiscal …
The Commission welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the annual EU budget 2025. This budget will allow the EU to deliver on its political commitments, starting with the changes agreed in the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The annual EU Budget for 2025 …
The European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Türkiye, on their respective paths towards EU accession. The assessments are accompanied by recommendations and guidance on …
The Commission’s Fit for Future Platform, a high-level expert group composed of stakeholders and representatives of all Member States, held its final plenary meeting under it’s current mandate. The Platform consists of a high-level expert group of national, regional and local authorities, civil society organisations, businesses and members of the RegHub network of the Committee of …
The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), at the heart of the EU’s recovery instrument NextGenerationEU, is speeding up, fostering continuous reform and investment progress in Member States. As shown in the Commission’s third Annual Report on the RRF adopted, the Commission is supporting Member States in the full and timely delivery of their plans through …
The Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) has stepped up its support to Member States, to help them to deliver on their reform agendas and translate EU political priorities into concrete actions on the ground, with a strong increase in reforms involving several countries and regions. This is the main conclusion of the 2023 Annual Report on the implementation of the TSI that …
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on “building sustainable international partnerships as a Team Europe,” taking stock of the progress achieved in the field of International Partnerships. Over the past five years, EU has revamped its model of cooperation in response to the evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape and global challenges, notably the growing …