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 …
At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the European Commission and EU Member States took the lead in brokering a deal to align global financial flows with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Through the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for Climate Finance, the EU successfully broadened the global contributor base for climate …
With a total budget of over €4.5 billion, the programme funded nearly 32,000 projects involving over 84,500 organisations, a strong increase on 2022. These figures were released as part of the 2023 Erasmus+ Annual Report. The report showcases the programme’s achievements in supporting lifelong learning and cooperation. The 2023 gain in support came thanks to …
The European Blockchain Sandbox has opened its third round of calls for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies. Public entities and private sector companies in the European Economic Area, including start up and scale-ups, can now apply for the third cohort of the European Blockchain Sandbox with innovative use case projects. Applications for the third …
The civil society, industry, as well as consumer and human rights organisations are invited to participate in our survey on the promotion of Digital Rights and Principles. The survey will feed in the Commission‘s monitoring of digital rights and principles across the EU. The Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles is a key initiative to …
The AI office is collecting contributions from experts to feed into the workshop on general-purpose AI models and systemic risks. The European AI Office is hosting an online workshop on 13 December 2024 (only for specialists), focusing on the evaluation of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk. This is an opportunity for organisations and research groups to …
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 …
More than three years after the first transaction of our NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds, the EU has issued more than €65 billion of NGEU Green Bonds, setting the EU on track to becoming the largest issuer of Green Bonds in the world. In line with the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the …
The European Commission has adopted the Carbon Market Report, which analyses and presents the functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2023 and the first half of 2024. In 2023, the EU ETS was marked by a historical 16.5% reduction in emissions from stationary installations driven by the power sector. Renewable electricity production increased …
The Commission has adopted guidance to promote the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community. The guidance provides practical recommendations to Member States on the use of EU funding to accelerate the transition from institutional care to community-based services and independent living for persons with disabilities. The aim is to …