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Monthly update of the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II – end-December 2024

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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of December 2024. Click here to view the documentation.  Legal Background The symmetric adjustment is regulated mainly in Article 106 of Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II Directive); Article … Leer más

Air pollution from heating and cooling: stepping up clean energy use urgently needed

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Air pollution remains a critical environmental challenge in the EU, with the heating and cooling sector significantly contributing to the release of harmful pollutants. These emissions include 73% of particulate matter (PM2.5), 33% of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 2% ammonia (NH3), 18% of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), 61% of carbon monoxide (CO) and 49% of … Leer más

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Worth €3 million, this festival is aimed at reinforcing dialogue, cooperation and partnership among journalists, media outlets, civil society organisations and media professionals in the European Union. The festival will support discussions on the legislation related to media freedom, disinformation, safety of journalists and economic challenges of the sector. It will also help to raise … Leer más

Romania: Six indicted for fraud and corruption involving former mayor

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(Luxembourg, 3 January 2025) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has referred a criminal case to the Bucharest Tribunal Court, where five individuals, including the former mayor of Beceni (Buzău County), and one company were indicted for fraud and corruption. At issue are two projects financed by the EU to develop … Leer más

Ms Martyna Pospieszalska new U.S. Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

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Ms Martyna Pospieszalska has taken up her duties as the new Liaison Prosecutor for the United States at Eurojust. She succeeds Mr Philip Mirrer-Singer and has been appointed for an initial term of two years. Ms Pospieszalska has over a decade of experience working in the field of international cooperation in criminal matters with extensive … Leer más

Speech by President António Costa at the official opening of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union

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I would like to thank you, dear Donald (Tusk), for the invitation to speak here today. It is a great honour for me to be in Warsaw at the launch of the Polish Presidency. Our shared vision for Europe has been based on the same values, the same principles, the same strategic purpose: to strengthen … Leer más

EU-Japan strategic partnership: framework agreement enters into force

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Today, the first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), enters into force. This milestone agreement will guide future engagement between the parties and ensure closer political and economic cooperation on an array of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues. Thanks to the SPA, the EU … Leer más

Con el año nuevo llega un informe sobre los pagos digitales en la UE

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Al inicio de 2025 reflexionamos sobre la importancia que han cobrado los pagos digitales en estas fiestas. Para comprar regalos on line, pedir comida, salir una noche o reservar unas vacaciones, los pagos digitales son ya gestos cotidianos. En la UE, el valor total de los pagos digitales en ventas al por menor se duplicó … Leer más

De la antigua Grecia a la actual UE: la rendición de cuentas grabada en piedra

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Europa tiene una larga tradición de rendición de cuentas y transparencia. Estos dos conceptos constituyen los cimientos de la democracia y ocupan un lugar central en la UE. Por lo tanto, para el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo (el Tribunal), han estado esculpidos en piedra desde el primer día, en sentido figurado. Pero, a partir de … Leer más