EIB Group’s financing in Poland grew to €5.7 billion in 2024

EIB EIB Group bolstered sustainable development of cities and regions, energy transition. Support for innovation and SMEs jumped, underpinning economic competitiveness. Poland signed the group’s largest security and defence project last year. EIB and Poland’s finance ministry unveil new agreement to enhance flood protections. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s financing in Poland rose 10% … Leer más

420 trucks and buses checked. Joint inspections across the EU discovered 208 infringements

In the joint action, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Italy, Lithuania and Romania hosted inspections. In total, 320 inspectors from transport, police, labour and many other national authorities joined forces with visiting inspectors from 12 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia.  During the enforcement action, hundreds … Leer más

Have your say on EFSA’s performance – deadline 1 April 2025

This evaluation focuses on EFSA’s objectives, mandate, tasks, and procedures. As a key part of this process, a public consultation has been launched on the EC Have Your Say webpage. Stakeholders and other interested parties are invited to share their views and experiences with EFSA’s operations by completing the online questionnaire, which is available until 1 April 2025. 

The EuroHPC JU Selects Additional AI Factories to Strengthen Europe’s AI Leadership

France and Germany will establish AI Factories, which operate alongside Europe’s first exascale supercomputers, Alice Recoque and JUPITER. Meanwhile, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovenia, will deploy new AI-optimised systems with AI Factories to further expand Europe’s AI infrastructure.  The AI Factory in Germany (Julich) will also include an experimental platform, which will serve as a … Leer más

«Tasks for a democratic Europe» – Speech by President António Costa at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung event

It is a great honour to be here today, and really a pleasure for me to congratulate you on the 100th anniversary of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. I am among friends, among social democrats, among fellow Europeans. The history of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung goes back to one of the most progressive democracies, one of … Leer más

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is holding for a second year the Civil Society Week: Strengthening Cohesion and Participation in Polarised Societies from 17-20 March 2025, at the EESC premises, Jacques Delors Building (rue Belliard 99, B-1040 Brussels). To address the outcomes of the 2024 elections worldwide and the growing trend of polarisation … Leer más

EIB The loan will finance the extension of Málaga Metro line 2 to link the city centre with Málaga Civil Hospital, making an additional 4.7 million metro journeys possible per year. The project includes the construction of 1.8 km of underground infrastructure and three new metro stations. The operation contributes to the EIB’s climate action and environmental … Leer más

There’s more to languages than English

Última actualización Miércoles, 12/03/2025 Growing up in Malta, I’ve always navigated a multilingual landscape, seamlessly switching between Maltese and English, with a sprinkle of Italian and French phrases picked up from the Italian TV stations that filled our living room. This wide sphere of languages shaped my identity and experiences. ‘Oh, You’re Maltese?’ – whilst … Leer más