‘Shaping tomorrow and navigating uncertainty: the future of the euro area’ – speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at Centre for Financial Studies, Goethe University

Allow me to start from a theme very important to me –  where the euro stands at the moment, and the project that now awaits us – to use the euro to support Europe in a world that is becoming more volatile and more uncertain. As I look at the changes taking place in the … Leer más

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission have reaffirmed their close cooperation on the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) at the official launch of EU Green Week 2025.   At the opening, EESC President Oliver Röpke and Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessica Roswall, came … Leer más

Leyden Labs European Investment Bank and Leyden Labs sign €20 million financing to advance Leyden Labs’ pandemic preparedness activities, guaranteed by European Commission’s InvestEU initiative through its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA). Funding is part of “HERA Invest,” a €110 million top-up to the European Union’s InvestEU initiative, meant to address pandemic readiness, biodefense … Leer más

Última actualización Martes, 03/06/2025 Looking for a training on journalism and EU cohesion policy? Youth4Regions has launched a call for aspiring journalists. Applications are open until 7 July. Youth4Regions is a programme managed by the European Commission with the aim of helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in … Leer más

Croatia: Six indicted for agricultural funding fraud, forgery and money laundering

In Croatian below (Luxembourg, 2 June 2025) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against four individuals and two companies for subsidy fraud, money laundering and document forgery, following an investigation into agricultural funding fraud. According to the investigation, between January 2015 and October 2023, one of the … Leer más

Press briefing – Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport and Telecommunications) of 5-6 June 2025

The press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport and Telecommunications) will take place on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 at 11.00. This briefing will be «off the record». The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at … Leer más

Última actualización Sábado, 31/05/2025 Lexi interviews two Brussels influencers: Fidias Panayiotou, Member of the European Parliament, elected not knowing politics, and Chloé Mikolajczak, environmental activist who denounces lobbies in the EU capital. Multiple topics are covered, from education, the flat-earth, activism and lobbying to disinformation, truth and fact-checking in the media.   Listen on Spotify … Leer más

La defensa en el punto de mira una vez más

La defensa está una vez más en el punto de mira del Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo (el Tribunal), ya que el supervisor financiero de la UE se prepara para debatir este tema candente con responsables políticos y expertos. Los auditores celebrarán una conferencia sobre la política europea de defensa el 30 de junio, tras la … Leer más

Weekly schedule of President António Costa

Tuesday 3 June 202519.00 Meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos Wednesday 4 June 202510.30 Meeting with European Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho11.30 Meeting with European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas15.00 Meeting with President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra (photo opportunity)17.00 Meeting with Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Recean (photo opportunity)18.30 … Leer más