The first ever meeting of the European Council took place almost exactly fifty years ago. For the last five decades, we have built a culture of unity in diversity, a culture of compromise, and a culture of solidarity. Cette culture de solidarité était très présente aujourd’hui : tous les membres du Conseil européen ont exprimé … Leer más
EIB The €16.5 million of EU-backed funding will renew urban public transport in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Odesa. The investment will deliver buses, dual trolleybuses and trams to the cities, ensuring resilient, reliable and sustainable transportation for businesses and residents. This financial support is part of the EIB’s Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, under which … Leer más
Workers from Romania were exploited at a waste processing plant in Budapest. They received meagre or no pay and lived in inhumane conditions. These violations were detected during inspections, including at an ELA-supported joint inspection between the Hungarian and Romanian Labour inspectorates in Budapest in December 2023. Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice … Leer más
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) announced today that it will withdraw two previously published Guidelines and amend an Opinion – all related, at least in part, to the use of information communication technology (ICT) by undertakings. This decision comes in anticipation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) coming into application. By … Leer más
Thursday, 19 December
German and Bulgarian authorities have rolled up a criminal group that was involved in the large-scale theft of power cables across Germany. The disappearance of the cables caused major disruptions to large public construction sites. During a joint operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, eight suspects were arrested. The criminal group consisting mostly of Bulgarian … Leer más
The two new EuroHPC quantum computers will leverage quantum computing technologies based on semiconductor spin qubits. They will provide European end-users access to two new complementary qubit modalities while relying on well-established European manufacturing knowledge and processes. Both quantum computers will be integrated with existing supercomputers as part of EuroHPC JU strategy to offer the … Leer más
The timing of today’s summit could not have been better. It was the first meeting I chaired as President of the European Council. This highlights the political priority that enhancing cooperation with the Western Balkans has for me and for the European Union. We are sending a strong signal with the Brussels Declaration that we … Leer más
Bruselas, 18 de diciembre – El Comité Europeo de Protección de Datos (CEPD) ha aprobado un dictamen* sobre el uso de datos personales para el desarrollo y la implantación de modelos de IA. El presente dictamen examina 1) cuándo y cómo pueden considerarse anónimos los modelos de IA, 2) si y cómo puede utilizarse el … Leer más
EIOPA and ECB propose possible EU-level approach to reduce insurance protection gap for natural catastrophes, building on existing national and EU structures Two-pillar solution includes pooling private risks to increase insurance coverage and strengthening EU public disaster risk management European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) today released a … Leer más