New Battery Booster set to inject €1.5 billion into the European battery industry

Today, the European Commission has formally established the new Battery Booster Facility C(2026) 3828/2. Mobilising up to €1.5 billion from EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) revenues in the Innovation Fund, the Booster will help battery cell manufacturers to ramp up production in Europe. For the first time, the Commission will provide direct support in the form […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Former Taliban Commander Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison for Hostage Taking and Providing Material Support for Acts of Terrorism Resulting in Death

Haji Najibullah, 50, of Afghanistan, also known as “Najibullah Naim,” also known as “Abu Tayeb,” also known as “Atiqullah,” also known as “Nesar Ahmad Mohammad,” was sentenced to 42 years in prison and five years of supervised release for terrorism charges based on his role in the hostage taking of an American journalist and two […]

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EU increases support to contain Ebola outbreak

Commissioner for crisis management Hadja Lahbib has announced €16.5 million in additional EU support to stop the Ebola outbreak, after visiting frontline responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and engaging with the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Ethiopia. This includes:  €6.5 million to strengthen […]

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The EU-Mercosur trade agreement – European Commission

The most sensitive sectors include beef, poultry and sugar. To protect them from foreign competition the agreement:  sets limits, or ‘quotas’, on how much can be imported gradually reduces the import tariffs    The EU can quickly stop or limit these imports if an increase causes, or even only threatens to cause, serious injury to […]

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EASA publishes Article 89 report on aviation safety and socio-economic factors

COLOGNE, June 8, 2026 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published an assessment of the interdependencies between aviation safety and socio-economic factors affecting safety-critical personnel in Europe, to ensure that socio-economic dimensions have been adequately integrated into aviation safety analysis.  This is EASA’s second report on this topic produced under Article 89 of […]

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Spring semester package: steering EU economies to increased competitiveness

  Escalating global tensions, heightened security risks, climate change issues, volatile energy prices and cost of living pressures all weigh heavily on Europe’s economy. These pressures are affecting households and businesses, too. In response, the European Commission has set out policy guidance for EU countries to help them revitalise the EU’s competitiveness. The guidance also steers EU countries along a path to greater strategic autonomy, economic and social resilience and cohesion, while maintaining fiscal sustainability.  Country reports  […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Union Leaders Convicted of Racketeering, Fraud, and Embezzlement of Union Dues

Today a federal jury convicted a North Carolina couple, a Missouri man, and an Ohio man in relation to a scheme involving theft of union-member dues through the award of no-show jobs, lavish travels and dinners charged to the union, unearned vacation payouts, and an unauthorized $7 million loan made to a union-related bank. The […]

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Five things you should know about climate scenarios

Scientists constantly investigate the state of our planet and our greenhouse gas emissions and policy choices. This allows them to make projections about what our climate will look like in the future, based on different paths we might follow. Based on current policy choices, scientists have recently said that the previous ‘worst-case scenario’ (known as […]

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New EU rules on pay transparency explained

  Have you been applying for jobs and felt frustrated not knowing what the pay was? Have you gone through several rounds of interviews, completed tests, prepared documents, and invested significant time and energy, only to find out at the end that the salary was far below your expectations? Or realised after years of working in your […]

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Discover the EU projects boosting resilience in your region

From the Danube basin, where flood-prone regions are strengthening cross-border resilience, to the Mediterranean coast, where heat and water stress are reshaping adaptation strategies, and the forests and northern regions of Poland and Finland, where ecosystems and rural communities are adapting to rapid environmental change, the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change shows how climate […]

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