EU Policies

01/04/2021

Access to clean water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as...

Harbor Trade Port Containers Imports Exports

eDelivery: Monitoring goods before they enter the EU

31/03/2021

eDelivery provides technical specifications and standards, software and ancillary services for advanced customs controls and data exchange. By building with eDelivery,...

Didier Reynders Commissioner for Justice

EU refers Poland to the European Court to protect Justice independence

31/03/2021

European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the law on the...

EU debates Media freedom in Slovenia with Slovenian PM Janez Janša

31/03/2021

Parliament’s monitoring group has invited the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša to investigate Media freedom in Slovenia. The online EU...

Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO, on the left, and Margaritas Schinas

UNWTO urges Commissioner Schinas to lead the way in Tourism Restart

30/03/2021

As the latest data shows an 85% fall in tourist arrivals across Europe at the start of 2021, UNWTO has...

What are European Union values?

What are the six core EU values the European Union is based upon and how do they translate into our...

Pandemic threatens lost decade for global development

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed global development gains for millions in poor countries, creating an even more sharply unequal world,...

UN urges ‘clear and credible’ plans to achieve net zero

The United Nations Secretary-Genera urged all countries, companies and financial institutions to commit to net zero or carbon neutrality, with...

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, A ‘worrying step backwards’

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention the important treaty on protecting women is “a very worrying step backwards”, a...

India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID

India donates 200,000 vaccine doses to UN blue helmets peacekeepers

India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions. The...

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is an inadmissible regression

26/03/2021

Millions are shocked by the decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for withdrawal from Istanbul Convention. It was just...

Strengthening the EU currency and the international role of the euro

25/03/2021

A more prominent international role for the common currency would benefit the euro area and its citizens by ensuring more...

EU-USA will cooperate on global issues in U-turn on Trump

25/03/2021

Ursula von der Leyen welcomed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels and agreed EU-USA to cooperate on global...

LIFE programme for 2021-2027 ready to support nature and biodiversity

LIFE is the EU's flagship programme for nature, biodiversity protection and the fight against climate change. From 2021, LIFE will...

Digital Europe Programme gets green light from Council

Digital Europe Programme is ready to support technology in crucial areas such as artificial intelligence, supercomputing and cybersecurity. The EU's new Digital...

EU, Norway and the UK agreed on post Brexit North Sea fisheries access

In a post Brexit trilateral format EU, Norway and the United Kingdom agreed on the management of fisheries access in...

Michel calls Putin to discuss Russia-EU and global issues

With a view to the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March a phone call between the President of...

Global competition control on pharmaceutical companies