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Press Release The EUAA has initiated the first monitoring cycle under its new monitoring mechanism. The first three country monitoring exercises will be carried out in Slovakia, Malta and Bulgaria. The monitoring methodology, as well as its subsequent...

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 07 Aug 2026 Commission disburses €2.32 billion to Portugal under NextGenerationEU Today, the European Commission disbursed €2.32 billion (net of pre-financing) to Portugal...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €100 million to the leasing subsidiary of BRD Groupe Société Générale to increase financing for businesses across Romania. The EIB loan to BRD Sogelease IFN SA will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps pursuing a range of...

European Commission Statement Brussels, 07 Aug 2026 Seventy years ago, on 8 August 1956, 262 workers of 12 nationalities, many of which from Italy, died in a fire at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Marcinelle, Belgium. Most had come to Belgium in search of work and a better future. They never...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 07 Aug 2026 Today, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union's new flagship satellite constellation. The agreement, among other things, adds 66...

The High Representative issued a statement on behalf of the European Union on Gaza. 

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk dashboard, showing continued stability in banks’ transition and physical climate risk indicators across the EU/EEA in second half of 2025. The results also indicate gradual improvements in...

A high-value target suspected of smuggling over 600 migrants through the Balkan route was arrested following cooperation between German and Serbian authorities under the coordination of Eurojust and Europol.