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European Commission Daily news Brussels, 26 Aug 2026 Romania receives first €2.5 billion payment under SAFE defence instrument Today, Romania received its first payment of €2.5 billion under the Security Action fo...

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the operational risk management framework that institutions must have in place as per Article 323 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3). The draft RTS set out...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Aug 2026 The European Commission has informed UPM-Kymmene Corporation ('UPM') and Sappi Limited ('Sappi') of its preliminary view that its proposed joint venture may restrict competition in the markets for different types of communication paper, which...

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, on 25 August 2026, in Tallinn, Estonia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

The OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation have joined forces to develop a new international survey of personnel working in research and development.

European Commission Govor Zagreb, 25 Aug 2026 Poštovane ekscelencije, dame i gospodo, Zadovoljstvo je biti ovdje, među toliko prijatelja i poznanika.   Dragi Gordane, hvala ti što si nas i ove godine okupio...

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, on 25 August 2026, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

eu-LISA has published its Annual Activity Report 2025, providing an overview of a milestone year for the Agency and the continued development of the EU’s digital architecture for border management, migration, security and justice.