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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1175 of 19 April 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.

Celebrating the best of Europe’s organic sector: Apply now to win the 2024 award! Aikaterini Serifi Thu, 02/05/2024 - 12:05 With 2024 marking the third year of the EU Organic Awards, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is urging businesses to put themselves forward for these prestigious prizes and take advantage of the growing interest across Europe in organic food and farming.

The European Investment Bank Group provided an unprecedented €1.6 billion backing for transformational investment across Ireland last year. The 2023 investments are helping companies to expand and create skilled jobs, homeowners to cut energy bills, increasing renewable energy generation and supporting the development of the new Cork University Business School (CUBS). This represents the largest backing for new investment in Ireland by the European Investment Bank Group since the first operation in 1973.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of close to €45 million for an innovative geothermal heating project Eavor-LoopTM in the German state of Bavaria.  Canada-based Eavor will implement its closed loop geothermal technology for the first time at commercial scale in the Bavarian town of Geretsried. In contrast to conventional geothermal heating, the Eavor-LoopTM technology does not capture heat from subsurface water or steam reservoirs. Instead, the company drills deeply into the earth and harvests the heat directly from underground rocks.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 02 May 2024 The European Investment Bank backs the roll-out of an innovative power and geothermal heating project in Bavaria with close to €45 million, underpinned by the ...

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 02 May 2024 Un nouveau cadre de gouvernance économique entre en vigueur* Le nouveau cadre de la gouvernance économique de l'Union européenne, conçu pour renforcer la viabil...

EIOPA published today the results of its Peer Review on the supervision of the Prudent Person Principle under Solvency II. The review focused primarily on the supervision of investments in non-traditional and complex assets, including derivatives, and the use of such assets in unit-linked contracts.