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Background informationDate of final decision: 21 September 2026National caseLegal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 6 (Lawfulness of processing), Article 12 (Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of...

EU-Canada relations were given renewed prominence in the 2026 State of the Union address, where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted plans to further deepen the cooperation, including on the Arctic, energy, critical minerals and batteries.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Reactive Technologies, a power-grid technology company co-founded in the UK and Finland, with €19 million to promote its technology platform aimed at reducing the risk of electricity outages, lowering grid operating costs and increasing the supply of...

On 22 September 2026, European Council President, António Costa, delivered a speech at the High level international meeting on the Two-State solution and the Comprehensive Peace Plan for Gaza, “The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan”, summit...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Sep 2026 Today the European Commission has proposed to the Council to lift the protective measures adopted in 2022 concerning Hungary under the Conditionality Regulation, as it considers that Hungary has addressed the rule of law breaches affecting the...

The Council prolonged the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another 36 months, until 22 September 2029.

A total of 237 applicants have submitted their proposals for the second edition of the #BeActive EU Sport Awards, highlighting the growing interest and commitment across Europe to promote health and wellbeing through sport.

European Commission Speech New York, 22 Sep 2026 Across the world civilians are paying an unbearable price for war. The images appear on our screens almost daily. Families searching for food and water under bo...