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European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, on 26 August 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Applications are now open for VC Academy Cohort 7, a programme led by EIT Community Supernovas in partnership with BackFund, an experienced venture capital firm headquartered in Madrid.Designed for women in early-stage venture and investment roles, VC Academy helps participants strengthen their...

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.