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European Commission Speech Brussels, 21 Sep 2026 Vielen Dank, State Secretary. Let me begin with a reference to your favourite Austrian writer. Thomas Bernhard began his speech accepting the 1968 Austrian Stat...

From a three-person, pre-revenue startup to a growing mobility platform with over 20 000 users and operations across Montenegro and Albania, BeBeep's journey shows how EIT Jumpstarter helps early-stage entrepreneurs turn promising ideas into scalable businesses.In 2022, Montenegrin startup BeBeep...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Crédit Agricole CIB have signed an agreement to support European energy grids, reaffirming their shared commitment to the energy transition, European industrial competitiveness and Europe’s security of supply.

More than 50 high-level experts from across the EU water sector gather in Brussels on 21 September for the first meeting of the Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform, launched by the European Commission together...

With the Ebola disease situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) still critical, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is deploying experts to DRC to increase support at the epicentre of the outbreak.

Arriving from Canada, President Nadia Calviño leads EIB delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. 

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 Sep 2026 The EU Customs Reform has entered into force, marking the start of a better, smarter and simpler customs system across the EU.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 Sep 2026 The European Commission proposed today a common rating scheme for data centres aimed at increasing transparency on their energy use and supporting their sustainable integration into Europe's energy system.