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European Commission Press release Brussels, 02 Jul 2024 Today, the Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 1 – 7 July 2024

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Banca Etica President Anna Fasano have signed a €60 million agreement with the main goals of promoting labour market integration and better services for refugees, making it easier for women-led companies to access finance and supporting projects in cohesion regions. The operation is expected to help stimulate €165 million of investment in the real economy, creating a lasting positive impact on society.

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 01 Jul 2024 L'UE étend de nouveau le champ d'application des sanctions contre la Biélorussie pour lutter contre le contournement La Commission salue l'adoption par le Conse...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of €300 million to voestalpine AG, Europe’s third largest steelmaker. The financing will be used for the company’s research and development (R&D) programme over a period of four years, with the goal to optimise manufacturing processes, increase energy and raw material efficiency, and extend product life. Overall, voestalpine aims to drastically reduce its environmental and carbon footprint by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality of its production by 2050.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 01 Jul 2024 Today, the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has entered into force, representing a key milestone in the EU-Kenya Strategic Partnership.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 01 Jul 2024 Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Slovakia's fourth payment request for €799 million (net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

European Commission Speech Brussels, 02 Jul 2024 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to address you today during the opening of the Strategic Board Meeting for the Western Balkans Investment Framework. I w...

The Council today adopted restrictive measures targeting the Belarusian economy, in view of the regime’s involvement in Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine...