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To unlock the value of data for the benefit of Europe’s economy and society, the European strategy for data paved the way for the creation of Common European Data Spaces. Discover a selection of projects, managed by HaDEA, advancing data spaces in health, manufacturing, energy and mobility.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 04 Aug 2026 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether an arbitration award ordering Spain to pay compensation to JGC Holdings Corporation (‘JGC') for changes to a renewable electricity support measure is in line with EU...

Over 24,000 micro-enterprises in Uganda received financing in the first year of a new partnership between the European Investment Bank Group’s development arm, EIB Global, and domestic lender Centenary Bank.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 04 Aug 2026 Today, the European Commission completed the final legal steps to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund, which will start boosting Europe's scaleup companies to grow faster and compete globally with an initial target of €5 billion. 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is expanding its financing for upgrades of Slovakia’s electricity-distribution networks by lending a further €50 million to the Západoslovenská energetika (ZSE) Group. This second tranche comes six months after the EIB made its largest corporate loan in Slovakia...

A 3 month challenge-based programme supporting advanced European startups seeking entry into the Japanese market.Calling2Scale Gunma invites EU-based startups to provide solutions to pressing business challenges sourced directly from leading Japanese corporates. Selected startups will receive:Japan...

Shared micromobility can play a valuable, sustainable role in cities’ urban mobility mix. However, mobility devices like e-scooters and e-bikes bring operating and environmental costs associated with their lithium-ion batteries. We have about one million shared vehicles in Europe, and about 10% to...

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a no-action letter on the boundary between the banking book and the trading book and shared technical clarifications on issues linked to the European Commission’s Delegated Act modifying the calculation of own funds requirements for market risk...

Lukáš Starý has been appointed as National Member for the Czech Republic, following his tenure as Deputy National Member, working on judicial cooperation for international criminal investigations involving his country.