Latest news from EU institutions and bodies

EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels for the Tripartite Social Summit, a twice-yearly forum for dialogue that brings together the leaders of the EU institutions and the European social partners. Today’s discussion focused on ‘Driving Europe Forward’.

Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the Tripartite Social Summit on 14 October 2026.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 Oct 2026 Six outstanding EU-funded projects, and the people behind them, were honored last night in Brussels at the 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards, held as part of the 24th European Week of Regions and Cities.

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) has classified USDC, issued by Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS, as a significant e-money token (EMT) under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), following its assessment of the criteria set out in the Regulation. There are currently 45 EMTs in the...

The High Representative issued a statement on behalf of the European Union on the postponement of elections in Palestine.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 Oct 2026 On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Management, the European Commission is convening the very first cross-regional dialogue ‘From Space to Grassroots: Strengthening Community Resilience to Natural Hazards through Space...

EIOPA collects and publishes comprehensive statistics on insurance undertakings in the European Economic Area. The factsheet published today complements regular statistics by providing further insights into insurers’ home and cross-border investments in securities.

European Commission Speech Brussels, 14 Oct 2026 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, Ministers and regional presidents, Experts, Competitiveness has moved to the centre of the European debate. It has become ...

1 430 project proposals requesting a total of €4.3 billion in EU funding were received in response to the LIFE Programme 2026 Call for proposals for nature, environment, climate action and clean energy transition projects.

With the active coordination of Eurojust, and collaboration with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), authorities carried out simultaneous arrests in Norway and searches in Romania and Germany connected to a large-scale fraud investigation against a company supplying services to NATO...