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European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €6.5 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 1,928 workers following dismissals by hypermarket Cora in Belgium and in the car sector in...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Czechia's market-wide capacity mechanism. The measure aims to ensure there is sufficient capacity to produce or store electricity, or to reduce electricity consumption so that...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved a €300 million Irish scheme to provide temporary electricity price relief for energy-intensive companies in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE), to bring disruptive defence technology from the lab to the...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved a €41 million Greek aid scheme to support agricultural companies facing increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis. The scheme was approved under the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission has issued two sets of binding specification measures to Google under the Digital Markets Act.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy published a new joint report on the implementation of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) – the EU's main trade policy tool to support...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission updated rules for its traineeship programme, establishing a single modernised framework that makes the scheme more inclusive and better aligned with Europe's skills and employment objectives.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the proposal to establish the programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE), a new €115 million instrument designed to provide rapid, agile and targeted financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises.