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European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 Mar 2024 The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 Mar 2024 The European Commission has today published a report outlining the good progress made so far under the EU's long-term rural vision, highlighting positive outcomes delivered since 2021 and presenting ideas for future work.

The Council today adopted a directive that amends the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive or (BRRD) and the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation or (SRMR) to include targeted proportionality requirements to the treatment of ‘internal MREL’ in bank resolution groups.

European Commission Statement Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 The Commission takes note of the withdrawal by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive Co., Ltd. from a public procurement tender organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications.

European Commission Speech Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 Dear members of the press,   4 years ago, in this very press room, I announced the creation of the Technical Support Instrument.   We knew then that there was a...

Civil society representatives trust European Parliament to continue as driving force for an inter-institutional agreement on civil dialogue Jasmin Kloetzing Tue, 26/03/2024 - 14:45 A properly structured civil dialogue can be a means of making European democracies more resilient to current societal challenges. Civil society organisations (CSOs) trust in the European Parliament to be the driving force when it comes to an agreement on structured civil dialogue between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, as a Parliament resolution proposed such an agreement in 2022. CSOs consider such an inter-institutional agreement a basis for developing more inclusive and qualitative policy-making.

The Council appointed new Heads of Mission for three EU’s civilian missions: EUMM Georgia, EUPOL COPPS and EUCAP Somalia.