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Monetary policy decisions
17 April 2025 The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate…
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IRF Roundtable Congratulates Congressman Mark Walker on Appointment as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable welcomes the announcement—made last night via the platform X—of Congressman Mark Walker’s selection by the Trump administration to serve as the…
Europe
Monetary policy statement
Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB,Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECBFrankfurt am Main, 17 April 2025 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference.The Governing…
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Prior Information Notice – Enhancing Animal Health and Welfare: Harmonising EU Legal Frameworks through the BTSF Initiative
HaDEA has published the Prior Information Notice HADEA/2025/OP/0012-PIN - Enhancing Animal Health and Welfare in EU Member States and Candidate Countries: Harmonising EU Legal Frameworks through the 'Better Training for…
Europe
Europol supports strike-down on criminal organisation smuggling tens of thousands of hazardous salvage cars from the US
Europol supported an action led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) and Vilnius (Lithuania), which involved around 1 000 police, tax and customs officers carrying out…
Europe
New European Bauhaus Enters Next Phase with EIT Support and Published Roadmap
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) continues to support the New European Bauhaus (NEB) as a flagship European Commission initiative for sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetic innovation.Through its dynamic Community…
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Record number of alerts in 2024 for dangerous non-food products in the EU
Today, the European Commission has unveiled its annual report on Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The report presents an overview of dangerous products notified in…
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EU rolls out plan to promote sustainable, repairable and energy efficient products
Today, the European Commission adopted the 2025-2030 working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Energy Labelling Regulation. The plan provides a list of products that should be prioritised to introduce…
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Horizon Europe – Space: call for experts
EU Space Research aims to foster a cost-effective, competitive, and innovative space industry and research community. Under Horizon Europe Cluster 4 – Space (Destination 5), HaDEA is funding projects that prepare future evolutions…
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ESAs publish Joint Annual Report for 2024
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) today published its 2024 Annual Report, which provides an overview of the joint ESAs work completed during…