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Delta AM completes first €75 million closing of its SME senior secured fund with EU support

European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 Jul 2021 The EIF is one of the main investors, using resources from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the main pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. The ...

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference

European Commission Speech Brussels, 26 Jul 2021 First of all, Europe's recovery, and as the minister already said, some positive news from today's ECOFIN meeting. Ministers discussed four more recovery and re...

Good catch in joint actions targeting illegal fishing

More than 11 tonnes of fish, molluscs and crustaceans were seized during the operation The Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana led an EMPACT Joint Action Day targeting illegal fishing. The action day, co-led by the Spanish...

Speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at The Economist’s “The World Ahead” Gala Dinner, Athens, 23 July 2021

Thank you (efkaristo) for the invitation to address you this evening. It is an absolute privilege to be here in Athens. It is also a particular honour to visit Greece as you mark the...

EIOPA consults on the amendments of supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements – Eiopa European Commission

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a consultation on the amendments of supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements under Solvency II. After a number of years of the implementation of Solvency II...

Spain and Serbia dismantle Serbian marijuana trafficking network

Spanish and Serbian authorities have dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network through a joint investigation team (JIT). In both countries, 43 members of a Serbian organised crime group have been arrested for their involvement...

Vaccinating the world: ‘Team Europe’ to share more than 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with low and middle-income countries by the end of...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 Jul 2021 Ensuring access to safe and affordable COVID-19 vaccines around the world, and notably for low and middle-income countries, is a priority for the European Union.

Statement by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič following today’s announcement by the UK government regarding the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland

European Commission Statement Brussels, 21 Jul 2021 The Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland is the joint solution that the EU found with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Lord David Frost – and was...

Signature of new Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the EUIPO and the CPVO

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) which entered into force on 21 July 2021. The EUIPO and the CPVO operate...

A new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the press conference on the Anti-money laundering package European Commission Speech Brussels, 20 Jul 2021  Ladies and gentlemen, Financial crime generates billions of euros in dirty money every year. At any one time, we...

The collapse of the lira has put 18 million people in poverty in Turkey

More and more Turks are suffering from the collapse of the pound. Anyone who can save something is looking to turn it into gold or hard currency. Gasoline, food, travel - everything is getting more expensive. What are people afraid of, says Deutsche Welle.

Intervention du président Charles Michel à l’issue de sa rencontre avec le Premier ministre par intérim, Nikol Pachinian, à Erevan

Merci, Monsieur le Premier ministre, cher Nikol, C'est un plaisir pour moi, un honneur pour moi, d'être de retour dans votre beau pays, l'Arménie. J'avais eu l'occasion de vous rendre une visite officielle il y...

Kekava bypass: EIB provides financing for first large-scale PPP in the Baltics

European Commission Press release Riga, 16 Jul 2021 EIB supports Kekava bypass public-private partnership with €61.1 million in financing for Kekava ABT AS.

Jihadist content targeted on Internet Archive platform

A Referral Action Day (RAD) targeting online jihadist propaganda took place on 14 July 2021. The European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) at Europol organised the operational activities, which involved law enforcement authorities...

Eighteen arrested in Spain in a sting against migrant smugglers operating overseas

The criminal networks facilitated the illegal entry of more than 400 Albanian nationals to the United Kingdom and the United States An investigation led by the Spanish National Police, with close cooperation with the Albanian...

ESMA consults on derivatives clearing and trading obligations in view of the benchmarks transition

The Consultation Paper examines the state of the transition away from EONIA and LIBOR, which will cease to exist, and onto alternative risk-free rates, such as €STR, SONIA and SOFR, in the OTC interest...

New study by WHO Europe and ECDC examines variations in antibiotic consumption in European countries between 2014 and 2018

A new study by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) and ECDC examines variations in antibiotic consumption in European countries between 2014 and 2018. The study focuses on data from 30...

€14.2 million seized from cross-border VAT fraudsters in Hungary

The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in cross-border VAT fraud (missing trader intra-community fraud) and carousel fraud. The two action days in June led...

EIOPA publishes monthly technical information for Solvency II Relevant Risk Free Interest Rate Term Structures – end-June 2021 – Eiopa European Commission

Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published technical information on the relevant risk free interest rate term structures (RFR) with reference to the end of June 2021. RFR information has been calculated...

EU deploys immediate assistance to help Cyprus contain devastating forest fires

European Commission Press release Brussels, 03 Jul 2021 Cyprus activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 3 July 2021, requesting support to tackle forest fires in the Limassol district. Responding immediately, t...

Politician from Northern Macedonia: Bulgaria’s clear and unequivocal “no” was natural

Instead of conducting a fraternal dialogue, we sought support and someone to "press" the older brother to let us into the EU, added Petar Kolev "Bulgaria's clear and unequivocal "no" to Northern Macedonia was a...

EASO publishes a COI report: Somalia Actors

Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled - Somalia: Actors (2021) After peaking in 2015, with 21 600 applications for international protection, Somali requests for international...

Europol: Six children victim of sexual abuse removed from harm

Six victims of child abuse have been identified and removed from harm as a result of the 9th Victim Identification Taskforce organised by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). Between 14 and 25 June 2021, 41...

Regional airports are key for the economic recovery and territorial cohesion in the EU

In this interview, Władysław Ortyl (PL/ECR), President of the Podkarpackie Region, answers six questions about his opinion on the Future of Regional Airports , which was adopted at the Committee of the Regions' plenary...

Dutch television aired the Nazi version of the text of the German anthem

A huge blunder was made by the Dutch television NPO during the performance of the anthem of Germany before the 1/8 finals of the European Football Championship against England at Wembley. The Nazi version...
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