Investing in Europe’s youth: European Solidarity Corps
The European Commission is today launching the European Solidarity Corps, just two months after President Juncker announced it in his…
Browsing: News from Brussels
European Border and Coast Guard Agency launches rapid reaction pool of border guards and equipment
Today the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is launching the rapid reaction pool of border guards and equipment. As…
Main results of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council
The Council made further progress on preventing corporate tax avoidance, achieving a broad consensus on a draft directive. Ministers also…
PISA 2015 results
Today, Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, and OECD Deputy Secretary-General Douglas Frantz presented the 2015 results…
Fighting illegal online hate speech: first assessment of the new code of conduct
Today, the European Commission publishes the first evaluation of how IT companies applied the code of conduct to combat illegal…
The European Union and the United States Sign Military Logistical Assistance Agreement
Joint Press Release: The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini and the…
Islamic State changing terror tactics to maintain threat in Europe
As the so-called Islamic State (IS) loses ground in the Middle East, the pattern of its recent terrorist attacks in…
Commission proposes new tax rules to support e-commerce and online businesses in the EU
The European Commission has today unveiled a series of measures to improve the Value Added Tax (VAT) environment for e-commerce…
Solidarity with Italy: EU funds to support reconstruction efforts after the earthquakes
When tragedy struck the heart of Italy with a deadly earthquake and aftershocks at the end of August 2016, and…
Clean Energy for All Europeans – unlocking Europe’s growth potential
The Commission wants the EU to lead the clean energy transition, not only adapt to it. For this reason the…