EUROSTAT: July 2016 – Annual inflation up to 0.2% in the euro area and the EU
Euro area annual inflation was 0.2% in July 2016, up from 0.1% in June. In July 2015 the rate was…
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EU opens doors to Indonesia’s licensing scheme for exports of verified legal timber
The Commission has amended the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation (FLEGT) to recognise Indonesia’s licensing scheme for exports of…
Circular economy: Commission expands Ecolabel criteria to computers, furniture and footwear
The Commission has adopted a new set of ecological criteria under the EU Ecolabel scheme for computers (personal, notebook and tablet computers), furniture and footwear. Manufacturers who…
Mergers: Commission clears merger between IMS and Quintiles
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a proposed merger between IMS Health and Quintiles, both of…
EU celebrating International Youth Day
The European Commission welcomes today’s International Youth Day, and particularly its theme this year: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption…
EU provides new humanitarian assistance to the FYROM after deadly floods
Today the European Commission has announced €150,000 in humanitarian assistance to support people affected by the recent flash floods and…
European Commission adopts implementing decision on EURIBOR benchmark
The European Commission adopted yesterday an Implementing Regulation establishing a list of ‘critical’ benchmarks, i.e. those indexes that are of…
Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest PKK attacks in South-East Turkey
Turkey has been again the target of terrorist attacks in both Diyarbakir and Kiziltepe today. We extend our condolences to…
Forest fires in Portugal: EU mobilises assistance via Civil Protection Mechanism
Yesterday Portugal activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help stop the spread of forest fires in several parts of…
Statement by Mogherini and Stylianides in support of the latest UN appeal for a ceasefire in Syria
Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Christos Stylianides in support of the latest UN appeal for a…