European Commission Picks 20 More Space Companies for Business Accelerator

EU flags in front of the European Commission. Photo: EUD. Another 20 companies have been selected for the CASSINI Business Accelerator program, an initiative of the European Commission (EC) and European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). It was …

European Commission gives green light to Belgium’s budget plans

On Wednesday, the European Commission approved Belgium's multi-year budget. This gives the country seven years to improve its public finances. A strict limit on spending growth should see the budget deficit fall below the 3 per cent threshold by 2029. …

Ambassador Geela Ali presents credentials to European Commission President

Maldives' newly appointed Ambassador to the European Union, Geela Ali, has officially presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The ceremony took place Tuesday evening at the Berlaymont …

The European Commission wants to make it easier for mid-sized businesses to operate across the EU

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Nearly €1 billion awarded to boost development of renewable hydrogen - European Commission

European Commission proposes to reform portions of GDPR

The European Commission Wednesday presented a plan to simplify the Digital Single Market, which includes targeted reform of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The proposal aims to simplify or extend “certain measures currently applicable to small …

European Commission looks again at its GDPR privacy law

‘Critical time’: European farmers struggle through their driest spring

When drought descended on Hendrik Jan ten Cate’s farm in 2018, slashing his onion yield to just 10% of a regular year, he slogged through days of heavy labour to draw water from canals and pump it to his crops. One day, overworked and anxious to extract as …

European Commission Acknowledges Greece’s Economic Progress, Says Labour Minister Kerameus

Greece’s economy is set to maintain strong growth, with the European Commission’s Spring 2025 Forecast projecting GDP expansion of 2.3% in 2025 and 2.2% in 2026. The upbeat assessment was welcomed by Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus, who …

European Commission signs off on EU-UK competition cooperation deal

The European Commission has formally approved a new EU-UK competition cooperation agreement struck last year. The new agreement will put in place a clear framework for cooperation on competition matters between the Commission and EU member states’ …