The European Commission on Wednesdayunveiled the first-ever EU-wide measures aimed at addressing the growing shortage of affordable housing. #HousingCrisis #TheEuropeanCommission
https://archup.net/eu-housing-plan-and-urban-sustainability/
The European Commission on Wednesdayunveiled the first-ever EU-wide measures aimed at addressing the growing shortage of affordable housing. #HousingCrisis #TheEuropeanCommission
https://archup.net/eu-housing-plan-and-urban-sustainability/
EU Still Seeking Lower US Tariff For Wine And Spirits, Says Trade Commissioner
The European Commission will keep pressing for a preferential tariff for wine and spirits exports to the US that would spare the sector the 15% rate applied on most items under the EU-US trade deal, the EU’s trade commissioner said on Thursd…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #TheEuropeanCommission
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2249562/eu-still-seeking-lower-us-tariff-for-wine-and-spirits-says-trade-commissioner/
EU Still Seeking Lower US Tariff For Wine And Spirits, Says Trade Commissioner
The European Commission will keep pressing for a preferential tariff for wine and spirits exports to the US that would spare the sector the 15% rate applied on most items under the EU-US trade deal, the EU’s trade commissioner said on Thursday. “This one we didn’t…
#wine #Wine #TheEuropeanCommission
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2249562/eu-still-seeking-lower-us-tariff-for-wine-and-spirits-says-trade-commissioner/
[01:30] Von der Leyen to meet Starmer at energy security summit
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London later today with both leaders expected to discuss ways to improve cooperation between the UK and EU across a number of areas.
https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0424/1509176-von-der-leyen-to-meet-starmer-at-energy-security-summit/
#TheEuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen #UK #KeirStarmer #London #latertoday #EU
[03:20 PM] Netherlands misses EU deadline to address NS monopoly on Dutch railway
The Dutch government has missed the deadline to respond to the European Commission’s questions and concerns about the rail company NS’s near monopoly on the Dutch railway.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/22/netherlands-misses-eu-deadline-address-ns-monopoly-dutch-railway
#Dutch #theEuropeanCommission’s
The Dutch government has missed the deadline to respond to the European Commission’s questions and concerns about the rail company NS’s near monopoly on the Dutch railway. Europe will now almost certainly take the matter to court, especially because the European Commission wants to showcase that the EU will no longer blindly tolerate the monopolies of state-owned railway companies, the Telegraaf reports.
[19:08] Pharma companies issue demands to stay in EU ahead of expected US tariffs as Irish economy braces itself
Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, demanded help to maintain operations in the EU despite threatened US tariffs on imports, including measures to compensate them for the cost of pharmaceutical innovations, French business newspaper Les Echos reported on Tuesday.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/pharma-companies-issue-demands-to-stay-in-eu-ahead-of-expected-us-tariffs-as-irish-economy-braces-itself/a1372982096.html
#Nearlythreedozen #theEuropeanCommission #EU #US #French #LesEchos #Tuesday
Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, demanded help to maintain operations in the EU despite threatened US tariffs on imports, including measures to compensate them for the cost of pharmaceutical innovations, French business newspaper Les Echos reported on Tuesday.
[16:00] Defence plan priority for Poland's EU Council presidency
Poland's finance minister has said that the European Commission's ReArm Europe defence plan is now a top priority for his country's presidency of the Council of the European Union.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0412/1507317-defence-plan-europe/
#Poland #theEuropeanCommission's #ReArmEurope #theCounciloftheEuropeanUnion
[17:59] Dutch urge restraint over US tariff response ahead of EU meeting
The Dutch government will urge the European Commission to make a measured response to president Donald Trump’s import tariffs, prime...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/dutch-urge-restraint-over-us-tariff-response-ahead-of-eu-meeting/
#Dutch #theEuropeanCommission #DonaldTrump
The Dutch government will urge the European Commission to make a measured response to president Donald Trump’s import tariffs, prime minister Dick Schoof said on Friday afternoon. Speaking to reporters at the weekly post-cabinet press conference, Schoof said he is in contact with his counterparts in other countries and with commission president Ursula von der Leyen. “There is broad agreement that we should not end up going down a tunnel of action and reaction,” Schoof said. “But we are prepared...
[13:44] Inshore fishers call for a balanced distribution of quota
A delegation of small-scale fishers from five EU member states met representatives the European Parliament and the European Commission gathered in Brussels this week to discuss fair access to fisheries and low impact fishing practices.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0327/1504358-eu-fishing-quotas/
#five #EU #theEuropeanParliament #theEuropeanCommission #Brussels #thisweek
[08:20 PM] EU encourages Dutch citizens to stock emergency supplies in case of crisis
The European Commission has advised all EU citizens, including those in the Netherlands, to stockpile essential emergency supplies to be prepared for potential crises such as conflicts, natural dis
https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/26/eu-encourages-dutch-citizens-stock-emergency-supplies-case-crisis
#TheEuropeanCommission #EU #Netherlands
The European Commission has advised all EU citizens, including those in the Netherlands, to stockpile essential emergency supplies to be prepared for potential crises such as conflicts, natural disasters, or cyberattacks, de Volkskrant reports. This directive aims to ensure individuals can sustain themselves for at least 72 hours without external help.