The European Commission has presented the Quality Jobs Roadmap, a strong commitment to improving job quality and creating high-quality and future-proof jobs in Europe.
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The Commission has proposed several new initiatives to strengthen the EU’s economic security and boost competitiveness.
The Commission today presented a new set of measures that should enable Europe’s businesses to spend less time on administrative work and compliance and more on innovating and scaling up.
In addressing policymakers, Professor Welter encouraged a shift away from ‘picking winners’ toward creating enabling conditions for all forms of entrepreneurship. “Everyday enterprises are neither little big businesses nor laggard fast-growth businesses – they are enterprises in their own right”.
President Ursula von der Leyen participated in the European Council summit that focused on the EU’s support for Ukraine, Europe’s defence readiness for 2030, and on how to boost the continent’s economy while upholding the EU’s climate goals.
For the first time, the Innovation Fund will launch an auction to decarbonise industrial process heat, awarding subsidies linked to carbon abatement and paving the way for the future Industrial Decarbonisation Bank.
The national winners of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2025 have been revealed, following a rigorous selection process by national juries across Europe. These outstanding initiatives will now go forward to compete for the European title at the SME Assembly in Copenhagen later this year.
The European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious and dynamic Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), amounting to almost EUR 2 trillion (or 1.26% of the EU’s gross national income on average between 2028 and 2034). This framework will equip Europe with a long-term investment budget.
In a strategic move to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe’s industry and leverage the Union market towards more security of supply, diversification and decarbonisation, the Commission today launched the Hydrogen Mechanism under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform.
Learn about the Commission’s semester package, which offers EU countries targeted advice on economic policies and reforms and reviews macro-economic imbalances
