The European Commission welcomes yesterday’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the ‘Omnibus’ package to simplify EU investment programmes. Proposed by the Commission in February 2025, the package strengthens InvestEU, the EU’s flagship investment instrument.
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Led by the Council of Europe Development Bank and boosted by EUR 3.5 million under AMIF, this innovative project demonstrates how creative financing and collaboration can facilitate the integration of non-EU nationals in EU Member States, enriching the social and economic fabric of host countries.
The EU economy began 2025 on a somewhat stronger footing than anticipated. It is projected to keep growing at a modest rate this year, with growth expected to pick up in 2026, despite heightened global policy uncertainty and trade tensions.
The Commission has announced an additional EUR 3 billion in funding to support the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, as well as to host refugees from Ukraine. This will provide further assistance to EU countries in managing migration and asylum in a transparent and orderly way.
To date, 12 Member States have submitted a request to the Commission to activate the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact, as part of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 package presented in March 2025.
Today, the European Union is taking a series of steps to further bolster its support for Ukraine.
Today, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos met Türkiye’s Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek in Brussels for a High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) between the European Union and Türkiye.
