This morning, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a political agreement on the revised European Works Council Directive, which aims to strengthen social dialogue in the EU.
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The recommendations are out from the final European Citizens’ Panel on the new EU long-term budget. After debate, 150 EU citizens concluded that the new European budget should focus on the environment, economic success, equal access to healthcare, renewable energy and AI, among other issues.
The EU will fund 15 renewable hydrogen production projects in 5 European countries to produce more than 2 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen over 10 years. They will help decrease the use of fossil fuels on our continent, increase the EU’s energy independence and create jobs.
The European Commission proposes to cut €400 million in annual administrative cost for companies, adding to the €8 billion already targeted through earlier simplification efforts.
The EU announced an initial humanitarian pledge of over €2.3 billion to address global crises in 2025. Over 305 million people around the world currently require urgent humanitarian assistance. The EU is now the world’s leading humanitarian donor and a key advocate for humanitarian action.
The European Commission welcomes the Council’s adoption of the 17th Russia sanctions package.
Today, the Commission announced the selection of 15 renewable hydrogen production projects for public funding across the European Economic Area (EEA).
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Today, the Commission proposes rules that will facilitate Member States’ application of the safe third country concept.
