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23/05/2018 - Economy and the euro / Institutional affairs
The European Commission presents the 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSRs), setting out its economic policy guidance for Member States for the next 12 to 18 months.
23/05/2018 - Economy and the euro / Institutional affairs
The Commission proposed the 2019 draft EU Budget of €166 billion in commitments, corresponding to a 3% increase over 2018, investing in a stronger and more resilient European economy and promoting solidarity and security on both sides of the EU's borders.
Commission releases 2018 Convergence Report: Review of Member States' progress towards euro adoption
23/05/2018 - Economy and the euro
23/05/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade / International aid, development and cooperation
The Council authorised the Commission to open trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. It also adopted conclusions on the negotiation and conclusion of EU trade agreements.
22/05/2018 - Culture, education and youth
The Commission is advancing work to build a European Education Area by 2025, reinforce the cultural dimension of the European Union and bolster youth participation, with a new set of measures, including a new Youth Strategy and a new Agenda for Culture.
22/05/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
18/05/2018 - Culture, education and youth / International aid, development and cooperation
The Commission has adopted a new policy framework that aims to increase humanitarian funding for education in emergencies and crises to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget as of 2019. The policy also aims to bring children caught up in humanitarian crises back to learning within 3 months.
18/05/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Economy and the euro
The European Commission is publishing the results of the 2018 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), a tool which monitors the performance of Member States in digital connectivity, digital skills online activity, the digitisation of businesses and digital public services.
17/05/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
On 17 May, EU leaders met with their partners from the Western Balkans. On this occasion, they reaffirmed their mutual commitment to the European perspective.
17/05/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Transport and travel
The Juncker Commission is undertaking the third and final set of actions to modernise Europe's transport system. The objective is to allow all Europeans to benefit from safer traffic, less polluting vehicles and more advanced technological solutions, while supporting the competitiveness of the EU industry.
17/05/2018 - Energy, environment and climate
The Commission is providing national, regional and local actors with practical help to improve air quality in Europe, and stepping up its enforcement against 7 Member States who have breached agreed EU rules on air pollution limits and type approval for cars.
17/05/2018 - Institutional affairs / Justice and citizens’ rights
16/05/2018 - Asylum and migration
The Commission is reporting on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration and the Commission's roadmap from December 2017, and is setting out further key actions to be taken.
- Progress report on the Implementation of the European Agenda on Migration
- EU Visa Policy: Commission upgrades the Visa Information System to better secure the EU's external borders
- Factsheet – Upgrading the Visa Information System (VIS)
- Proposal for a new Regulation on the Visa Information System
- European Agenda on Migration
16/05/2018 - Economy and the euro / Statistics
15/05/2018 - Research and innovation
The Commission presents its contribution to the informal discussion that Heads of State and Government will hold in Sofia on 16 May 2018 on research and innovation and the steps needed to ensure Europe's global competitiveness.
15/05/2018 - Economy and the euro / Justice and citizens’ rights
Ten days ahead of the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission is presenting a set of concrete actions that European leaders can take to protect citizens' privacy and make the EU's Digital Single Market a reality before the end of 2018.
14/05/2018 - Institutional affairs
The Council discussed the EU's long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period. It also began preparations for the June European Council and exchanged views on the rule of law in Poland.
09/05/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights
On Europe Day, the European Commission is launching an online public consultation addressed to all Europeans, asking them what direction they want the European Union to take in the future. This unique consultation was prepared by a panel of 96 citizens from 27 Member States.
03/05/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Research and innovation
The EU should launch a diplomatic drive for a worldwide ban on testing cosmetics on animals before 2023, Parliament urged. Within the EU itself, the sale of all animal-tested cosmetics has been banned since 2013.
03/05/2018 - Economy and the euro
Growth rates for the EU and the euro area beat expectations in 2017 to reach a 10-year high at 2.4%. Growth is set to remain strong in 2018 and ease only slightly in 2019, with growth of 2.3% and 2.0% respectively in both the EU and the euro area.
