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21/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
While Member States' have carried out a lot of work to improve VAT collection, today's figures show that reform of the current EU VAT system combined with better cooperation at EU level are needed so that Member States can make full use of VAT revenues in their budgets.
20/09/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
19/09/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
With sustainable, comprehensive and rules-based connectivity at its core, the Communication will help to guide the EU's external action in this field and is a part of the implementation of its Global Strategy.
19/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
18/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Enlargement, external relations and trade
The European Commission has today put forward a first set of ideas to modernise the WTO and to make international trade rules fit for the challenges of the global economy.
14/09/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Food, farming and fisheries / Transport and travel
The European Commission is proposing to end seasonal clock changes in Europe in 2019, giving Member States the freedom to decide once and for all whether they want to permanently apply summer- or wintertime.
14/09/2018 - Institutional affairs
MEPs discussed the challenges facing the EU during the State of the Union debate and approved digital copyright rules and measures to counter money laundering and cut plastic waste.
13/09/2018 - Asylum and migration
Building on two years of work, the Commission is proposing to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard even further and give it the right level of ambition, corresponding to the common challenges Europe is facing in managing migration and borders.
12/09/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights / Security and defence
12/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Justice and citizens’ rights
12/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Enlargement, external relations and trade / Institutional affairs / Security and defence
President Juncker stresses the need for Europe to become more sovereign so as to be able to play a role in shaping global affairs.
11/09/2018 - Culture, education and youth
Young people are now able to volunteer or work in EU-wide solidarity schemes, after a final vote on the European Solidarity Corps.
07/09/2018 - Institutional affairs
05/09/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade / Justice and citizens’ rights
Following the conclusion of the EU-Japan talks on personal data protection in July 2018, the Commission launched the procedure for the adoption of its adequacy decision.
05/09/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
03/09/2018 - Culture, education and youth / Food, farming and fisheries
Aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among children, the EU school scheme includes the distribution of fruit, vegetables and milk products, as well as dedicated educational programmes to teach pupils about the importance of good nutrition and to explain how food is produced.
31/08/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
This online consultation, which ran from 4 July to 16 August 2018, received 4.6 million responses from all 28 Member States, the highest number of responses ever received in any Commission public consultation.
31/08/2018 - Employment and social rights / Statistics
30/08/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
In light of the difficulties faced by European farmers affected by drought this summer, the European Commission continues acting to provide practical support to the sector. Additional flexibility will be granted to help farmers provide sufficient feed to their animals.
20/08/2018 - Economy and the euro
Greece has successfully concluded a three year European Stability Mechanism (ESM) stability support programme with its place at the heart of the euro area and European Union secured.
