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ECOPNET
Sep 27, 2021
ECOPNET gladly presents Diplomacy On The Menu!
European Cooperation and Partnership Network ("ECOPNET"), along side with the other partners the EU-Turkey Friendship Group at the...


ECOPNET
Sep 24, 2021
Air pollution still too high in most EU Member States
The EEA briefing ‘Europe’s air quality status 2021’ presents the latest official data for 2019, as well as provisional data for 2020, on...


ECOPNET
Sep 24, 2021
Pandemic exacerbates challenges civil society faces: EUFR
“A strong and healthy civil society is the lifeblood of our democracies. Yet in some countries, civil society organisations are under...


ECOPNET
Sep 23, 2021
New EU Blue Card rules for highly qualified immigrants wishing to work in Europe
MEPs adopted the reform of the EU Blue Card to facilitate the employment of highly qualified non-EU nationals and help alleviate labour...


ECOPNET
Sep 23, 2021
Future of Europe: Europeans discuss economy, jobs, education in Strasbourg
The first of the four European citizens’ panels met in Strasbourg on 17-19 September to discuss the economy, education, culture and the...


ECOPNET
Sep 23, 2021
Commission launches new Erasmus+ app with an integrated European Student Card
Today, the Commission launched the new Erasmus+ application, marking a new milestone in the digitalisation of the Erasmus+ programme. The...


ECOPNET
Sep 22, 2021
Colombia: EU and Colombia today open a new chapter to strengthen bilateral relations
Today, the EU and Colombia agreed on a “Memorandum of Understanding on an Agenda of enhanced political and sectoral dialogue and...


ECOPNET
Sep 22, 2021
European Health Union: better disease prevention and cross-border cooperation
MEPs are ready to negotiate with member states to reinforce the EU’s disease prevention and control framework and jointly tackle...


ECOPNET
Sep 22, 2021
The EU and Turkey discuss climate crisis and future cooperation
The European Commission’s Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans and Turkish Minister of Environment and...


ECOPNET
Sep 17, 2021
EDPB requests that Irish SA amends WhatsApp decision with clarifications on transparency
On July 28th, the EDPB adopted a dispute resolution decision on the basis of Art. 65 GDPR. This binding decision seeks to address the...


ECOPNET
Sep 16, 2021
Eurobarometer: Optimism about the future of the EU at its highest since 2009
Attitudes towards the EU remain positive and broadly stable, according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer conducted in June-July 2021....


ECOPNET
Sep 16, 2021
COVID-19: Council adds Uruguay and removes six countries from the list of countries
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the...


ECOPNET
Sep 16, 2021
How the EU will help mitigate the impact of Brexit
A €5 billion EU fund will support people, companies and countries affected by the UK's withdrawal from the Union. The end of the Brexit...


ECOPNET
Sep 15, 2021
Euro changeover: Agreement with Croatia on practical steps for the start of euro coin production
The European Commission and euro area Member States have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Croatia outlining the...


ECOPNET
Sep 15, 2021
EU Blue Card: new rules to attract more highly-skilled workers
MEPs are set to give their final approval to the reform of the EU’s Blue Card initiative to make it easier to attract highly-qualified...


ECOPNET
Sep 15, 2021
European Environmental Agency: Innovating for sustainability
The EEA briefing ‘With people and for people: Innovating for sustainability’ reflects on how social and technological innovation could...


ECOPNET
Sep 7, 2021
EU maritime transport: first environmental impact report acknowledges good progress
With 77 % of European external trade and 35 % of all trade by value between EU Member States moved by sea, maritime transport is a key...


ECOPNET
Sep 7, 2021
Coronavirus: 70% of the EU adult population fully vaccinated
Today, the EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. In total, over 256 million adults in...


ECOPNET
Sep 7, 2021
Simpler EU energy labels for lighting products applicable from 1 September
To help EU consumers cut their energy bills and carbon footprint, a brand new version of the widely-recognised EU energy label for light...


ECOPNET
Sep 6, 2021
Commissioner Várhelyi travels on Monday to Ankara to discuss EU-Turkey relations
On 6 and 7 September, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will travel to Turkey to discuss the state of play...


ECOPNET
Sep 6, 2021
European Year of Rail: Connecting Europe Express now leaving the station
The ‘Connecting Europe Express', a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, will pull out of Lisbon train...


ECOPNET
Sep 6, 2021
Slovenian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities
Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of...


ECOPNET
Aug 31, 2021
EU: 42% of all tourism nights in 2020 were spent in July and August
In 2020, the tourism industry suffered from the COVID-19 outbreak: the number of nights spent at EU tourist accommodation establishments...


ECOPNET
Aug 30, 2021
Afghanistan: Lead MEPs condemn barbaric attack at Kabul airport
Statement of the Chairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation for relations with...
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