What is the State of the Energy Union report? Each year, the State of the Energy Union report takes stock of the progress made in the implementation of the European energy and climate policies, including notably the Energy Union across its five pillars: decarbonisation, including renewables, energy efficiency, the internal energy market, energy security and research, innovation […]

Together with the annual State of the Energy Union Report, the Commission today adopted three reports on the progress of EU climate policies in 2020: the EU Climate Action Progress Report, the Carbon Market Report and the Fuel Quality Report. The EU Climate Action Progress Report shows that compared to 2019, EU27 greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 fell by almost 10%, […]

The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today disbursed €600 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine. This is the second and final tranche under Ukraine’s current MFA programme following the first €600 million disbursement in December 2020. With this disbursement, the outstanding amount of loans to Ukraine under its multiple MFA programmes […]

  At the 23rd EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, the European Union and Ukraine reaffirmed their strong partnership and commitment to strengthening the political association and economic integration of Ukraine with the European Union.       European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President, Charles Michel, and High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, […]

A call for a values-based European sports model More funding channelled from elite sports to grassroots Player transfers should be better regulated More gender equality and inclusion in terms of pay and visibility   The EU should become more involved with Europe’s sporting landscape to encourage a fairer model that aligns with EU values of […]