Switzerland wants to end the relationship crisis with Brussels 2024-03-08 18:48:50

JNow it’s official: The Swiss government wants to end the relationship crisis with the European Union and negotiate a treaty package with Brussels that is intended to secure the Confederation’s access to the European internal market and pave the way for new agreements. The Federal Council, as the multi-party government in Bern is called, had … Read more

How Europe’s defense industry should become stronger 2024-03-07 03:51:12

A Ukrainian soldier carries a 155 mm grenade to a self-propelled howitzer near Bakhmut. Image: dpa The member states buy weapons and ammunition outside the EU for 80 percent of their arms budget. This quota should be reduced to half. However, the Commission only has 1.5 billion euros available for this. Dhe EU foreign policy … Read more

Ecosia boss talks about Google and the Choice Screen 2024-03-06 17:31:29

The EU’s new digital legislation is being implemented these days. The aim is for the large platforms to ensure a little more fairness in competition. What does this mean for a company like yours, for the search engine Ecosia? What do you hope to achieve, for example from the “Choice Screen”, which Google will use … Read more

Economic prospects in the EU continue to deteriorate 2024-02-16 17:21:29

DThe EU Commission has a similarly pessimistic view of the German economy as the Federal Minister of Economics. In its winter forecast published on Thursday, the Brussels authority still expects real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 0.3 percent this year, i.e. practically stagnation. This means that it is correcting its forecast from November … Read more

The EU could announce new sanctions against Apple: the reasons

2023-12-14 10:30:26 While it will have to make some changes to its products to comply with the Digital Markets Act, Apple could also be sanctioned by the European Commission, following a several-year investigation. In 2020, following a complaint filed by Spotify, Brussels opened proceedings against the Cupertino company. As a reminder, Spotify had complained about … Read more

Accessibility Statement – European Commission

2023-12-12 20:53:07 This declaration applies to content published in the domain: “https://belgium.representation.ec.europa.eu” It does not apply to other content or websites published in its subdomains. These websites and their content have their own specific accessibility statement. This website is managed by the representation of the European Commission in Belgium. It is designed to be used … Read more

European Economic Forecasts 2024: Slowdown in Growth and Challenges Ahead

2023-11-15 13:10:38 According to forecasts from the European Commission, presented on Wednesday, growth should reach 0.6% this year, a decrease compared to the estimates presented this summer. ADVERTISEMENT At the end of this difficult year, the European economy is losing momentum. In its autumn economic forecasts, presented on Wednesday, the European Commission revises its outlook … Read more

Van der Leyen’s Visit to Kyiv: Progress on Ukraine’s EU Accession Application

2023-11-04 15:10:44 (Archyde.com, Kyiv, 4th) President of the European Union Executive Commission (European Commission) Van der Leyen visited the Ukrainian capital Kyiv today to discuss the progress of Ukraine’s application to join the European Union (EU) and other issues. The EU was scheduled to submit a report on Ukraine’s accession progress next week. Ursula von … Read more