Human rights tops Eurobarometer list of citizen priorities
Preservation of human rights, freedom of expression and gender equality have topped a Eurobarometer survey of citizens’ opinions on political priorities. Researchers for the European...
Climate City Challenge frontrunners announced
Five cities proposing urban climate support projects have been selected to receive support through the Global Climate City Challenge. The challenge is jointly operated by...
Heavy fuel in Iceland subject to effective ban from 2020
The government of Iceland has announced a regulation which will effectively ban the use of heavy fuel oil in the country’s shipping sector. The new...
EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey declared a success
The EU has announced that the full operational budget for its Facility for Refugees in Turkey has now been wholly mobilised. Turkey is currently home...
Solar energy funding for Spain to support 15 new photovoltaic plants
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €26m funding for solar energy development projects in Spain. The EIB signed a funding agreement with...
EU investment in Kenya: funding programmes to support reform, growth
The European Commission has launched two EU funding programmes worth €31m in total, aimed at promoting investment and growth in Kenya. EU Commissioner for International...
Christmas gifts pollution risk highlighted in new emissions list
The carbon footprint of Europe’s Christmas gifts has raised concern as official emissions data places a shipping company in the EU’s top 10 pollution...
European Rewilding Network launches second phase
The European Rewilding Network has announced the launch of its second phase, focusing on ‘practical, result-oriented’ rewilding practices. Following the broad success of Phase 1...
Agribusiness in Italy to benefit from €200m EIB loan agreement
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €200m agreement with an Italian banking group to provide financing for agribusiness SMEs across Italy. The EIB’s...
Innovation accelerator to fund 75 small companies
The European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Accelerator programme has announced its largest funding round to date, with 75 projects selected for funding. The EIC Accelerator pilot...
