InvestEU funding mechanism supported by Europarl
The European Parliament has agreed to support the InvestEU funding mechanism proposed by the European Commission. Under the proposal, the various funding instruments of the...
Voters’ personal data to be protected
The European Parliament has provisionally approved measures to prevent misuse of voters’ personal data in the upcoming European elections. Negotiators from the Parliament and the...
Vote of no confidence: May wins
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence after the historically devastating loss of May’s Brexit deal yesterday. After...
Humanitarian aid budget increased to €1.6 billion
The European Union has adopted its highest ever humanitarian aid budget for 2019, with a total of €1.6 billion. The largest proportion of the funding...
Brexit withdrawal agreement fails by 230 votes
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement has failed to pass a vote in Parliament with an historically high loss of 432...
EU chemical hazard regulation overstretched
A new report has found that the European Commission and Member States do not have the capacity to fully implement EU chemical hazard regulation...
Smart BIM: digital transformation for the construction industry
Connecting Buildings Ltd discusses its smart BIM and C2O workflow process to fully merge buildings to the digital space. The tenant demand for smart services...
Banking supervision audits: ECA writes to Parliament
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has written to the European Parliament over banking supervision audits of the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECA has...
DiscoverEU travel pass to allow 14,500 young people to travel Europe
More than 14,500 18-year-olds have been selected to receive the DiscoverEU travel pass, which allows them to travel freely around Europe. The second round of...
Immersive entertainment receives UK boost
UK innovation initiatives have awarded £18 million (€20.18 million) of government and industry funding to projects developing immersive entertainment technologies. The projects, which form part...
