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Commission supports 151 reform projects in Member States to strengthen resilience and competitiveness

The Commission has approved a new round of 151 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to support all Member States in preparing, designing and implementing up to 326 cutting-edge reforms in 2023. The supported projects respond to a reform need expressed by Member States while being strongly aligned with the European Union's priorities for […]

DiscoverEU: Applications are open for 35,000 young people to receive a free travel pass

Today, the Commission is launching the DiscoverEU spring call, thanks to which 35,000 young people will receive a free rail pass to explore Europe. The application round starts today at 12:00 and will end on 29 March at 12:00. To win a travel pass, young people are invited to apply on the European Youth Portal, […]

€1.2 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 300 dismissed workers in Spain

Today, the European Commission proposed to support 303 workers dismissed by aluminium producer Alu Ibérica in the region of Galicia in Spain with €1.2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). The funding will help them find new jobs through tailored guidance and advice, vocational training and job-matching. Spain applied for […]

Erasmus+ 2023 Annual Work Programme

Today, the Commission has adopted a revision of the Erasmus+ Annual Work Programme for 2023. The overall budget of the programme for this year has been revised upwards to a new total of €4.43 billion, the highest annual financial envelope ever reached by the Erasmus+ programme. The increased budget will overall reinforce the Erasmus+ priorities […]

EU invests more than €116 million in nature, environment and climate Strategic #LIFE

The Commission announced today an investment of over €116 million for the new LIFE Programme's Strategic Projects. The funding will help eight major projects in Belgium, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Finland reach their climate and environmental targets. The projects are expected to mobilise significant additional funds from other EU funding sources, including agricultural, […]

EU launches new cooperation programmes with Morocco worth €624 million green transition, migration and reforms

Today, in an official visit in Morocco, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi announced new cooperation programmes worth €624 million in total to support Morocco's transition to green energy, enhance cooperation on addressing irregular migration management and support Morocco's ambitious reform plans in key areas such as social protection, climate policy, reform of the public […]

EIB and European Commission sign agreement to boost private sector investments in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries #GlobalGateway

Today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission signed agreements for a total volume of €4 billion; consisting of a Guarantee Agreement that will mobilise up to €3.5 billion in lending and a €500 million Trust Fund contribution, to support businesses in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries until 2027. The agreement marks […]

Commission launches €7.5 million calls to support the integration of Ukrainian SMEs in the Single Market

Today, the Commission is launching two calls for proposals under the joint title “ReadyForEU”, with a total budget of €7.5 million. The two calls aim at helping Ukrainian entrepreneurs and businesses to benefit from the Single Market. The calls are funded under the Single Market Programme and follow the recent agreement for Ukraine to join […]

CaixaBank and MicroBank support Spanish small businesses through the InvestEU programme

CaixaBank and MicroBank support Spanish small businesses with guarantees that will enable the mobilisation of more than €1 billion through the InvestEU programme This is the first European Investment Fund (EIF) guarantee agreement signed in Spain under InvestEU. The EIF will provide a guarantee of €150 million to CaixaBank to support the innovation and green […]

Spain: EIB agrees venture debt financing with PackBenefit to accelerate rollout of leading sustainable food packaging technology

EIB and PackBenefit have signed a €13m venture debt agreement to finance a new production plant, as well as research and development projects for sustainable food packaging solutions. The financing, in combination with equity funding from Circularity Capital, will enable PackBenefit to expand its manufacturing capacity of recyclable and compostable food trays for the European […]

Communication marking the two-year anniversary of the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility #NextGenerationEU

The European Commission has today adopted a Communication marking the two-year anniversary of the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of the EUR 800 billion NextGenerationEU recovery plan for Europe. The Communication takes stock of the concrete results achieved so far through the RRF's unprecedented double-push for […]

Recovery and Resilience Facility: Two years

Recovery and Resilience Facility: Two years on A unique instrument at the heart of the EU’s green and digital transformation
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