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European Commission Daily news Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 Commission designates Special Representative for Cyprus The European Commission has designated Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as the Commission's Speci...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 The European Commission has designated Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as Commission's Special Representative for Cyprus. In this capacity, he will contribute to the settlement process within the United Nations framework, in close cooperation with the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission positively assessed  Czechia's sixth  payment request for €897 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

European Commission Statement Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 I want to thank you and all the members of the Special Panel, for your hard work in the recent months and your skilful steer. It is the evidence we have been waiting for, which you are delivering today. The Panel examined what I believe is one of the greatest challenges confronting today's governments – how to protect our kids online, how we establish a new norm in the future online world.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 A new Eurobarometer survey released today shows that Europeans are overwhelmingly concerned about all the risks children face on social media. Against the backdrop of increasing reliance on social media, citizens see the need for better protection and tougher action to tackle disinformation.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission is convening the second meeting of the Palestine Donor Group (PDG), co-chaired by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Palestinian Authority's (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. 65 delegations gather in Brussels for the launch of a new Initiative for early recovery in Gaza and to discuss the Palestinian Authority's Reform Agenda.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved a €63 billion French scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted by the Commission on 25 June 2025.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Jul 2026 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a capital injection worth €2 billion (HUF 760 billion) by Hungary into the development bank Magyar Fejlesztési Bank (MFB). The measure will be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility ('RRF').

European Commission Speech Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 We are here because we all have something in common: we believe that health security is not the job of one institution or one sector. It is all our responsibili...

European Commission Statement Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 Thank you, Simon. Good afternoon, everyone. Let me start by thanking Minister Harris for presenting the Irish Presidency's priorities at today's meeting. We wel...