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Remarks by Executive Vice-President Ribera at the press conference on the Middle East crisis Temporary State aid Framework
European Commission Speech Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 Good afternoon. It has been two months since the conflict in the Middle East drew us to the biggest disruption to oil and gas supply. How and when this conflic...
Commission welcomes important step to modernise EU social security coordination rules and strengthen fair labour mobility*
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 The European Commission welcomes the approval by EU Member States of the revision of the social security coordination rules.
Commissioner Roswall's keynote address at the LOOP Forum 2026
European Commission Speech Copenhagen, 29 Apr 2026 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be part of this important event. I am also very happy to be back in a Nordic context. As some of you may know, I was the...
Daily News 29 / 04 / 2026
European Commission Daily news Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 Commission urges Member States to rollout EU age verification app Today, the Commission adopted a recommendation urging Member States to accelerate the rollout...
Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament plenary debate on the EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilisers
European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 29 Apr 2026 “Check against delivery” Thank you, Madam President, dear Roberta, Deputy Minister Raouna, dear Marilena, Honourable Members, The informal EUCO started with ...
Commission decides to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to abolish its retail tax regime
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 Today, the European Commission decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to bring its retail tax regime in line with the freedom of establishment guaranteed by Articles 49 and 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
April infringements package: key decisions
European Commission Infringement decisions Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission takes legal action against Member States that fail to comply w...
Commission adopts temporary State aid framework to support sectors affected by Middle East crisis
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 The European Commission has adopted a temporary State aid framework to enable Member States to support the EU economy in the context of the Middle East crisis. The Middle East crisis Temporary State aid Framework (METSAF) is a targeted and temporary framework to address the effects of the crisis on some of the most exposed sectors of the economy: agriculture, fishery, transport and energy-intensive industries.
Commission decides to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to comply with the Urban Wastewater Directive
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 Today, the European Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully comply with the collection, treatment and monitoring obligations set in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Commission decides to refer Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose the Directive on critical entities resilience
European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 Apr 2026 The European Commission decided to refer Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose and notify national measures transposing the Directive on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive).