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Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath on the 2025 Rule of Law Report
European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 08 Jul 2025 Executive Vice-President Virkkunen Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our College read-out. Today, we adopted the 2025 Rule of Law Report. I will ...
Remarks by Executive Vice-President Séjourné and Commissioner Roswall on the Chemicals package
European Commission Speech Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 Executive Vice-President Sejourne Aujourd'hui la Commission présente son plan sectoriel sur l'industrie chimique. Il s'agit du troisième plan sectoriel, après l...
Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at the ceremony for Bulgaria joining the euro area
European Commission Statement Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 Good afternoon everyone. Congratulations to Bulgaria on becoming the 21st member of the euro area. The Euro area is stronger for Bulgaria's membership, and Bulg...
Daily News 08 / 07 / 2025
European Commission Daily news Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on the right to food Today, the European Commission registered the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitl...
Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference
European Commission Speech Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 Thank you, Minister. Good afternoon, everyone. Let me just start by saying that I look forward to working closely with Minister Lose and the Danish Presidency o...
The EU and Moldova deepen their relationship at their first bilateral summit
European Commission News Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa were in Chișinău last week for the first-ever EU-Moldova Summ...
Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on the right to food
European Commission Press release Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 Today, the European Commission registered the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Food is a Human Right for All! Guaranteeing healthy, just and sustai...
Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP plenary joint debate on EU-China relations
European Commission Speech Strasbourg, 08 Jul 2025 Madam President, Madam Minister Honourable Members, Indeed, we discussed today EU-China relations ahead of the China Summit where we will be with the Council ...
Questions and answers on Bulgaria's changeover to the euro
European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 08 Jul 2025 What decision did the Council take today? The European Commission published its 2025 Convergence Report on 4 June 2025. The report confirmed that Bulgaria has ...
2025 Rule of Law Report: the importance of the rule of law for Europe's democracy, security and economy
European Commission Press release Strasbourg, 08 Jul 2025 Today, the Commission published its sixth annual Rule of Law Report, examining rule of law developments in all Member States. This is the first report under the Commission's new mandate. It consolidates the successful engagement with Member States based on a preventive and dialogue-based approach to strengthen the rule of law, and it is an important incentive for reform.