Dumping explained: definition and effects

European companies can suffer from unfair competition because foreign firms sell their products at artificially low prices. Find out how it works and how the EU is fighting it.

Make a difference in our society

Power to the youth 💪😉: more opportunities to become engaged, to be involved and make a difference in our society with the new budget for the European Solidarity Corps! #solidarity #youth #EU #makeadifference

Resist the single use plastics!

Resist the charm of the single use plastics! Are you #ReadyToChange? Just keep calm and save our ocean: use a better alternative. Help is on the way – check what the EU is doing 👇#keepcalm #wecandoit #EU #BeatPlasticPollution

Cultural heritage

2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage. Discover how the EU supports its great cultural diversity by following live this conference.

Better drinking water in Croatia

€63.6 million from the Cohesion Fund is invested to upgrade the water supply system in 14 towns in the Eastern suburb of Zagreb. As a result of this EU investment, around 30,000 inhabitants in this Zagreb county area will have new access to the water distribution network, thanks to almost 9000 new household connections.

Bolja pitka voda u Hrvatskoj zahvaljujući nastojanjima Komisije. Iz Kohezijskog fonda ulaže se 63,6 milijuna EUR kako bi se poboljšali vodoopskrbni sustavi u 14 gradova odnosno općina u istočnim predgrađima Zagreba. Zahvaljujući ovom ulaganju EU-a izgradit će se vodovodna infrastruktura s oko 9000 novih priključaka za kućanstva za približno 30 000 stanovnika u okolici Zagreba.

The largest cohesion environmental project in Slovenia

RCERO Ljubljana is the largest cohesion environmental project in Slovenia, combining 37 municipalities. The project is one of the best examples of regional cooperation in the country due to the large number of municipalities – representing as much as a third of the Slovenian population – relying on the facility's services. It is also Slovenia’s biggest cohesion fund environmental project. Garbage can be transformed into fuel, wood, compost and other materials. Doing this can help to cut contamination, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill use.

EP work

Facebook, Hungary and cultural heritage conference.

A modern budget for a European Union that protects, empowers and defends

The new long-term budget has a strong focus on added value and on shared priorities, such as migration and border management, the single market, cohesion, agriculture, innovation, security and defence and Europe's role in the world.

How to spot when news is fake

What can you do to spot and counter fake, lies and disinformation? Check out this PDF with handy tips.

Europe standing together on migration

Migration is not an easy one, on any side. Europe has been working together and the goal is definitely to have a united approach. Read and check the facts.

What are the ESIFunds data?

Browse and explore data on financing and achievements for over 530 programmes under the ESI Funds 2014-2020. Datasets can be visualised, embedded in other sites or downloaded to analyse.

The European Innovation Scoreboard 2018 - How innovative is your country?

The annual European Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of the EU Member States.

É l'italiana Gabriella Colucci la vincitrice del Premio donna innovatrice europea 2018, assegnato alle "donne di successo" che hanno "portato sul mercato le loro idee innovative" grazie ai fondi del programma per la ricerca europeo Horizon 2020. La CEO e fondatrice di Arterra Bioscience, azienda biotech di Napoli che si occupa di scoprire e produrre composti attivi per applicazioni industriali in settori come i cosmetici e l'agricoltura, ha vinto i 100mila euro messi in palio per il primo premio della competizione.

From Ireland to Croatia and back: International Jobs with EURES

For big businesses with a diverse customer base, there’s a real demand for multilingual employees. With its job-matching service and dedicated staff network across Europe, EURES isproviding the support companies need to fill these international roles.

How MEPs propose to fight resistance to antibiotics

Every year 700,000 people die worldwide due to resistance to antibiotics. European Parliament is calling for stricter limits on the sale of antibiotics as well as better precautions to prevent infections.

Trade agreement with New Zealand

Europe is still open for business. The EU is moving to a trade agreement with New Zealand.

Europe in the millennium

Economy: that piece of the puzzle meant to benefit stability, work for businesses, and make our lives easier. Here’s a deep look in the mirror: how has Europe evolved this millennium? Check the facts.

3D printing: time to sort out the legal issues

From consumer use to medical domains, 3D printing is upending business. Read what the Parliament proposes to address liability and intellectual property rights issues.

The European economy since the start of the millennium

How has our consumption behaviour changed? How has household income evolved? Are working patterns still the same? What is the share of services in the economy? What is the proportion of large enterprises? Has government employment increased or decreased?

Spread the word about the EU election campaign

Less than one year to go before the next EU elections! Help spread the word! Sign up to our website, pledge to vote and share the link with your family and friends.

Oživljavanje hrvatske istraživačke infrastrukture. Cilj ovog projekta financiranog sredstvima iz EFRR-a jest poboljšati razvoj hrvatske istraživačke infrastrukture i ojačati najnaprednije znanstvene centre i fakultete u zemlji.

Rejoignez la campagne des élections européennes !

Les élections se tiendront dans moins d'un an ! Faites passer le message ! Inscrivez-vous sur notre site, engagez-vous à voter et invitez vos proches à faire de même.

Solution needed for Dublin regulation

Parliament calls on EU leaders to press ahead withoverhauling the EU's asylum system. Check out our infographic for the facts.

Commission helps Europe's regions become more innovative

Cohesion Policy beyond 2020: Commission helps Europe's regions become more innovative with the initiative 'Stairway to Excellence', to continue to provide tailored support and expertise to regions lagging behind in terms of innovation.

Improving how the EU works is in your hands!

Do you know about European Citizens' Initiative Forum? You can now draft an initiative!

Use mobile data like at home

Remember: travelling within the EU and watching every World Cup match is possible. Login to video subscriptions and use mobile data like at home.

Birdwatchers wanted: call goes out in the Western Pyrenees

Birdwatchers wanted: call goes out in the Western Pyrenees. An EU-funded project is calling for ornithological volunteers to help monitor and collect information about the thousands of birds which use the Western European migratory route over the Pyrenees every year.

Genom ett Eruf-finansierat projekt kan just nu små och medelstora företag i Sverige få stöd för att bli mer energieffektiva.

More effective methods of diagnosis and more personalised treatments

An EU- and industry-funded project has validated a series of tests for cancer cells to help develop more effective methods of diagnosis and more personalised treatments for lung and breast cancer - two of the most frequent malignancies in Europe. These liquid biopsies can help to diagnose cancer in its early stages, and assist clinicians in monitoring the impact of treatment at any point.

Open and fair trade agreements are on Europe’s agenda

Open and fair trade agreements are still on Europe’s agenda. Australia wants the same: a win for both sides. Benefits for people, businesses, jobs and the economy.

Shape the Future of Europe!

Have your say on the Future of Europe.

International development cooperation

Role of the EU in international development cooperation.

Protecting the safety and security of citizens

Since 1968, the Customs Union has been protecting the safety and security of citizens.

Roam like at home

The EU "roam like at home" rules mean that when you use your mobile phone while travelling outside your home country in any EU country you don't have to pay any additional roaming charges. You benefit from these rules when calling (to mobile and fixed phones), sending text messages (SMS) and using data services while abroad. These rules also apply when receiving calls or texts while roaming even if the person you are calling is using a different service provider.

You pay exactly the same price for using these services when travelling in the EU as you would if you were at home. In practice, your operator simply charges or takes your roaming consumption from the volumes in your domestic mobile tariff plan / bundle.

Comfort of life of seniors

Transnational cooperation that increases the comfort of life of seniors and at the same time fosters a more competitive Europe.

We can travel all around Europe and still be connected: roaming fees are over! It’s been 1 year now.

We can travel all around Europe and still be connected: roaming fees are over! It’s been 1 year now. So pick up your phone, text your family, write your articles, share your pictures on social media, all the works. This is what the EU should be about: clear benefits for people.

Encouraging a sustainable, competitive and safe energy supply

Encouraging a sustainable, competitive and safe energy supply is also one of the EU’s core objectives and an important area for European Investment Bank funding.

The future EU budget: making the EU fit for its role as strong global actor

For the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027), the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today's global challenges.

Trust in the European Union? Growing!

More and more citizens feel they have benefited from key Union policies and two thirds of Europeans advocate a strong EU when it comes to trade. Finally, a majority of Europeans have a positive image of the EU and the proportion thinking that their voice counts has reached its highest level since 2004.

EU: negotiations about the free flow of non-personal data have started

The free flow of non-personal data, which could save EU businesses billions of euros every year, could be improved thanks to new rules that are in the pipeline.

3D printing makes it mark!

3Dprinters have been used to make prosthetics, recycle plastic & teach science, among other things.

My career. My life.

As an EU citizen, the ability to work in a different country is one of my basic rights. Working for a company or self-employed, I have the right to choose where I work. And if I’m looking to get my foot on the career ladder, the EU will even help me find the right opportunity.

El patrimonio cultural en Europa

La importancia social y económica de la cultura y el patrimonio, y de la diversidad en Europa.

Are you 18 years old? Uup for an adventure?

Are you 18 years old? Uup for an adventure? If yes, get ready to explore Europe by joining DiscoverEU, an initiative of the European Union allowing around 15,000 young people to receive a travel pass for this summer.

Linking past and future

An estimated 300,000 people work directly in the EU’s cultural sector and it is indirectly responsible for up to 7.8 million jobs. The Parliament conference aims to increase awareness of the social and economic importance of culture and heritage.

New solutions to shape a better future

Horizon Europe - is the biggest ever R&I funding programme (2021-2027) with a proposed EU budget of €100 billion. The budget will be invested in research & innovation & new solutions to shape a better future; a future that will support global competitiveness, prosperity & sustainable development.

Protecting unborn babies from Zika

A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank is helping France-based biotech company Valneva develop a Zika vaccine that is safe during pregnancy. This could protect unborn babies from birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne virus. Until recently, the Zika virus was not a priority since it affected relatively few people and the cost of creating a vaccine was estimated at EUR 149-468 million. But the spread of Zika in the Americas and discovery of a link with reduced head size and brain damage in babies of women infected while pregnant changed that.

Iran: MEPs criticise US for withdrawing from deal to reduce nuclear threat

MEPs have hit out at the US during a plenary debate on 12 June for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which they say is needed to maintain peace in the region.

The seductive power of single use plastics

Life moves so fast that we don’t always have the time to think about the impact of the small, daily choices we make – like using a take-away coffee cup with a plastic lid or accepting a straw with our drink. We need to be ready to change the way we think about single-use plastic.

Celebrating the Single Market is celebrating EU life

25 years of the Internal Market and the EU is just getting started – a lot more is on the way! Check all the benefits it is bringing people and companies across the EU.

EU in my Region for EU funded Projects

Project beneficiaries seeking help to promote their projects can send us nice photos of their project to potentially win hundreds of postcard promoting their project.

Working to improve the diagnosis of rare diseases

EU funded researchers working to improve the diagnosis of rare diseases that affect the lives of tens of millions of EU citizens.

Drones: new rules for safer skies across Europe

Drones have become a part of our current world for various usages and as of today MEPs approved the first EU rules to ensure aviation and data security across Europe.

Strengthening EU security and border management system

The Schengen Information System (SIS) – Europe's most widely used information sharing system for security and border management will be strengthened. Consulted over 5 billion times by national authorities in 2017, the reinforced SIS will help border guards to better monitor who is crossing the EU's borders.

Europe in your hands

Europe is your playground: explore it as you wish, follow your personal journey, and get to know others, discuss new ideas. This is the perfect time to be young! The EU opened applications to get one of the 15,000 travel passes to go around the EU this summer.

This Union is built upon countries that decided to join destinies and shape their future together

This Union is built upon countries that decided to join destinies and shape their future together. This EU Council is about showing that political will, decisiveness and unity. On the menu: Budget, migration, defence and the role of Europe in the world.

Are you ready for an adventure?

Young people can apply for a ticket giving them the opportunity to discover their continent.

Regional Development and Cohesion Policy 2021-2027

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to modernise Cohesion Policy, the EU's main investment policy and one of its most concrete expressions of solidarity. The main features are a focus on key investment priorities, targeting all regions with a more tailored approach to regional development, simplified rules rules and a more flexible framework, and a strengthened link with the European Semester to improve the investment environment in Europe.

"La cosa più importante che io ho imparato è che io sono italiana, siciliana, toscana, spagnola, catalana, tedesca … in una parola: sono figlia di questa Europa e la mia casa si trova ovunque io vado"

Industrial transition, low carbon emissions, public services, migration challenges and cultural heritage

RegioStars Awards: The independent jury has selected 21 finalists out of 102 applications in the 2018 edition. They come from 20 member states and five partner countries and are competing under five categories: industrial transition, low carbon emissions, public services, migration challenges and cultural heritage.

Cyber Defence: MEPs push for cooperation across Europe

From smartphones to power plants, the risk of cyber-attack remains high if European countries do not coordinate their efforts.

20 renewable energy projects selected for Horizon 2020 funding

The projects awarded the EU funding are expected to develop or demonstrate technology for renewable energy sources and bring it closer to the market. They will receive over €140 million to carry out their work plans after signing grant agreements with INEA, for which they have time until mid-October 2018.

Solidarity - one of the key values in the European Union

The European Solidarity Corps has created opportunities for young people aged between 17 and 30 years willing to make a meaningful contribution to society and help show solidarity.

Combating online piracy with a digital library

Odilo is a start-up from Cartagena, Spain, providing digital content and promoting e-reading with the help of EU funds.

New EU initiative to enable young people to discover Europe by rail

Are you 18 and an EU citizen? Don´t miss the opportunity to discover Europe! Applications for free travel passes are open from 12-26 June.

A food packaging revolution is underway!

We need to reduce plastic pollution choking our oceans and our planet.

Connecting the public to European science

Horizon Europe will connect the public to European science.

Mapping Basilicata project

Updating the ‘Made in Italy’ brand for a global market. To help long-established sectors in the Basilicata Region become more globally competitive, the EU-funded Mapping Basilicata project refreshed old-fashioned processes with innovative ideas, designs and technology.

Le attuali restrizioni e il quadro legale incerto su come spostare i dati (per cambiare fornitore, ad esempio) costano miliardi di euro all’anno alle aziende europee. In futuro, secondo il regolamento, le restrizioni verranno mantenute solo per ragioni imperative di pubblica sicurezza.

Drones: new rules to ensure safe skies across Europe

New rules will improve standards for drones across Europe and ensure that our privacy, data and environment are protected. 

Are you studying journalism?

Are you studying journalism? This might be for you then. Apply with your original article or video on an EU-funded project until 29 June and you may take part in the #EURegionsWeek media programme together with 27 other students.

Competitiveness, prosperity and sustainable development

Horizon Europe, the next EU Research & Innovation Programme (2021-2027) will support global competitiveness, prosperity and sustainable development with a proposed EU budget of €100 billion.

Learning through storytelling

Sharing life stories told directly by the participants and trainers using various storytelling methods.

Clean, secure and efficient energy

Interreg Alpine Space project PEACE_Alps has won the EU Sustainable Energy Week Award rewarding the most successful projects for clean, secure and efficient energy. It has won in the public-sector category.

The future of Europe is in research and innovation

The future of Europe is in research and innovation. And the great news is that the EU now proposed more funds to keep European projects in the lead: €100 billion for 2021-2027. Go researchers!

Nanoparticles: Innovation that helps fight brain tumours

Every year in Germany, around 7,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour and treatment is complicated.

Researchers to the rescue with bioplastics!

Bioplastics are becoming a crucial component in the drive to create a fully sustainable and circular bio-economy. The EU has been actively supporting the development of these materials through ambitious and collaborative research that aims for a greater uptake that will help transform Europe’s plastics’ industry over the coming years.

Um campus único que espelha o que é o futuro da Europa

Um novo conceito de universidade global a pensar no futuro, tem o apoio da UE. O novo campus da Nova School of Business and Economics tem instalações para +700 estudantes. Objectivo: tornar-se uma das 10 melhores universidades europeias.

Communicating with Young People

What's in Cohesion Policy for young people?

Sharing good practice in public procurement

Learning, transfer and take up of good practice in the field of public buying across the EU.

Discover how the EU fights globalwarming while promoting clean energy

Energy efficiency is key to mitigating the effects of climate change. Discover how the EU fights globalwarming while promoting clean energy.

New Cohesion Policy

Bulgaria has achieved impressive things with EU Funds since accession in 2007.

Europe’s top science funder shows high-risk research pays off

A popular and unusual self-review carried out by Europe’s most prestigious science funder is back. The annual assessment, now in its third year, found that nearly one in five projects by the European Research Council (ERC) led to a scientific breakthrough.

Women, the protagonists of the 2018 EU Development Days

"There can be no sustainable development if half of the world's population is left behind." - European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker

European Youth Event 2018

More than 8,000 young people attended the European Youth Event in Strasbourg on 1-2 June to discuss their ideas for a better Europe. Find out what it is all about.

European champion of sustainable development

Do you want to be the next European champion of sustainable development?

Plastic recycling

Smart recycling containers that reward people for proper use could help drive up the rate of plastic recycling, reducing the amount of plastic that goes into oceans and landfill, and creating business opportunities out of the challenge to cut back on waste.It’s part of a wave of innovations aiming to keep plastic circulating in the economy, which also include a way to turn empty bottles back into raw materials and a new supply chain model enabling the recycling of plastics from electronic waste.

Europe is back on track

Europe is back on track: deficits are going down, employment is going up.

Let’s Beat Plastic Pollution

Help protect our beaches and oceans. Don’t be misled by the Single Use Plastic lid. Start a long-term relationship with a smarter alternative.

Better working conditions for truck drivers, anniversary of the Sakharov Prize and measures to create a safe online environment for all

Better working conditions for truck drivers, anniversary of the Sakharov Prize and measures to create a safe online environment for all are on the European Parliament's agenda this week.

Empowerment, voice and participation of women in society

Let’s promote the positive role of women. It’s all about empowerment, voice and participation of women in society, in development, in our world.

EU Sustainable Energy

The high point of EUSEW is the annual Policy Conference featuring leading figures and a diverse programme of sessions and side-events aimed at discussing and shaping Europe's energy future.

Per aiutare i settori produttivi tradizionali della Basilicata a diventare più competitivi a livello globale, il progetto Mapping Basilicata, finanziato dall'UE, ha contribuito ad aggiornarne i processi con idee, design e tecnologie innovativi.

For a sustainable future for Europe's Agriculture

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the EU’s oldest and most important policies. Since its creation in the 1960s it has ensured the world’s highest standard of food security, safety and quality in Europe. For the 2021-2027 period, the European Commission is proposing an ambitious total budget of €365 billion meaning that the CAP will account for just under one-third of the total EU budget, underlining the continued importance of the policy.

The Grande Progetto Pompei

Pompeii, one of the world’s most important archaeological sites, received €78 million from EU funds for restoration and preservation works.

Schengen: the challenges facing Europe's border-free area

Schengen is one of the EU's greatest achievements, but it is under great pressure. Find out what the issues are and what solutions are being worked on.

Tackling mileage fraud on used cars

Odometer tampering in second-hand vehicles is costing businesses and consumers billions of euros every year.

Jobs, economy growth, investments

US decision on tariffs is totally unjustified. Europe has to fight back now. This is bad for jobs, for economy growth, for investments. This is protectionism, pure and simple.

Erasmus: Enriching lives, Opening minds

Erasmus promotes activities which foster knowledge and awareness of the EU, opportunities in forward-looking knowledge fields.

Tobacco consumption is the single largest avoidable health risk in the European Union

Tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year. Don’t be one of them. Protect yourself, your heart, your health.

Tobacco

Find out how real-time data from smokers’ brains could help them re-programme their minds and stub out cigarettes for good. It’s one of the options being explored by EU-funded researchers who are looking into the most successful ways to quit.

Understanding the power of art on the brain

Powerful paintings: impact of art on our brains.

Better EU legislation

Do you want to be part of a wide network of EU legislation professionals and help steer the debate on better regulation? Join EC First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the Regulatory Scrutiny Board and other experts for the second annual conference on Regulatory Scrutiny in the EU.

Education, training, youth, sport

Erasmus goes up to €30 bn: €25.9 bn for education & training, €3.1 billion for youth, €550 million for sport, and all for a great experience.