Stories from the Regions: Rogalin Palace (Poland)

New series: In this episode you will discover a piece of the historical and cultural heritage in Poland – the Rogalin Palace, and the unique story behind it.

EU supporting refugees in Middle East

The EU adopted €297 million in concrete actions for refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon.

New emergency helicopters to bolster rescue services in Bulgaria

With support from EU cohesion funding, the Bulgarian government is acquiring an air rescue system.

Historie z Regionów: Pałac w Rogalinie

Dzięki rewitalizacji i modernizacji, pałac został otwarty dla zwiedzających

This country is the biggest beneficiary of EU Cohesion Funds

Since Poland joined in 2004, it has been benefited immensely from EU investments.

Eurojust becomes an Agency

Eurojust today heralds a new phase in its development, as it officially becomes the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, with the application of the Eurojust Regulation as the new legal basis. The new Regulation will make Eurojust fit for the purpose of fighting increasing levels of cross-border crime, with an Executive Board dealing with administrative matters and giving the College of prosecutors from all Member States more leeway to focus on the continuously rising number of criminal cases. Eurojust will start applying many of the standard rules of the decentralised Agencies.

Protection of the ozone layer

World governments agreed in the late 1980s to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out ozone-depleting substances emitted by human activities, under the Montreal Protocol.

Let's tackle food waste at home

In the EU, an estimated 20% of the total food produced is lost or wasted, while 43 million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day.

EU greenhouse gas emissions down 23% since 1990

The EU is cutting emissions while its economy is growing. Europe’s forests and lands are removing less carbon every year.

The story of Jill - EU and ME

Jill is passionate about protecting nature and creating a sustainable Europe. The EU supports her every step of the way.

Citizens' Dialogue with Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans on the Green Deal

Young people at COP 25 in Madrid have the opportunity to express their opinions about the future they want for the planet.

European Green Deal Proposal

The European Green Deal will transform the way we live, work and move. It will enable us to be self-sufficient, global leaders. However, we have to act now. Therefore, the European Commission prepared three concrete actions that will offer a strong basis for the new deal. First, a Sustainable Europe Investment Plan will support one trillion euros of investment, over the next decade. Second, in March 2020 we will propose the first-ever European Climate Law, in order to make transition irreversible. Third, a Just Transition Fund will leverage public and private money with the help of the European Investment Bank, to help those who will have to take a bigger step. We Europeans are ready, to contribute to a Global Green Deal.

A European Green Deal for all

Europeans want real action on climate change and they want Europe to lead the way. Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times.

European Green Deal: Press statement by European Commission President

European Commission President unveils the European Green Deal.

Take home an award from the Sustainable Energy Week Awards!

During the #EUSEW2020, this year’s most outstanding projects will be crowned winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards.

Energie pulite e riduzione di emissioni, verranno creati posti di lavoro. Fondo di sostengo alle regioni più arretrate: sarà una transizione giusta

Rresearch and innovation project in the battery value chain

Commission approves €3.2 billion public support by seven Member States for a pan-European research and innovation project in all segments of the battery value chain.

Innovating EU vineyards to protect our soil

EU funding through Life projects is supporting vineyards to test and implement management methods to become more sustainable and adapt to the effects of climate change.

What's the outlook for European small businesses in the coming year?

The latest SME growth outlook by the Enterprise Europe Network confirms a cautious year for European SMEs.

Building the energy-efficient, low-emission ships of tomorrow

The EU-funded LeanShips project has advanced a range of low-emission, energy-efficient technologies for shipping from research projects to real, market-ready innovations.

EU-funded scientist among the 2019 Nobel Prize winners

UK-based Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe was announced a winner alongside two other scientists for their research on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels.

Europe rocks your senses

European agriculture provides us with a wealth of quality products, that speak directly to our senses and make us feel alive.

Updated EU Air Safety List

The European Commission today updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. The EU Air Safety List seeks to ensure the highest level of air safety for Europeans and all other passengers travelling in the European Union.

How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?

Europe changed dramatically during the Bronze Age, with huge population shifts generally ascribed to the rise of new metal technologies, trading and climate change. But scientists believe that there may have been another reason for this social upheaval – the plague, possibly transported by, or on the back of, newly domesticated horses.

When things go wrong, who do you call?

This cat has something important to say.

About the EU's energy label and ecodesign

The EU energy labels provide a clear and simple indication of the energy efficiency of products at the point of purchase. This makes it easier for consumers to save money on their household energy bills, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the EU.

The story of Veka - EU and ME

Thanks to the EU, Veka has been able to turn his childhood love of hiking in the Finnish countryside into studies of nature conservation and bird directives.

Communication webinar for Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency projects

On 12 December, the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is organising a communication webinar to help ongoing projects and future applicants with drafting a good dissemination and communication plan.

La UE permite que un programa de inteligencia artificial español sea posible

Un proyecto financiado por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) está ayudando a fomentar la innovación vinculada a la inteligencia artificial (IA) en el sur de España.

EURES has been helping Europeans find work across borders

Over its 25 years, the network has grown to encompass 32 countries and over 1,000 EURES Advisers.

The European Green Deal

Europeans want real action on climate change and they want Europe to lead the way.

Happy Independence Day, Finland!

You might already know that Finland is a heavily-forested country (with nearly 70% of its land area covered by woodland) and that it has the lowest population density in the EU (with an average of 18 inhabitants per square kilometre).

Funding innovation, for a better future

The European Commission is set to award more than €278 million to help start-ups and SMEs market their innovations.

Digital development in Western French Guiana

The project for the design and installation of a local fibre optic infrastructure aims to develop the digital network in western French Guiana.

The EU Space Programme: Seven ways you didn’t know it benefits you!

The EU space programmes actually have an impact on our daily life on Earth.

EU Funds makes Spanish AI programme possible

An EU-funded project is helping foster innovation linked to artificial intelligence (AI) in southern Spain. Its goal is to promote a new economic model based on innovation, science and technology.

Soil matters for our future

Soil is important for our well-being and the balance of ecosystems in our planet.

Climate Active Neighbourhoods - RegioStars Award winner 2019

Since 2016, the Climate Active Neighbourhoods project has been increasing the capacity of municipalities to implement their climate action strategies more effectively using a neighbourhood approach.

Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent

Europeans want real action on climate change and they want Europe to lead the way.

An Economy that Works for People

For 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to modernise Cohesion Policy, the EU's main investment policy and one of its most concrete expressions of solidarity.

Robotic arms and temporary motorisation – the next generation of wheelchairs

Next-generation wheelchairs could incorporate brain-controlled robotic arms and rentable add-on motors in order to help people with disabilities more easily carry out daily tasks or get around a city.

Did you also dial Europe Direct?

The Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC) is Europe’s single phone number for citizens who have questions about the European Union. In the context of the EU’s Brexit preparedness it acts as a Brexit help line.

Smart Regions of Europe

In cooperation with Euronews, the European Commission DG for regional policy produces the “Smart Regions” short videos. Each episode presents a nice and innovative (indeed “smart”) cohesion policy project developed in one of the regions of Europe.

Nobel prize winner: Oxygen regulation discoveries are starting to lead to new anaemia, cancer drugs

Drugs that activate or block the body’s oxygen-sensing machinery to treat conditions such as anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and cancer are being made possible because we now understand the way that cells respond to oxygen deprivation, according to Sir Peter Ratcliffe, one of three winners of this year’s Nobel prize in physiology or medicine.

How do the EU Structural and Investment Funds already support the EU Green Deal?

Under the broad theme of “Environment Protection and Resource Efficiency” the ESI funds invest in a range of investment priorities and union priorities to preserve and protect the environment and promote resource efficiency.

Przestarzała infrastruktura informacyjno-komunikacyjna w placówkach zdrowia publicznego w województwie łódzkim została zmodernizowana, co pozwoliło szpitalom na poprawę leczenia pacjentów dzięki nowym rozwiązaniom cyfrowym, w tym innowacyjnej telemedycynie (medycynie na odległość).

10 years of the Lisbon Treaty

The goals and values of the EU and are laid out in the Lisbon Treaty and the EU Charter of fundamental rights.

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights brings together all the personal, civic, political, economic and social rights enjoyed by people within the EU. The charter has become legally binding on the EU with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, in December 2009.

10 years of EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights, what it covers and how it relates to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Making Italy’s public housing more energy efficient with the support of the EU

Award winning project EnerSHIFT is using EU funding to make public housing in Italy’s Liguria region more energy efficient while creating new business opportunities.

Labelpack A+: when a single energy label is not enough

Pedro Dias, project coordinator of Labelpack A+, a recently completed Horizon 2020 project, explains the main challenges and successes of the project and the benefits of receiving EU funding.

Shopping and eating habits

Today, many of us have access to a large variety of food and other products. Yet everything we buy, from a litre of milk to a new pair of shoes, needs to be produced – and this generates CO 2 emissions. Moreover, many production processes are damaging to the environment and climate.