European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, is responsible for the Global Gateway, the EU’s strategy for stronger partnerships, and sustainable development. With Ireland’s 2026 EU Council Presidency about to begin, this event will explore how Irish businesses, policymakers, and civil society can engage with EU-backed financing while adjusting to ongoing geopolitical shifts and aligning with partnering countries’ priorities.
News
The European Citizens' Panel on Preparedness took place in Brussels on 23-24 May. After almost three months of deliberation, the 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 Member States formulated 20 recommendations on how to strengthen the EU's capacity to prepare for emergencies. They will now feed into the implementation of the Preparedness Union Strategy. The recommendations focus on communication, information integrity, inclusion, self-sufficiency, engagement, and education.
Six EU funded films have received awards at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which closed on Saturday 23 May. This year, 19 EU-funded films were nominated at the Cannes Film Festival, of which seven were competing for the Palm d'Or. The Creative Europe MEDIA programme supported these works and their distribution with a total of €1.17 million.
Events
Cilj konferencije je odgovoriti na pitanja kako gradovi mogu postati pokretači održive transformacije gospodarstva i koje prilike gradovi otvaraju za poduzetnike, investitore i lokalne zajednice.Skup se organizira uz pokroviteljstvo Predstavništva Europske komisije u Hrvatskoj i Ministarstva turizma i sporta, te potporu Grada Rijeke. Hana Huzjak, viša gospodarska savjetnica u predstavništvu Europske komisije u Hrvatskoj uvodno će pozdraviti sudionike i sudjelovati u panelu „Održivi gradovi kao generator poslovnih prilika“.
Hur sårbara är våra demokratiska val för utländsk påverkan? Och hur förbereder sig myndigheter, EU och digitala plattformar för att förebygga och hantera desinformation, informationsoperationer och AI-driven manipulation inför höstens riksdagsval? Den 22 april kl 12.30 - 13.45 diskuterar vi riskerna för valpåverkan i digitala miljöer och hur lagstiftning som EU:s Digital Services Act ska bidra till att stärka valintegriteten. Seminariet hålls kort efter parlamentsvalet i Ungern 12 april. Vi kommer därför att undersöka vilka lärdomar som vi kan dra därifrån inför det svenska valet? Medverkar gör Anamaria Dutceac Segesten (Lunds universitet), Jerker Sundstrand (Myndigheten för psykologiskt försvar), Björn Blondell (Post- och telestyrelsen), Sara Övreby (Google Sverige), Carl Heath (RISE) och Adrian Solitander (EU-kommissionen) och samtalet modereras av Johan Wullt (EU-kommissionen).
Hur arbetar EU med att förebygga och hantera smittsamma sjukdomar? Europa Direkt Västerås bjuder in till ett öppet seminarium med EU:s smittskyddsmyndighet, ECDC och lokala företrädare. Vi pratar om samarbete, beredskap och hur EU och lokala nivån arbetar. Välkommen till Stadsbiblioteket i Västerås 17 december kl 16.00-18.00.
Consultations
The aim of the public consultation is to gather the views and concerns of all interested citizens, organisations and businesses on (a) improving the security of EU citizens’ ID cards and residence documents and those of their family members and (b) facilitating the exercise of EU citizens’ free movement rights and the rights of their family members to accompany them. The consultation is open until 5 December 2017.
Speech
Press Release
Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious and dynamic Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), amounting to almost EUR 2 trillion (or 1.26% of the EU's gross national income on average between 2028 and 2034).
The Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the priorities of the upcoming Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU which will take place from 1st July to 31 December 2025.
Today, the European Commission has launched the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, ‘Choose Europe to Start and Scale’, to make Europe a great place to start and grow global technology-driven companies.
Audiovisual
Prijedlog novih pravila EU-a o kibernetičkoj sigurnosti
Prijedlog Uredbe o digitalnim mrežama (DNA)