Tag: European Commission

• Friday, February 27th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

  European Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The move activates trade commitments ahead of full conclusion of the treaty, which still requires the European Parliament’s consent.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands joins IWTO Petition: “Wear Wool, not Fossil Fuel”

  

  The Falkland Islands is supportive of the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) plea for all in the wool industry to sign the petition “Make the Label Count”, which calls for, “Wear Wool, not Fossil Fuel”.

• Friday, July 19th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

  Von der Leyen gets second 5-year term at the EC helm

  

  The 65-year-old German politician Ursula von der Leyen was chosen once again Thursday by the European Parliament to chair the European Commission for a second five-year term with 401 votes against 284 out of a total 720-seat House.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

  EC blocks Booking from acquiring eTravel “to protect consumers and ensure competition”

  

  The European Commission blocked US travel giant Booking from acquiring its Swedish rival eTraveli on Monday. Booking commands a 60% market share for online travel agencies in Europe, the Commission said. Meanwhile, eTraveli operates several websites to compare airfares like Gotogate and MyTrip.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:20 UTC

  EU okays monkeypox vaccine already in use in the US

  

  The Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic Monday received the green light from the European Commission to use the Imvanex vaccine against monkeypox in the European Union, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 18:54 UTC

  Euro-zone inflation, things will get worse before they begin to improve

  

  The Euro-group, (countries using the Euro) finance ministers said that combating inflation was their number one priority. The announcement follows on the European Commission revised economic forecast anticipating dwindling growth and increasing geopolitical and natural disruptions to business as the biggest drags on the economy as a whole.

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  EC activates mechanism to compensate the higher costs of fishing industry

  

  The European Commission activated a crisis mechanism to compensate for the rise in diesel prices, a situation linked to the war in Ukraine and that is having a significant impact on the European fisheries sector.

• Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 12:15 UTC

  Brussels drops tariffs for 75,000 tonnes of Falklands squid

  

  The European Commission has reached an agreement to allow 75,000 tonnes of Falklands loligo to be imported tariff-free into the European Union, according to reports in Galician daily Faro de Vigo.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Pfizer complains of vaccine price confidentiality breach in Belgium parliament

  

  U.S. drugmaker Pfizer complained of a breach of confidentiality after a politician in Belgium published on Thursday the price per dose of COVID-19 vaccines ordered by the country, according to a Belgian newspaper.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Britain is part of “an arc of instability” that surrounds the EU, claims EC president Charles Michel

  

  Brexit Britain is part of an “arc of instability” that has emerged around the European Union, the bloc's chairman said on Monday, ranking London's decision to leave the EU along with threats from Turkey, Russia, Libya and Syria.