Press corner 16 dicembre 2022

Global Gateway: EU greenlights 40 new guarantee programmes under the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus
The Operational Board of the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) has today given a positive opinion to €6.05 billion in financial guarantees to support 40 investment programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin American and Asia Pacific.

State aid: Commission approves €1 billion Dutch scheme to support small energy users in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Dutch scheme to support small energy users in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Ucraina: nona serie di sanzioni dell’UE nei confronti della Russia
La Commissione accoglie con favore l’adozione da parte del Consiglio del nono pacchetto di sanzioni che colpiscono duramente la Russia per la sua aggressione nei confronti dell’Ucraina.

Questions and Answers on Portugal’s disbursement request under NextGenerationEU

NextGenerationEU: European Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Portugal’s second request for €1.8 billion disbursement under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

€186 million to promote high quality and sustainable EU agri-food products
The European Commission will allocate €185.9 million in 2023 to fund promotion activities for sustainable and high quality EU agri-food products in the EU and worldwide.

Seguito dato alla Conferenza sul futuro dell’Europa La Commissione ospita il primo panel europeo di cittadini sulla riduzione degli sprechi alimentari
Oggi la Commissione ospita a Bruxelles il primo panel europeo di cittadini, che consente ai cittadini di fornire il loro contributo su come intensificare l’azione volta a ridurre gli sprechi alimentari nell’UE.

State aid: Commission approves €1.2 billion Czech scheme to promote green district heating
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.2 billion Czech scheme to promote green and more efficient district heating mainly based on renewable energy.

Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel and Prime Minister Fiala following the meeting of the European Council of 15 December 2022

COP15: Commission, Member States and other donors commit to increase global biodiversity finance

Joint EU-US statement following the EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting