Category Archives: European Union

Press Releases & News from European Union distributed via EuropaWire

New Baltic Innovation Fund 3 Aims to Mobilise Up to €700 Million for High-Growth Companies Across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund, together with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has launched the €225 million Baltic Innovation Fund 3 to strengthen the region’s private equity and venture capital market and mobilise up to €700 million in total investment … Read the full press release

Euronext Launches Professional ETFplus Segment to Expand Regulated Access to Crypto-Linked Products in Italy

(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched a new professional segment on ETFplus that allows institutional investors in Italy to trade crypto-linked exchange-traded products within a transparent, competitive, and regulated framework building on its existing offering of over 100 crypto-linked instruments in … Read the full press release

Capgemini Brings Sovereign-Ready Cloud and AI Solutions to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has made its sovereign-ready cloud and AI solutions available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, enabling European organizations to modernize securely while meeting increasingly strict digital sovereignty, data control, and regulatory requirements, with Capgemini leveraging its expertise … Read the full press release

Indra Leads Multinational REACT II Programme to Advance Europe’s Airborne Electronic Attack Capabilities

(IN BRIEF) Indra is coordinating the European REACT II programme, a major multinational R&D initiative focused on developing future Airborne Electronic Attack capabilities, following the signing of a co-funding and management agreement by OCCAR on behalf of seven participating nations. … Read the full press release

EIB and Hemsö deepen cooperation to modernise climate-friendly schools, healthcare and public-service infrastructure

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €200 million loan to Hemsö Fastigheter to finance nine projects involving new and renovated energy-efficient public buildings across Sweden, Finland, and Germany, including schools, a health centre, an ice rink, and … Read the full press release

Jammu and Kashmir: One Land, Two Realities Divided Between Light and Darkness

(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Jammu and Kashmir represents two starkly contrasting models of governance and development. It claims that the Pakistan-administered side (PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan) suffers from political disenfranchisement, institutional neglect, economic underdevelopment, and restrictions on civil liberties, … Read the full press release

European Payment Leaders Sign MoU to Create a Sovereign Pan-European Interoperable Payments Network

(IN BRIEF) Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS-MB WAY, Vipps MobilePay and EPI Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a pan-European, interoperable payment system aimed at enabling seamless cross-border transactions by 2027 and strengthening Europe’s payment sovereignty. The initiative will … Read the full press release

Sanofi’s Rezurock Receives Positive CHMP Recommendation, Advancing New Treatment Option for Chronic GVHD in Europe

(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has received a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s CHMP for the conditional approval of Rezurock to treat late-line chronic graft-versus-host disease in adults and adolescents aged 12 and older. The opinion, based on clinical trial … Read the full press release

EIB Group Boosts Lithuania Financing to €577 Million with Defence, Energy and Infrastructure Investment at the Forefront

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group increased its financing in Lithuania by 29% in 2025 to €577 million, placing security and defence investments at the centre of its support while also advancing renewable energy, water infrastructure, and business financing. … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank Provides €80 Million Financing to Support Social and Energy-Efficient Housing Development in Regensburg

(IN BRIEF) Stadtbau-GmbH Regensburg has received an €80 million loan from the European Investment Bank to support a €175 million housing investment programme focused on new construction and energy-efficient renovation. The initiative will expand social and affordable housing, modernise existing … Read the full press release

“When the ‘Iron Brother’ Bleeds: Terrorism, Dependency, and the Limits of the China–Pakistan Alliance”

(IN BRIEF) China and Pakistan publicly reaffirmed their “ironclad” friendship and all-weather strategic partnership during a January 2026 meeting in Beijing, marking 75 years of diplomatic ties and pledging deeper cooperation under an upgraded CPEC 2.0, alongside mutual political support … Read the full press release

EMA Appoints Carmen Purdel as New Chair of Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products

(IN BRIEF) EMA has appointed Carmen Purdel as the new Chair of the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products, with a three-year mandate starting on 2 March 2026. A long-standing member of the committee since 2011, Purdel brings regulatory and academic … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall and Siemens Mobility Advance Remote Train Operation with 5G and AI in RemODtrAIn Research Project

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, through its subsidiary MIRA, is participating in the RemODtrAIn research project led by Siemens Mobility to develop secure remote train operation and AI-based obstacle detection solutions for rail transport. Using 5G connectivity and modular teleoperation technology, the … Read the full press release

European Union Strengthens Support for Tunisia’s Energy Transition with €35.8 Million for Solar Power and Grid Infrastructure

(IN BRIEF) The European Union has committed €35.8 million in grant financing through the Neighbourhood Investment Platform to support Tunisia’s energy transition, signing contribution agreements with the EBRD and EIB Global. The funding will help de-risk large-scale solar projects and … Read the full press release

EIB Commits $80 Million to RMBV North Africa Fund III to Support Private Sector Growth in Egypt

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, via EIB Global, has invested $80 million in RMBV North Africa Fund III to support private sector growth in Egypt and across North Africa. The fund is expected to mobilise over $300 million, targeting … Read the full press release

Alta Semper Fund II Secures EIB Investment to Expand Access to Affordable Healthcare in Africa

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, via EIB Global, has invested $37.5 million in Alta Semper Fund II to support pharmaceutical, life sciences and MedTech companies across Africa, with a primary focus on North Africa. The fund is expected to … Read the full press release

Italian Companies to Benefit from €335 Million Financing Initiative by EIB Group and BNL BNP Paribas

(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and BNL BNP Paribas have launched a new agreement to mobilise €335 million in financing for around 300 Italian companies, supporting investments and working capital needs. Based on a synthetic securitisation structure, the transaction will … Read the full press release

Cefic Calls for Coordinated Transport Reforms to Boost EU Competitiveness and Cut Emissions

(IN BRIEF) Cefic has launched a comprehensive 10-point Action Plan aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the EU Single Market for transport while supporting emission reduction goals. Responding to the European Commission’s 2025 Single Market strategy, the plan addresses regulatory … Read the full press release

Critical Chemicals Alliance Launch Seen as Turning Point for Europe’s Chemical Industry

(IN BRIEF) Cefic has welcomed the launch of the Critical Chemicals Alliance, calling it a crucial step in implementing the EU’s Chemical Industry Action Plan at a time of mounting closures and declining investment across Europe’s chemical sector. The association … Read the full press release

Sanofi Secures European Approval for Disease-Modifying Type 1 Diabetes Therapy

(IN BRIEF) The European Commission has approved Sanofi’s Teizeild as the first disease-modifying therapy in the EU to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children with stage 2 T1D. Supported by TN-10 phase 2 … Read the full press release