(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
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cefic, Cefic Unveils 10-Point Action Plan to Strengthen EU Single Market for Transport, chemical industry logistics, combined transport, Combined Transport Directive, CountEmissions EU, driver shortage, EU Single Market, European Commission, greenhouse gas emissions calculation, Greening Corporate Fleets, Greening Freight package, industrial competitiveness, intermodal transport, ISO 14083, rail freight, Rail Infrastructure Capacity Regulation, single wagonload transport, sustainable transport, transport competitiveness, Weights and Dimensions Directive, Zero-emission vehicles
(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
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Management
Tagged Antwerp Declaration, Cefic, Cefic Calls for Rapid Action as Critical Chemicals Alliance Holds First General Assembly, Chemical Industry Action Plan, chemical production, Clean Industrial Deal, competitiveness, Critical Chemicals Alliance, Energy Policy, EU industrial sovereignty, European chemical industry, European Commission, industrial policy, INNOVATION, low-carbon economy, Marco Mensink, state aid, supply chain resilience, value chains
(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
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged autoimmune disease, beta cell function, CHMP, clinical approval, disease modifying therapy, EMA, European Commission, Sanofi, Sanofi’s Teizeild Becomes First EU-Approved Therapy to Delay Type 1 Diabetes Progression, T1D, Teizeild, teplizumab, TN-10 study, type 1 diabetes
(IN BRIEF) Uniper SE has initiated a formal process to sell its helium business in line with European Commission state aid requirements. The transaction includes helium supply and storage agreements and a fleet of ISO containers, with no employee transfers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Asset Divestment, Clearwater International, competitive bidding process, corporate transaction, energy sector, European Commission, helium business, Industrial Gases, state aid approval, Uniper Launches Competitive Sale Process for Helium Business, Uniper SE
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, describing it as a vital policy tool for preventing carbon leakage and supporting Europe’s climate goals. With CBAM set to begin in 2026, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged anticircumvention measures, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, carbon leakage, CBAM, chromium mine EU, climate regulation Europe, downstream steel products, ETS, EU climate policy, EU Emissions Trading System, European Commission, European Steel Industry, ferrochromium benchmarks, Heidi Peltonen, Industrial Decarbonization, low-carbon steel, Outokumpu, Outokumpu Urges Broader Scope and Tighter Safeguards as EU Advances Carbon Border Mechanism, recycled steel, scope 2 emissions, sustainable stainless steel, Temporary Decarbonization Fund, VP Sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, marking a major milestone in global sea-level monitoring. Developed through a partnership between the European Commission, ESA, Eumetsat, NASA, NOAA, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, climate change, CNES, coastal communities, Copernicus programme, Earth observation, ESA, EUMETSAT, European Commission, Falcon 9 launch, Hervé Derrey, NASA, New Sentinel-6B Satellite Strengthens International Climate Surveillance with Advanced Altimetry Systems, NOAA, ocean topography, Poseidon-4 altimeter, radar altimetry, satellite mission, sea level monitoring, Sentinel-6B, Thales Alenia Space, Vandenberg Space Force Base
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released €100 million to support Ukraine’s wartime resilience, focusing on economic stability and municipal heating infrastructure. Of this, €70 million will go to Ukrgasbank to provide long-term loans for businesses and promote … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Ukraine
Tagged district heating, economic resilience, EIB, energy efficiency, energy security, EU for Ukraine Fund, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank delivers €100 million boost to Ukraine’s economic resilience and heating infrastructure amid war, European Union, green transition, Marta Kos, Naftogaz, reconstruction, renewable energy, Rodion Morozov, Team Europe, Teresa Czerwinska, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine Investment Framework, Ukreximbank, Ukrgasbank, Viktor Ponomarenko, war recovery
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed advanced emission-mapping technologies that will power the EU’s upcoming CO2M satellite mission, enabling detailed monitoring of greenhouse gases and air pollutants from space. Launching in 2027, the mission will use three satellites equipped with … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged air pollutants, climate monitoring, CO2, CO2M mission, CO2M mission: Empa research drives EU’s new satellite system for high-precision emission tracking, copernicus, CORSO project, decarbonization, Earth observation, emissions mapping, Empa, ESA, EUMETSAT, Europe, Europe to launch advanced CO₂-monitoring satellites built on Empa’s emission-mapping innovations, European Commission, Gerrit Kuhlmann, greenhouse gases, methane, NO2, satellite observation, space technology, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute has pledged €750,000 in humanitarian aid to support urgent medical and nutritional assistance in Gaza, focusing on children, pregnant women, and vulnerable families. The funds will be channelled through Welthungerhilfe and CARE, two experienced NGOs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Society, Technology
Tagged care, climate resilience, Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, economic recovery, EIB Group, EIB Institute, EU aid, EU humanitarian support, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Gaza, Gaza children, Gelsomina Vigliotti, health services, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, medical support, Middle East, Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, Nadia Calviño, nutritional aid, Palestine, Palestine Monetary Authority, PMA, social impact, Welthungerhilfe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €200 million loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade its railway network by 2030. Managed by Správa železnic through the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, the project will enhance both … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate resilience, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Secures EIB Financing to Upgrade Rail Infrastructure and Advance Green Mobility Goals, EIB, electrification, Emma Toledano Laredo, ERTMS, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, Jiří Svoboda, Just Transition Mechanism, Karlovy Vary, Marek Mora, Ministry of Finance, Moravia-Silesia, Public-Private Partnerships, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, regional development, Správa železnic, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, sustainable transport, TEN-T, transport infrastructure, Ústí nad Labem
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and European Commission are jointly supporting BioNTech’s mRNA manufacturing facility in Kigali, Rwanda, with up to €95 million in blended financing. The project aims to strengthen Africa’s capacity to produce vaccines locally for diseases … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged Africa CDC, African Union, and CEPI Join Forces to Strengthen Africa’s Vaccine Independence Through BioNTech’s Kigali mRNA Facility, BioNTech, BioNTech Secures up to €95 Million in EU and EIB Financing to Boost Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity in Kigali, biotechnology, CEPI, Dr Amadou Sall, EIB, EU, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, HIV, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, Kigali, local production, malaria, mpox, mRNA Vaccines, public health, Rwanda, Sierk Poetting, Sustainable Healthcare, Team Europe, tuberculosis, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banca di Asti have signed a €100 million financing agreement to support Italian SMEs in the agriculture and bioeconomy sectors, with 10% of the funds reserved for young farmers. The signing took … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged agribusiness, agriculture, Banca di Asti, bioeconomy, CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, competitiveness, digital transition, EAFRD, EIB, EIB and Banca di Asti Drive Growth and Sustainability in Italian Agribusiness through New Credit Line, EIB and Banca di Asti Expand Support for Italy’s Agricultural Sector with €100 Million Facility, environmental resilience, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financial instruments, Gemma Feliciani, green finance, INNOVATION, Italy, job creation, Milan, New EIB–Banca di Asti Agreement to Fund Sustainable Agriculture and Young Farmers in Italy, rural development, SMEs, sustainability, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) INEOS Acetyls will cut 60 skilled jobs at its Hull Acetyls plant following mounting challenges from high energy costs and a surge in cheap, high-emission imports from China. The company warned that these carbon-intensive imports, which emit up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acetic acid, acetic anhydride, anti-dumping tariffs, carbon emissions, chemicals industry, China imports, David Brooks, decarbonisation, deindustrialisation, energy costs, ethyl acetate, ETS, European Commission, Hull, hydrogen investment, INEOS, INEOS Acetyls, INEOS Calls for Urgent Trade Tariffs After Cutting Jobs at Hull Site Due to Unfair Market Pressures, INEOS Warns of Deindustrialisation as Carbon-Heavy Imports Undermine UK Chemical Sector, job cuts, sustainable production, trade policy, UK Emissions Trading Scheme, UK manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Repsol, in collaboration with Enagás Renovable, will invest over €300 million in a 100 MW electrolyzer at its Cartagena complex, marking the company’s first major electrolyzer project. Scheduled to begin operations in 2029, the facility will produce 15,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 tonnes hydrogen, Cartagena electrolyzer, CO2 reduction, Enagás Renovable, energy transition, European Commission, European Commission backs Repsol and Enagás Renovable’s large-scale electrolyzer project in Cartagena, GREEN HYDROGEN, hydrogen production, hydrogen valley, IDAE, IPCEI, Region of Murcia, Renewable hydrogen, Renewable hydrogen hub in Murcia strengthened by Repsol’s first major electrolyzer investment, Repsol, Repsol approves construction of its first large-scale electrolyzer in Cartagena, Spain, Spanish government, Spanish Hydrogen Backbone, €300 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Atos has been awarded a €326 million cybersecurity contract by the European Commission under the CLOUD II DPS II MC17 framework, securing its role as lead provider for technical cybersecurity services to EU institutions. The four-year contract focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Atos, Atos secures major four-year cybersecurity framework worth €326 million to strengthen EU cyber defenses, CLOUD II DPS, cloud security, cyber resilience, Cybersecurity, David Dewulf, DG DIGIT, digital forensics, EU institutions, Europe, European Commission, European Commission appoints Atos to deliver large-scale cybersecurity services under CLOUD II DPS, incident response, Leonardo, malware analysis, MC17, offensive security, penetration testing, Punit Sehgal, red teaming, Threat Intelligence, vulnerability management
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission, EMA, and HMA have set new targets to strengthen Europe’s role in clinical research by authorising an additional 500 multinational clinical trials over five years and ensuring that two-thirds of studies begin patient recruitment within … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Healthcare, Management, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged ACT EU, Ana Zanoletty, clinical trial ecosystem, Clinical Trials Information System, Clinical Trials Regulation, COMBINE programme, Corinna Hartung, CTIS, CTR, CTR Collaborate, EMA, EMA and partners unveil new clinical trial benchmarks under ACT EU to enhance Europe’s competitiveness in medical research, EU healthcare, EU launches five-year plan to authorise 500 more multinational clinical trials and speed up patient recruitment timelines, Europe competitiveness, European Commission, Heads of Medicines Agencies, HMA, ICH E6 R3, innovative medicines, Marianne Lunzer, MedEthicsEU, medical research, multinational clinical trials, Patient Recruitment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €450 million loan to Thales to fund its aeronautics and radar research and development programme through 2027. This initiative aims to enhance civil and military flight safety, modernise radar equipment, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aeronautics, aerospace, Ambroise Fayolle, civil aviation, Cybersecurity, Defence, EIB, EIB provides €450 million loan to Thales for R&D in aeronautics and radar under TechEU programme, EIB strengthens support for European defence innovation with €450 million loan to Thales, European Commission, European Defence Agency, European Investment Bank, European sovereignty, innovation financing, military aviation, NATO, Pascal Bouchiat, radar, research and development, SECURITY, Security and Defence Office, TechEU, Thales
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has invested €30 million in the first closing of Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments, Europe’s first private credit fund dedicated to financing SMEs and midcaps in the defence sector. Launched under the InvestEU Defence Equity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Andrius Kubilius, DEF, defence financing, defence midcaps, defence SMEs, EIB Group, EIF, EIF anchors €30 million investment in Europe’s first private credit fund for defence SMEs and midcaps, European Commission, European defence industry, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund supports €500 million defence credit vehicle to boost strategic autonomy and SME financing, https://www.eif.org/, InvestEU Defence Equity Facility, Marjut Falkstedt, Paul de Leusse, private credit fund, Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments, Sienna Investment Manager, strategic autonomy, supply chain financing
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has reduced its shareholding in Nova Ljubljanska banka by 1 per cent through the sale of 1 million GDRs on the London Stock Exchange, retaining a 5.125 per cent stake and remaining one of the bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banking sector, corporate sector, EBRD, EBRD reduces stake in Nova Ljubljanska banka but remains one of Slovenia’s largest banking shareholders, EBRD supports liquidity of NLB shares on London Stock Exchange with partial reduction of equity holding, energy sector, equity stake, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, financial institutions, GDRs, infrastructure, investment, London Stock Exchange, NLB, Nova Ljubljanska banka, privatisation, Slovenia, South Eastern Europe
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has pledged €17.5 billion to accelerate energy efficiency investments by more than 350,000 European SMEs between 2025 and 2027. Backed by the European Commission, the initiative will nearly double current EIB support and aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs cut energy costs and emissions, Bertrand Piccard, competitiveness, Dan Jørgensen, decarbonisation, EIB and European Commission launch €17.5 billion drive to help 350, EIB Group, EIB Group commits €17.5 billion to accelerate SME energy efficiency investments across Europe, energy efficiency, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, InvestEU, LIFE Clean Energy Transition, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solar Impulse Foundation partners with EIB to promote energy efficiency as a service for European businesses, sustainability
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