• Posted 04-Sep-2018

EU-U.S. Joint Statement of 25 July

European Union imports of U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) are on the rise. Since the arrival of the first U.S. LNG carrier in the Portuguese port of Sines April 2016 and August 2018, EU imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. have increased from zero to 2.8 billion cubic meters.


  • Posted 04-Sep-2018

Estonia joins European initiative to develop supercomputers

On the 24th of August Estonia has become the 21st European country to sign the European declaration on high-performance computing (HPC). The aim is to pool European and national resources to build and deploy world-class supercomputers that would be ranked in the world's top three by 2022-2023.


  • Posted 26-Jun-2018

European Commission and four online marketplaces sign a product safety pledge to remove dangerous products

On 25 May 2018 four major online marketplaces, Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten - France have signed a commitment for faster removal of dangerous products sold on their online marketplaces.


  • Posted 26-Jun-2018

A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends: Commission note ahead of the June European Council

On 25 May 2018 the Commission published a note ahead of the European Council on the next Multiannual Financial Framework.


  • Posted 01-Jun-2018

Future Topics for the Innovative Medicines Initiative

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has published indicative topics for its next set of calls.