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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 24m

The Commission is adding €500m to the Horizon Europe 2026–27 work programme, bringing the total to about €14.8bn. €237m targets a nature-positive transition and €260m bridges towards the next research framework. AI for media is one topic inside the second call, not the whole €260m. #Research

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 54m

The Commission does not support mandatory origin labels for every food product sold in the EU. It prefers sector-by-sector extensions based on consumer interest, business costs and Single Market effects. Origin rules could expand for specific products, but no blanket obligation is proposed. #Food

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 1h

The Commission wants every EU country to prepare a national food-security crisis plan. But the proposal does NOT require governments to stockpile food and does not create an EU strategic food reserve. Countries choosing to maintain stocks would manage them nationally and at market prices.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 2h

Maria Guzenina wants EU cybersecurity certification to become mandatory as the general rule. The Commission prefers voluntary certification with targeted mandatory requirements for specific high-risk uses. EPP and ECR also favour a voluntary default. #Cybersecurity #EURegulation

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 19h

The Commission wants to redirect €277.6m to humanitarian aid and civil protection. €235.2m would go to humanitarian crises and €42.4m to civil protection. If approved, the transfer would exhaust the remaining 2026 Emergency Aid Reserve. The money has not all been transferred yet.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 20h

Ukraine’s next macro-financial instalment under the €90bn EU support loan is indicatively worth €3.7bn. The Commission says payment depends on agreed reforms and conditions being completed. Nearly €15bn of the up to €45bn available for 2026 has been disbursed so far. #Ukraine #EUFunds

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 21h

The EU has sanctioned 10 Russian judges, prosecutors and officials over the exclusion of Yabloko from the State Duma election and proceedings against party leaders. The listings took legal effect on 28 September and include asset freezes and restrictions on making funds available. #Russia

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 22h

EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho wants Parliament to make the Commission report on how it improves urgent lawmaking. Her inquiries found insufficient explanations of urgency, missing or delayed assessments and incomplete documentation in several files. #Transparency #EULaw

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 23h

Commission proposes €489.15m in EU Solidarity Fund aid after severe 2026 storms. Portugal: €261.48m. Spain: €149.06m. Italy: €74.88m. Malta: €3.72m. €103.57m in advances has already been granted. The remaining aid still needs formal approval. #EUSolidarity #Climate

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan says EU negotiations on permanent online child-sexual-abuse rules must balance privacy and child protection, but the Presidency believes the balance should lean towards protecting children. No final agreement on the regulation has been reached.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fire extinguishers could be added to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. They were absent from the Commission’s original extension proposal, but both Parliament and Council now include them in their negotiating positions. Final inclusion still depends on trilogue. #CBAM #Industry

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Minority-rights experts want EU enlargement assessments to compare countries more consistently and focus more on how rights work in practice. Proposals include common benchmarks, direct input from minority organisations and closer use of Council of Europe and OSCE expertise. #EUEnlargement

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

EUSPA says the current timetable for its new Prague headquarters can no longer be met. The agency wants a revised schedule and new memorandum with Czech authorities and says an appropriate building in 2028 is essential. No new deadline, final cost or agreed replacement plan has been announced.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A past cancer diagnosis should not remain a permanent financial penalty, the Commission says. It is consulting on a broader EU “right to be forgotten” so cancer history stops affecting insurance or credit after a defined period. The consultation closes 27 October. No new universal rule exists yet.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Booking.com has stopped using hotels’ prices on their own websites or competing platforms when determining Sponsored Benefit eligibility in the EEA. Hotels can offer different rates elsewhere without being penalised in the programme. That does not mean direct booking will always be cheaper. #DMA

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New EU social-security coordination rules have received final Council approval. Jobseekers can generally export unemployment benefits for six months, while a 22-week work rule clarifies which country pays in some cross-border cases. #SocialSecurity #LabourMobility

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Parliament’s CULT Committee wants €47.39bn for Erasmus+ in 2028–34, compared with about €40.8bn proposed by the Commission. It also wants simpler access and fewer barriers for disadvantaged participants. Vote: 24–1, with 1 abstention. The budget is not approved yet. #Erasmus #Education

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Council has adopted the EU pharma package. New medicines would normally receive 8 years of data protection + 1 year of market protection, with incentives taking the combined period up to 11 years. Member States could also impose supply obligations. #Pharma #EUHealth

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

EU inspectors found Brazilian beef from female cattle treated with estradiol had been wrongly certified for export to the EU despite strengthened safeguards. The products were withdrawn. #FoodSafety #Beef

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Commission has opened a copyright consultation covering AI training, live-content piracy, performer remuneration and scientific research. For AI, it is examining how protected works are used across the value chain. The consultation closes 3 November. #Copyright #AI

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Commission is preparing an EU strategy for unexploded munitions in European seas. The Baltic is the first focus; the Black Sea will follow. The strategy is still being developed. No Black Sea clearance operation, dedicated budget or timetable has been announced. #BlackSea #MaritimeSecurity

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Commission wants a new EU emergency framework for engineered or weaponised mass movements at external borders. It also proposes a wider Frontex role, including faster deployment, returns, cooperation with third countries and social-media monitoring. #Migration #Frontex

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Commission is discussing possible use of the EU Blocking Statute to protect the ICC and people affected by extraterritorial sanctions. But it has not activated the instrument or added US ICC sanctions to its scope. For now, Brussels says diplomacy remains its preferred option. #ICC #Sanctions

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

EU states have approved the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest. They cover drones, maritime and seabed defence, space, air and missile defence and the Eastern Flank. #EuropeanDefence #EDIP

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Severe soil-moisture deficits left lasting effects on vegetation across 17.5% of Romania’s territory in 2024, Eurostat reports. Every Romanian NUTS 3 region recorded some impact, while more than half of Galați and Botoșani was affected. #Romania #Drought

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The European Health Data Space gives people the right to opt out of secondary use of identifiable health data for research, innovation and policymaking. The mechanism must be simple, understandable and reversible. #HealthData #Privacy

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Commercial ships are waiting for escort near Bab el-Mandeb because EU operation Aspides lacks enough suitable frigates, Kaja Kallas says. The problem is both numbers and capability: ships need escort and air-defence capacity. #RedSea #Aspides

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Europe is building DefTech firms in drones, AI and military software, but an Ifri study warns that many still depend on US-controlled cloud, chips and digital infrastructure. Its concern: strategic autonomy at product level can coexist with dependency deeper in the technology stack. #DefTech

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok have published their latest disinformation reports under the DSA-recognised Code of Conduct. With a full year of reporting now available, the Commission will move to direct dialogues with participating major platforms and search engines. #DSA #Disinformation

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The proposed 2028–34 EU budget could channel more investment towards regions that already have strong innovation systems and industrial capacity, an LSE–Cambridge study warns. The researchers describe a risk, not an outcome: the MFF architecture is still being negotiated. #EUBudget #Cohesion

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Parliament study found the dedicated SME Test in only 91 of 172 Commission assessments it considered relevant to smaller businesses. 81 lacked the formal test. That does not prove SMEs were ignored entirely, but it raises questions about consistent use of the Commission’s own methodology. #SMEs

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Constanța is one of four principal ports in the EU-funded PIONEERS project, which tested 19 decarbonisation solutions over five years. The project is now publishing tools other ports can reuse. No aggregate figure shows how much Constanța’s emissions fell because of the programme. #Constanta

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Commission says it has no EU-wide euro-per-square-metre estimate of how the revised Buildings Directive affects construction costs, purchase prices or rents. That does not prove the effect is zero. #Housing #EPBD

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

EU states have agreed how to use €6.6bn already available through the European Peace Facility for Ukraine support. €1bn will go to joint procurement; other funds cover reimbursements and military training. This is not a new €6.6bn package. #Ukraine #EuropeanPeaceFacility

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

EU states have agreed to extend EUMAM Ukraine for another two years and prepare a coordination cell in Kyiv to connect battlefield lessons with military training. A Dutch contribution also closes the funding gap for two Ukrainian training centres. #Ukraine #EUMAM

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Several EU governments want part of Ukraine funding planned for 2027 brought forward. The request concerns the existing €90bn support loan, not an increase in its ceiling. No amount or revised timetable has been agreed. #Ukraine #EUFunds

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ECDC has published common standards for antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. In 2024, the EU/EEA recorded 196 HIV diagnoses attributed to vertical transmission and 140 congenital syphilis cases. The standards are benchmarks for care, not new binding EU law. #MaternalHealth #ECDC

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

EU states are developing possible return hubs outside the Union. The Commission says it will assess concrete projects once they are sufficiently advanced. But Brussels has not announced EU funding, a financing instrument or the legal basis for paying construction or operating costs. #Migration

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The EU has sanctioned Xenia Fedorova, former senior executive of RT France, under its framework targeting Russia’s destabilising activities. The Council attributes to her foreign information manipulation and interference. #Sanctions #FIMI

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

EU defence ministers have opened talks on a protocol for coordinating European responses to hybrid threats below the threshold of armed aggression. Governments want more detail and close coordination with NATO. Kaja Kallas says it is too early to know whether a majority supports the proposal.

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Commission has opened seven infringement procedures against Romania over incomplete or late transposition of EU directives. They cover energy, hydrogen, anti-money laundering, trafficking, drugs, right to repair and industrial emissions. Romania has two months to respond. #Romania #EULaw

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

None of 12 clinics audited by ECDC in Romania, Greece and Poland met the target of confirming an HIV diagnosis within five working days of a reactive test. The pilot reveals delays and uneven patient pathways. But the 12 clinics are not representative of the three national health systems. #HIV

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Euro-area inflation rose to 3.2% in August as energy inflation reached 14.3%. Lagarde says the ECB does not react mechanically to energy prices: it watches whether the shock spreads into wages and underlying inflation. So far, it sees no material wage response. #ECB #Inflation

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

EU gas storage is lower than in recent years, but the Commission and Member States still see no immediate supply risk for winter 2026–27. More LNG capacity, more diverse suppliers and lower demand provide extra buffers. That does not mean prices are protected from volatility. #EnergySecurity #Gas

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Buy a multi-operator rail journey in one transaction? The EESC wants your passenger rights to cover the whole trip. It also proposes automatic compensation and the right to use available trains for three hours after a missed connection. #Rail #PassengerRights

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SANT wants at least €2.5bn reserved for cancer action in the EU’s 2028–34 budget. The figure sits inside a broader €10.05bn request for health priorities — it is not additional to it. The committee vote does not allocate the money. #Cancer #EUBudget

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Parliament’s SANT Committee wants tighter rules for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, plus visible health warnings on alcohol. It also seeks restrictions on youth-oriented flavours and online nicotine sales to minors. The vote does not itself change EU law. #CancerPrevention

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

More than half of euro-area workers already use AI at work, Lagarde says. But its employment effect depends on purpose: firms using AI for research and new products tend to hire, while those using it mainly to cut labour costs tend to reduce employment. #AI #Employment

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ICC judge Nicolas Guillou says US sanctions are already affecting his ability to pay in shops and online in Europe. MEPs Aurore Lalucq and Dirk Gotink want EU protection prepared before sanctions potentially expand. #ICC #Sanctions

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2eubrussels.bsky.social @2eubrussels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Commission says vaccination is needed to eliminate peste des petits ruminants in Romania — but current EU rules can restrict trade in vaccinated sheep and goats for up to 24 months. Brussels says it has identified the legal bottleneck and is preparing an amendment. #Romania #AnimalHealth

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