Development Commissioner Piebalgs has announced €10 million of additional EU aid for the rehabilitation of Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas. The new funds come as a proof that...
On Tuesday 12 November, policymakers from the European Parliament, Council, and Commission will discuss the regulation of electronic cigarettes in trilogue. This will be the first...
Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht (pictured) will travel to South Africa (a member of the Southern African Development Community, SADC), Cameroon (Central Africa) and Ivory Coast...
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCP) has been activated to ensure co-ordinated European relief efforts following the Philippine authorities' request for international assistance to address the...
In its immediate response to the vast devastation caused in the Philippines by the tropical cyclone Haiyan (Yolanda), the European Commission is making available €3 million...
What is big data? Every minute the world generates 1.7 million billion bytes of data, equivalent to 360,000 standard DVDs. More digitised data was created in...
On 7 November, the European Commission announced the overall winner of its World You Like Challenge competition for the best solutions to climate change. The Portuguese...