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Preserving biodiversity The EU also aims to tackle the loss in biodiversity, including the potential extinction of one million species. The EU Biodiversity Strategy for...

Carbon pricing on imported goods A carbon border adjustment mechanism would encourage companies in and outside the EU to decarbonise, by placing a carbon price...

How it is funded The European Social Fund (ESF) is Europe’s main instrument to ensure fairer job opportunities for everyone living in the EU: workers,...

Why does the EU need to invest in technologies?  One of the EU’s main strategic goals is to strengthen the competitiveness of the European economy...

Tackling unfairly cheap imports Being a member of the WTO does not stop the EU from  drawing up legislation to counter products that have dumped...

Is hydrogen a renewable energy? There are various types of hydrogen, categorised by production process and the resulting GHG emissions. Clean hydrogen ("renewable hydrogen" or...

AI Act: different rules for different risk levels The new rules establish obligations for providers and users depending on the level of risk from artificial...

Benefits: why do we need to switch to a circular economy?   To protect the environment Reusing and recycling products would slow down the use of natural...

The European video game sector is growing fast – industry figures estimated its market size in 2021 at €23.3 billion. On 18 January 2023, MEPs...

Economic benefits The standardisation of product safety rules at EU-level will benefit businesses and consumers. For business processes will be simplified which will reduce costs, while...

Commissioner Assigned portfolio Responsible committees Associated committees Monday 30 September 14.30 - 17.30 Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia) Interinstitutional relations and foresight Constitutional affairs/legal affairs Petitions/Industry, research and energy 18.30 -21.30 Phil Hogan (Ireland) Trade International trade Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria) Innovation...

Commissioner Assigned portfolio Responsible committees Associated committees Monday 30 September 14.30 - 17.30 Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia) Interinstitutional relations and foresight Constitutional affairs/legal affairs Petitions/Industry, research and energy 18.30 -21.30 Phil Hogan (Ireland) Trade International trade Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria) Innovation...