ECOPNET Jun 21, 2021Commission Launches New Initiative to Address EU Skills Shortages and Improve Migration Cooperation On 11 June 2021, the Commission launched Talent Partnerships, a key initiative under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum that will help...
ECOPNET Jun 21, 2021Preliminary Deal on €5 Billion Fund to Mitigate The Effects of BrexitA five-billion-euro fund to overcome the consequences of the UK's withdrawal came a big step closer to adoption on 17 June after the...
ECOPNET Jun 21, 2021Fiscal Sustainability: Conclusions on Challenges Arising from an Ageing PopulationThe Council on 18 June 2021, approved conclusions on the fiscal sustainability challenges arising from an ageing population. The...
ECOPNET Jun 17, 2021EU Disability Strategy: Time to Translate Words into ActionRooted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which was the first international treaty to...
ECOPNET Jun 17, 2021European Commission Adopts New Tools for Safe Exchanges of Personal DataOn 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses, one for use between controllers and processors...
ECOPNET Jun 17, 2021Trade: Council Agrees Its Negotiating Mandate on The International Procurement InstrumentOn 2 June 2021, EU ambassadors agreed on a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a regulation to create an...