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New guidance supports a harmonised EU approach to electricity imports under the Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI) framework.

The European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) will put the spotlight on how peace mediation is adapting to a changing world at the Paris Peace Forum 2026, with its thematic panel “Peace Mediation Today: New Actors, New Coalitions, Lasting Results” on 10 November.

Today, the Commission initiated a safeguard investigation to assess whether safeguard measures are needed to protect EU industry from a significant increase in imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin chemicals.

The European Union has allocated an additional €16 million in humanitarian aid to help communities impacted by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, as well as Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh.

The 2027 edition of the European Responsible Housing Awards is open for applications until 31 December 2026.

As announced by President Ursula von der Leyen during her travel to the Western Balkans in October 2026, the European Commission has opened negotiations to integrate Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the EU's ‘Roam Like at Home' regime.

At the 2026 Civil Protection Forum, employers and trade unions discussed how social dialogue can help prevent, prepare for and respond to crises.

Social partners discuss strengthening preparedness at the Civil Protection Forum.

The European Commission is today leading a delegation of European medical device companies to Shanghai to support new business opportunities in the Chinese market.

Today, the European Commission disbursed €4.36 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Support Loan. This payment includes €3.7 billion for the second instalment of macro-financial assistance (MFA) agreed for 2026 and €658 million under the defence leg of the Loan.

Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib is participating in the kick-off meeting of the InvestFrontier initiative, held in Brussels on 6 November 2026, and bringing together humanitarian aid, business and philanthropy.