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The European Skills High-Level Board, presented by its Chair, Ylva Johansson, handed over its first conclusions. The conclusions call for regional and sectoral skills ecosystems to reskill adults faster and closer to where jobs actually are.

A Commission assessment also identifies scope for smarter implementation of the decades-old law.

It is a great honour to be back in Kyiv on this very special Day of Ukrainian Statehood. President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, I want to thank you personally for the great privilege you are bestowing on me with this first-ever Order of Europe.

Auction results EU-Bills.

The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to all 27 EU Member States for failing to fully transpose into national law the provisions of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2024/1275.

To respond to growing imbalances in global trade, the European Commission is upgrading its import monitoring toolbox by reconfiguring its ‘import barometer’, which gathers up-to-date import data and was originally established in 2025.

Today's announcement add to the €5 million life-saving assistance already approved at the end of June, and to the €52 million allocated at the beginning of the year to respond to the humanitarian consequences of the socio-economic crisis in Venezuela.

Six pilot projects were selected and launched under the new Skills Guarantee. The pilot has a budget of €14.5 million and will support almost 1,200 European workers at risk of unemployment in the car industry by offering them on-the-job training and new jobs in growing sectors. 

A recent study published by the the Economic and Social Council examines barriers to labour market integration for third-country nationals (TCNs) in Romania, drawing on literature and focus groups conducted with migrant workers and employers.