The EU’s annual report on EU candidates’ progress towards membership shows a Union preparing for its next wave of enlargement. Brussels says the momentum for a bigger EU is there – but not every country is moving at the same pace.
The plan aims to connect big cities at speeds of 200 km/h or more by 2040.
The funding will support 61 initiatives across 19 industrial sectors and 18 European countries, with a focus on reducing polluting emissions within the EU.
While the EU is hoping to resolve a trade dispute with China over critical raw materials – like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other rare earth elements – it is already looking to diversify its supply and boost its in-house extraction and production. Which EU member states are in the crosshairs?
The EU and US struck a trade agreement in July. Germany’s machinery industry says the tariffs currently in place are hitting the sector hard.