Commissioners Hahn and Commissioner Bulc hosted in Brussels the meeting of the six Prime Ministers from the Western Balkans. The meeting in Brussels built on the Western Balkan 6 ministerial meeting on the core transport network for the region. The Brussels meeting confirmed the agreement of the core network through a joint statement, and

At the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) plenary session the vice-president of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen, whose remit covers jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, announced that EUR 75 million would be made available to SMEs in late April 2015 under the new European Fund for Strategic Investment. The EESC opinion

Energy is used to heat and to cool buildings and homes, transport goods, and power the economy. But with ageing infrastructure, poorly integrated markets, and uncoordinated policies, our consumers, households and businesses do not benefit from increased choice or from lower energy prices. It is time to complete the single

The European Investment Bank has adopted new guidelines to reinforce support for investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy grids. Over the last 10 months the EU Bank has undertaken a comprehensive review to ensure that its energy lending criteria reflect EU energy and climate policy, as well as current

resident Barroso has today made a push to make significant progress on energy and tax fraud and evasion at the European Council. Writing to other European leaders, Barroso highlights the considerable difference in energy prices across the EU because of the fragmented EU energy market and the failure to tap