The European Central Bank (ECB) has published updated statistical climate indicators to enhance financial institutions’ ability to assess developments in sustainable finance and climate-related risks. The updates include advanced methodologies, new datasets, and adjustments for inflation, allowing more accurate tracking of decarbonisation efforts and climate hazards.
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) concluded its discussions today on the approval of ethanol as an active substance in disinfectants without adopting an opinion. The Committee will resume its work in February 2026 and aims to adopt the opinion later that year.
In her keynote at the European Meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Vienna on 22 November 2025, ECB President Christine Lagarde highlighted the evolving relationship between central banks and governments and the importance of productive fiscal policy for Europe’s growth.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) officially launched Europe’s Environment 2025 today in Podgorica for the Western Balkans region, marking more than 20 years of partnership with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
In her speech at the 35th Frankfurt European Banking Congress on 21 November 2025, ECB President Christine Lagarde emphasized that Europe must shift from reliance on export-led growth to fully harnessing its domestic market as a source of resilience and strength.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that the European Commission add four substances to the REACH Authorisation List to protect human health and the environment. Once listed, companies will need to apply for authorisation to continue using them.
The European Central Bank (ECB) highlights that financial stability risks in the euro area remain elevated due to ongoing uncertainty over global trade trends, tariffs, and their longer-term economic impacts, according to its November 2025 Financial Stability Review.
In her speech at the BratislavAI Forum, ECB President Christine Lagarde argued that artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, yet its impact on productivity has not fully appeared in economic data—much like earlier technological revolutions. Despite record global investment in AI, she warned that Europe risks falling behind the United States and China if it fails […]
Claudia Buch, Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, highlighted the resilience and stability of the euro area banking sector in her press conference on the 2025 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) results. She noted that banks remain well-capitalized (average CET1 ratio 16.1%) and liquid (liquidity coverage ratio 158%), despite operating in an environment of […]
The European Environment Agency (EEA) highlights the urgent need for monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in surface waters to better assess health risks. While antibiotics and resistant bacteria occur naturally, human and veterinary antibiotic use, discharges from wastewater treatment, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural waste accelerate the spread of resistance into aquatic environments. Natural water bodies can act […]
