Daily News 25 / 09 / 2026

Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives

The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that have failed to notify the Commission of measures they have adopted to transpose EU Directives into their national laws. The deadline to transpose these Directives has expired recently. The Member States in question have failed to fully transpose EU directives. The Commission is urging them to take immediate action to bring their laws in line with EU requirements. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to these Member States, giving them two months to reply and complete the transposition of the Directives. If they fail to do so, the Commission may pass to a next step and issue a reasoned opinion. More information in our press release.

(For more information: Arianna Podesta – Tel.: +32 2 298 70 24)

Commission greenlights Luxembourg's third payment request for €92.2 million under NextGenerationEU

Today, the European Commission positively assessed Luxembourg's third payment request for €92.2 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. 

This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, amongst others in the areas of healthcare, nature and biodiversity protection, digitalisation, clean transport and renewable energy.

The Commission found that Luxembourg has satisfactorily completed all 5 milestones and 4 targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision. Flagship measures in this payment request include the enhancement of greener mobility and renewable energy, of digital public services and secure connectivity, and of the healthcare and biodiversity sectors.

More information is available in the press release online.

(For more information: Maciej Berestecki - Tel: +32 229-66483; Isabel Arriaga e Cunha – Tel: +32 229-52117)

EU allocates over €73 million in support to farmers in Italy