The EU regulation on new genomic techniques is a law that sets clear rules for safely growing, selling, and using plants edited with modern DNA tools, making sure they’re as safe as regular crops, protecting small seed companies, and allowing organic farmers to keep their status.

The European Commission wants to make the EU Space Services Agency a permanent agency in Prague, giving it a lasting legal basis, expanding its duties to certify security, run services like Galileo, grow the space market, and add new tasks such as managing IRIS2, space weather, debris, cybersecurity, and boosting the commercial space sector, with a bigger budget and more staff starting 1 January 2028.

The EU AGILE Programme is a one‑year fast‑track funding plan that gives €115 million to small and medium defence companies to quickly develop and test new tech like AI, robotics and cyber tools, so they can get into the market faster and help Europe stay ready.

The European Commission approved a loan of up to €2.06 billion for the Czech Republic under the SAFE program, giving them an initial €309 million upfront to help with defense production and support Ukraine.

The EU and Japan have agreed that Japan can join the Horizon Europe research program as an associated country, letting Japanese researchers apply for funding while paying a yearly fee and following rules on money and fraud.

The EU and Japan signed a deal that lets Japan join the Horizon Europe research program, giving Japanese scientists access to EU projects, requiring Japan to pay a share of the costs, and setting up joint work on science, tech, and green topics.

The EU Inc. resolution creates a single, cheap, digital company form that lets businesses start, grow, and operate across the EU in 48 hours for €100, with one‑time paperwork, no minimum capital, and easy cross‑border branches.

The EU Temporary Decarbonisation Fund is a short‑term money program that gives cash to certain heavy‑industry producers so they can upgrade to cleaner technology and keep EU emissions falling, while stopping factories from moving abroad.

This decision is the EU’s vote to back a large bundle of new and updated car rules at the 198th UNECE meeting, so EU car laws stay in line with worldwide standards and help make cars safer, smarter, and cleaner.

The EU will back new ICAO rules that set stricter limits on aircraft noise, engine pollution, and CO₂, and will follow them or flag any differences with EU law.

This regulation updates EU rules on geographical indications so they match the new Lisbon Union rules, letting the EU change GI names, types, areas and quality, dropping old notification steps, and it will start on July 1, 2026.