The Commission is today providing guidance to Member States under the 2023 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness and long-term prosperity for all in the face of a challenging geopolitical environment.

Investor protection rules are currently set out across sector specific legislative instruments, including MiFID, the PRIIPs Regulation, the UCITS Directive, AIFMD, Solvency II, and IDD.

The European economy continues to show resilience in a challenging global context. Lower energy prices, abating supply constraints and a strong labour market supported moderate growth in the first quarter of 2023, dispelling fears of a recession.

The Recommendation follows up the European Parliament resolution on the challenges of sport event organisers in the digital environment adopted in May 2021.

Malta has requested to transfer a portion of its share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), amounting to €40 million, to its recovery and resilience plan. These funds, added to Malta’s REPowerEU grants allocation (€30 million), make the overall submitted modified plan worth €328 million.

The added value of IP is growing across most European industrial ecosystems. Intellectual property rights (IPR), and particularly patents that are a critical intangible asset, are called to play a crucial role in scaling up green innovation.

This agreement is an important step towards the implementation of the Commission's ‘Fit for 55' legislative package, and will help achieve the EU's climate ambitions under the European Green Deal.

The EU's economic governance framework consists of the EU fiscal policy framework (the Stability and Growth Pact and requirements for national fiscal frameworks) and the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure.

Discussing equality mainstreaming with the Social Affairs Committee, Commissioner Dalli placed emphasis on the portfolio initiatives that she launched to achieve a true Union of Equality, where equality and human rights are inextricable and collective commitments are crucial.