Total expenditure on social protection benefits in the EU reached €5 183 billion in 2025, according to early estimates from Eurostat – a 4.9% increase compared with 2024.
Photo © Raimond Spekking (STRASBOURG) – The EU Parliament approved plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions through the EU carbon market Wednesday, aiming to fulfil EU obligations under the Paris…
Canada EU (STRASBOURG) – The European Parliament gave its approval to the landmark EU-Canada free trade deal Wednesday, with the possibility that it could apply provisionally from as early as…
The EU Commission proposed Tuesday changes to the EU’s decision-making process, in a bid to increase transparency and accountability in procedures for implementing…
The economy in Europe will continue a resilient recovery, according to the EU’s winter forecast, but uncertainty from the U.S. and from Brexit…
Photo Glyn Hughes with EU passport (UK/SPAIN) – A campaign to persuade the European Union to issue EU passports to any citizens at risk of losing rights and freedoms, as…
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (BRUSSELS) – A scheme to roll out a user-friendly network for charging electric vehicles across Germany is in line with EU state aid rules, the…












