The European Union (EU) aims to reduce, and eventually eradicate poverty. It is the world’s largest donor of development aid. In 2023, the EU and its member countries provided €95.9 billion for ...

One focus of the June 2025 plenary session was the situation in the Middle East, with Members debating statements from Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security ...

While there is a broad consensus on the relevance of collective EU space assets and services for competitiveness and strategic autonomy, Member States hold different views on the most appropriate ...

The impact of the oceans on life on Earth cannot be ignored. They cover over 70 % of the planet's surface, provide a habitat for 80 % of life forms, produce over 50 % of the Earth's oxygen and play a ...

While the EU has recognised that AI will have a substantial impact on labour, it is uncertain what exact role AI skills will play in shaping Europe's future workforce – and what concrete steps we can ...

In December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly designated 20 June as World Refugee Day, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Written by Suzana Elena Anghel. Following a request from the European Council in June 2024, the European Commission and the High Representative are due to adopt a joint communication on the EU ...

High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP) announced the launch of a review of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Ukraine was granted EU candidate status in June 2022. Accession negotiations were opened in June 2024.

Besides being trafficked for the same purposes as adults, children are trafficked for child-specific purposes, such as illegal adoption. Trafficking in human beings is a serious crime and a violation ...

Stretching over a million kilometres, the EU electricity infrastructure is the most extensive and integrated grid in the world, and is a critical element of Europe’s energy system. The modernisation ...

According to Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union, ‘the Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement of ...