Wine bottles - Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

4.8 per cent of people in the EU aged 16 or over consumed alcohol every day, according to data from Eurostat, while the share of people who consumed alcohol every week was 19.2%, and 21.8% for those consuming every month.

Lorraine Nolan, Franz Pietsch and Magnus Brunner - Photo © European Union 2026

Drug trafficking constitutes a major threat to Europe’s security, according to the 2026 European Drug Report 2026 issued Tuesday with the latest evidence on the state of the drugs situation in Europe.

Fit pensioner - Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Pexels

Life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years in 2024, a 0.1-year increase from 2023, following decreases in 2020 (80.4 years) and 2021 (80.1 years) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.