With Europe facing increasingly frequent crises, the EU Commission has issued new guidelines to help people prepare for emergencies, including advice on what essentials to pack for a 72-hour emergency.
16.5% of people 16 years or older in the EU used tobacco and related products (e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches or heated tobacco products) daily in 2025, according to Eurostat.
The European Parliament gave the final green light Tuesday to the first ever EU standards for the breeding, housing, traceability, import and handling of cats and dogs.
The EU population is expected to decline by 11.7 per cent between 2025 and 2100, acccording to the latest population projections from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency.
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.
The European Commission has launched the ‘Women in Farming’ platform, a new initiative designed to empower women in agriculture and promote equal opportunities in rural communities.
35.2 per cent of all managerial positions in the EU were held by women in 2024, up from 31.8% in 2014 according to figures just released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.
