According to preliminary data, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.7 years in 2024, up 0.3 years compared with 2023, according to data from the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.
— last modified 19 September 2011 The European Commission has proposed to strengthen the Schengen area to guarantee free movement for the hundreds of thousands of EU citizens and third…
— last modified 05 April 2011 Europe’s 10-12 million Roma continue to face discrimination, exclusion and the denial of their rights, while governments lose out on increased revenue and productivity…
— last modified 31 March 2011 The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights has now been legally binding for over a year primarily on the EU institutions (European Parliament, Council…
— last modified 11 February 2011 To mark “European 112 Day” on 11th February, the European Commission is urging EU Member States to step up their efforts to increase public…
The Holocaust, the genocide of some 11 million Europeans, including Jews, Romani and homosexuals, during the Second World War will forever remain in our minds and history books as one…
— last modified 25 August 2010 There are between 10 million and 12 million Roma in the European Union, in candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans.…