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.
— 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.…
— last modified 21 January 2010 EU rules introduced in 1971 coordinate European countries social security schemes, offering solutions to most cross-border problems that may arise. These rules were updated…
— last modified 21 January 2010 Before the financial and economic crisis hit the EU, the Lisbon strategy had helped create more than 18m new jobs. When the economy slumped,…
