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 28 June 2022 28 June 2022 marked the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the European Accessibility Act into national law. The Act breaks down barriers…
— last modified 04 March 2021 The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan outlines concrete actions to further implement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights as…
— last modified 21 October 2020 The European Commission issued a EUR 17 billion inaugural social bond on 21 October under the EU SURE instrument to help protect jobs and…
— last modified 05 March 2020 The European Commission presented on 5 February its strategy for equality between women and men in Europe.AdvertisementHow is gender equality progressing in the EU?The…
— last modified 07 March 2019 On the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day, the European Commission published its 2019 report on equality between women and men in the…
— last modified 27 November 2018 Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread and devastating human rights violations across the globe. The European Union has put…
