The European Commission has presented a framework to shape EU cultural pollicy, what it calls a ‘Culture Compass for Europe’ with its vision for a vibrant and integrated European cultural landscape.
The EU Council has adopted a regulation to prevent the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament.
The EU Parliament and Council agreed key updates to EU cohesion policy, enabling Europe’s states and regions to reallocate funds towards new strategic priorities, such as defence, sustainable housing, water resilience, and energy transition.
The EU has proposed a new strategic agenda to raise bilateral relations with India to a higher level, with the aim of better coordinating cooperation, and enhancing prosperity and security for both partners.
The EU Commission has set out a proposal to suspend trade-related provisions of its association agreement with Israel, as well as sanctions on Hamas, extremist Israeli ministers, and violent settlers.
Cars were the main means of passenger transport throughout the EU in 2023, according to Eurostat, followed at a distance by airplanes; buses, coaches or trolleybuses; trains; and sea vessels.
The EU Commission is consulting fans, sport participants, coaches, instructors, athletes and sport organisations, ahead of putting forward a political communication titled ‘A Strategic Vision for Sport in Europe: Reinforcing the European Sport Model’.
