Bankruptcies of businesses in the EU increased by 5.7% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter, while registrations decreased by 0.5%.
The EU’s pro-startup policies is driving real results, according to the first-ever European Startup and Scaleup Scoreboard (ESSS) published by the European Commission.
The European Commission has fined online marketplace Temu €200 million for offering illegal products on its platform and for the resulting harm to EU consumers.
The actual weekly working hours of EU full-time and part-time workers aged 20-64 in their main job averaged 35.9 hours in 2025, down from 36.9 hours in 2015.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the selection of mobile satellite service providers authorised to use the harmonised 2 GHz frequency band beyond 2027, when the current licenses expire.
At a summit in Mexico City, the European Union and Mexico agreed to deepen their political and economic cooperation with the signing of a modernised global and interim trade agreement.
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to co-fund projects aiming to fight organised crime and drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings.
