The EU Commission adopted Friday revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and a voluntary reporting standard for smaller companies.
47.3 per cent of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources in 2025, a slight increase from 2024 (47.2%), according to Eurostat.
EU Inc., the proposal for a new single set of corporate rules, will make it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU, and incentivise them to stay in Europe, says the European Commission.
The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy, adopted buy EU states, aims for a sustainable bioeconomy by 2040 and promotes the use of bio-based solutions across all relevant sectors as fossil-free alternatives.
A new EU State aid framework for land and multimodal transport adopted by the European Commission are aimed at supporting more sustainable transport modes for both passengers and freight.
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.
MEPs have given their green light to revised EU rules on package travel which enhance protection for holidaymakers by drawing lessons from the pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.
