The EU Commission has awarded the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2026 to 13 laureates from several EU countries, Ukraine and North Macedonia, as well as Japan and Brazil, which won the international competition of the awards.
Only 1 per cent of EU market producer enterprises (hereinafter, enterprises) were under foreign control in 2024. Of these, 59% were controlled by institutional units from other EU countries and 41% resided outside the EU.
The EU exported €48.8 billion worth of goods to Canada in 2025, and imported €33.0 billion, resulting in a €15.8 billion trade surplus, according to data from Eurostat.
Euro-MPs have refused to recognise Russia’s State Duma as legitimate and condemned intentional destruction of any remnants of democracy by Putin’s regime.
EU Commission proposals to modernise Europe’s standardisation system will make it faster, increase the representation of smaller companies, and be better equipped to support the EU’s strategic interests.
The European Parliament has approved new rules to improve EU standards protecting workers from exposure to certain dangerous substances.
The EU imported some €534.1 billion worth of high-tech products in 2025 and exported €566.5 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of €32.4 billion, according to Eurostat.
