Ekaterina Zaharieva © European Union 2026

The EU Commission has set out its plan for a new European Innovation Act to help Europe’s most innovative ideas be developed, financed and scaled up in Europe.

Von der Leyen - Nielsennister - Frederiksen - Photo Aurore Martignoni © European Union 2026

The EU, Greenland and Denmark reinforced their partnership Monday with the signing in Greenland of a new Joint Declaration, and the announcement of a €200 million ‘Global Gateway Partnership Package’ to be invested in and with Greenland this year and the next.

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16.3 per cent of people in the EU aged 18 or over were obese in 2025, meaning that they had a body mass index of 30 or higher, according to the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.

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The euro has pushed to its highest levels in three months, rising above US$1.16, with the European Central Bank expected to increase rates on September 10 potentially offering further support