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 European Commission has presented first initiatives to boost investment in homegrown clean energy solutions, increase resilience and reduce energy prices in Europe.
The European Commission is investing more than EUR 103 million in seven strategic projects across Europe with funding under the LIFE programme dedicated to environment, climate and clean energy objectives.
The EU Parliament and Council have agreed to reserve the use of meat terms such as ‘steak’ to products from livestock farmers, in moves to strengthen the contractual position of farmers to help stabilise their income.
The most frequently reported dangerous products on the EU market in 2025 were cosmetics (36%), toys (16%) and electrical appliances and equipment (11%), according to the EU’s alert system for dangerous non-food products.
The EU Council has formally adopted the amended European climate law, introducing a binding intermediate climate target by 2040 of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990 levels.
The EU Commission has adopted an Industrial Maritime Strategy and a Ports Strategy intended to drive competitiveness, sustainability, decarbonisationand security within the EU’s wider waterborne sector.
