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%.
EU countries imported €3 471 billion worth of services from non-EU countries in 2024, according to official statistics on international trade in services by modes of supply published by Eurostat.
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union reaffirmed unwavering support for Ukraine, paying tribute to the bravery of its people, for continuing to defend their country against Russian aggression and brutality.
The EU recorded a trade surplus in the last quarter of 2025, with goods exported to non-EU countries exceeding imports by €28.4 billion.
The European Commission has set out a plan to make the EU’s regions bordering Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine more secure, resilient and attractive places to live and work.
The EU Commission has opened formal proceedings against e-commerce platform Shein for its addictive design, lack of transparency of recommender systems, and also the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material.
The EU has added Vietnam and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist due to their failure ‘to comply with internationally agreed standards on tax transparency and fair taxation’.
