There were 9.4 million beehives on EU farms in 2023, according to Eurostat, with the number of beehives increasing by 1.3 million (+16%), from 8.1 million in 2020.
The European Commission has set out economic and employment policy priorities to boost competitiveness in Europe, calling for coordinated EU action to strengthen productivity, innovation and investment.
Borders must not be changed by force, proposed limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces are a concern, and the centrality of the European Union in securing peace for Ukraine must be fully reflected.
The EU Commission has proposed a set of amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU’s transparency framework for financial products integrating environmental or social aims.
The EU’s new military mobility package will strengthen Europe’s ability to respond to any security crisis or threat by making it easier for troops and equipment to move speedily across Europe.
The European Commission has adopted a package of measures to help citizens secure adequate income in retirement by improving access to better and more effective supplementary pensions.
The EU Commission has launched market investigations into the Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing services, to assess whether they are ‘gatekeepers’ under the EU’s Digital Markets Act and should thus conform to its stricter rules.
