Trade waste shipment -Image by Paweł Grzegorz from Pixabay

The EU exported €345.3 billion worth of goods to the United Kingdom in 2025 and imported €158.7 billion, resulting in a €186.6 billion trade surplus, according to figures released by EU statistics agency Eurostat.

Costas Kadis - Photo © European Union 2026

The European Union at the ‘Our Ocean Conference 2026’ in Kenya announced €338.35 million funding to support ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries and maritime security.