The EU is awarding €20 million in funding to 41 cutting-edge Ukrainian start-ups and SMEs, following a European Innovation Council call to help them turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions.
The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy, adopted buy EU states, aims for a sustainable bioeconomy by 2040 and promotes the use of bio-based solutions across all relevant sectors as fossil-free alternatives.
A new EU State aid framework for land and multimodal transport adopted by the European Commission are aimed at supporting more sustainable transport modes for both passengers and freight.
Life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years in 2024, a 0.1-year increase from 2023, following decreases in 2020 (80.4 years) and 2021 (80.1 years) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MEPs have given their green light to revised EU rules on package travel which enhance protection for holidaymakers by drawing lessons from the pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.
More than a third (35.4%) of online shoppers in the EU reported encountering problems while making purchases through a website or an app in 2025, according to data from Eurostat.
The European Commission has launched the ‘Women in Farming’ platform, a new initiative designed to empower women in agriculture and promote equal opportunities in rural communities.
