Following Armenia’s recent general elections, the European Union has strengthened its support for the country at a meeting to boost the EU-Armenia partnership, trade and connectivity.
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.
The European Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
The EU has launched a new €100 million defence scale up call, as it extends its research and innovation funding to defence and dual-use technologies with both civilian and defence applications.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional agreement on simplifying rules related to the classification, packaging, and labelling of chemicals, cosmetics products and fertilising products.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the EU’s economy and households were estimated at 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025, covering all economic activities and households combined – a 17.2 per cent decrease compared with 2015.
The vast majority of bathing waters in Europe met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ bathing quality standards in 2025, according to the EU’s latest annual Bathing Water report.
