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%.
The European Commission has presented the Quality Jobs Roadmap, a strong commitment to improving job quality and creating high-quality and future-proof jobs in Europe.
The European Commission has announced the opening of three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion in EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional agreement on a set of rules that establish a legal framework for new EU rules for plants obtained by using new genomic techniques (NGTs).
The EU Council and Parliament have agreed to ban imports of Russian natural gas from entry into force in early 2026 of the Regulation for spot-market liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a ban for pipeline gas from September 2027.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached provisional agreement on updating protection for package holidaymakers, based on lessons learned from the Covid pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.
The EU Council and Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) regulation that grants EU trade preferences to developing countries.
