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 presented guidelines on the protection of minors, as well as a prototype of an age-verification app under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The European Union and Indonesia have reached a political agreement on their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, marking a decisive milestone towards its conclusion.
The European Commission has adopted what it calls ‘targeted quick fix’ amendments to the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), with a view to reducing the burden on companies.
The EU and several of its Member States have launched an initiative for Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, with a view to protecting cultural artefacts and building the capacities of heritage professionals.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a new €2.3 billion package of agreements with international and bilateral public financial institutions to support Ukraine recovery and reconstruction.
The European Parliament has adopted proposals which would manage the growing influx into the EU of substandard and potentially dangerous cheap goods from non-EU web shops.
