BEAK UAV drone made by Origin Robotics - Photo by Gints Ivuskans © European Union 2025

The European Commission has presented a plan to counter the increasing security threats posed by drones across the EU, focusing on civilian internal security and developing a competitive European drone market.

The European Commission has adopted a new EU Anti-Racism Strategy with a promise to combat racism in all its forms, including a strengthened framework to tackle hate speech and hate crime.

With Europe facing daily cyber attacks carried out by sophisticated state and criminal groups, the European Commission has proposed a new cybersecurity package to strengthen the EU’s cybersecurity resilience.

The European Union has signed the controversial trade agreement with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, hailing it as a historic milestone creating exports, growth and jobs.

The EU Council is to extend the objectives of its supercomputing joint undertaking to facilitate the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) gigafactories in Europe and include a dedicated quantum technologies pillar.