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 Council has given its final approval on the EU’s toy safety regulation, legislation to reinforce safety rules, increase protection against harmful chemicals and promote the use of digital product passports to facilitate enforcement.
Around 33.1 million enterprises in the EU employed 162.2 million people in 2023, generating a net turnover of over €38.5 trillion, leading to €10.5 trillion in value added.
The European Commission has initiated first investigative actions against Snapchat, YouTube, Apple App Store and Google Play following the Guidelines on Protection of Minors under the EU’s Internet rules.
The EU’s Member States will start progressively introducing Europe’s new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System (EES), across their external borders from 12 October.
Sending money across the euro area will be faster and safer from today, as new EU rules on instant payments come into force, allowing people and businesses to transfer money in euros across the euro area within seconds.
The European Commission has published calls for projects to award EU funds worth a total of just over €204 million to propel the deployment and take up of innovative digital technologies across Europe.
