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 EU Commission proposes to integrate Ukraine into the EU Roaming area from January 2026, enabling Ukrainians to call, text and use mobile data from Ukrainian phone numbers at no extra cost.
EU Parliament and Council negotiators have reached provisional agreement on changes to the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (EUPPFs).
The EU Commission has adopted a delegated act to postpone until 1 January 2027 the date of application of the remaining part of the Basel III international standards in the EU.
The EU Commission has launched two calls for proposals worth EUR 145.5 million to empower small and medium-sized enterprises and public administrations in deploying cybersecurity solutions and adopting the results of cybersecurity research.
The EU Council and the European Parliament have reached a political provisional deal on an update to the regulation on detergents and surfactants.
Europe’s telecoms ministers have adopted an EU Blueprint for cyber crisis management, which gives guidance for the EU’s response to large-scale cybersecurity incidents or cyber crises.
