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 has added air carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania to the list of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union.
The EU Parliament and Council have reached provisional agreement on improved rules to tackle non-sustainable fishing practices allowed by non-EU countries in relation to stocks of common interest.
The European Commission has restricted the use of chemical substances N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP) to protect workers from their exposure.
The EU Commission has launched the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy with the aim of making Europe a great place to start and grow global technology-driven companies.
EU Member States have significantly closed the gap to achieving the 2030 energy and climate targets, according to the latest Commission assessment of national energy and climate plans.
The EU Council has adopted legal acts lifting all economic restrictive measures on Syria, with the exception of those based on security grounds.
