The EU is awarding €20 million in funding to 41 cutting-edge Ukrainian start-ups and SMEs, following a European Innovation Council call to help them turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions.
The EU Commission has announced an ambitious defence package to boost Europe’s defence capabilities including the raising up to EUR 150 billion on the capital markets.
A new Savings and Investments Union, announced by the Commission, will offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing options for companies.
47.4% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources in 2024, according to figures from Eurostat, up by 2.6 percentage points compared with 2023.
The European Commission has proposed a six-month extension to the two 2021 adequacy decisions with the United Kingdom for free and safe data flows.
Preliminary figures on road fatalities in the EU for 2024 show a slight 3 per cent drop compared to 2023, with around 19,800 people killed in road crashes in the EU last year.
There were 2.03 million cultural enterprises in the EU in 2022, representing 6.3% of all businesses within the business economy (industry, construction and market services).
