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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 European Parliament and EU Council have reached provisional agreement on a directive to improve monitoring and assessment of all soils within the EU.

The EU Commission is asking Europe’s researchers and research and innovation community to contribute to the formulation of its strategy on artificial intelligence through a call for evidence and a targeted questionnaire. 

At the first EU-Central Asia summit in Uzbekistan, EU and Central Asia leaders agreed to elevate relations between the two regions by establishing a strategic partnership.