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 Parliament and Council reached political agreement on a new EUR 1.9 billion facility to accelerate Moldova’s reforms, strengthen resilience, and advance its EU integration in the face of the threat from Russian aggression.
The greenhouse gas footprint of goods and services consumed in the EU amounted to 10.7 tonnes of CO2 equivalents per capita in 2022, according to Eurostat figures.
The EU Commission has presented a roadmap for the future of farming and food in Europe, setting the stage for a ‘competitive and fair agri-food system for current and future generations of farmers and agri-food operators’.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached provisional agreement on a targeted revision of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive.
The Commission and European Board for Digital Services endorsed Thursday the integration of the voluntary EU Code of Practice on Disinformation into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The EU Parliament gave its final go-ahead Wednesday to an update of Europe’s VAT rules, ending unfair distortion of competition by requiring VAT to be paid for services provided through online platforms.
