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 European Commission is proposing to suspend, for one year, most favoured nation import duties for several key nitrogen fertilisers and inputs for their production (ammonia, urea).
EU countries imported €3 471 billion worth of services from non-EU countries in 2024, according to official statistics on international trade in services by modes of supply published by Eurostat.
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union reaffirmed unwavering support for Ukraine, paying tribute to the bravery of its people, for continuing to defend their country against Russian aggression and brutality.
The EU recorded a trade surplus in the last quarter of 2025, with goods exported to non-EU countries exceeding imports by €28.4 billion.
The European Commission has set out a plan to make the EU’s regions bordering Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine more secure, resilient and attractive places to live and work.
The EU Commission has opened formal proceedings against e-commerce platform Shein for its addictive design, lack of transparency of recommender systems, and also the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material.
