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Safety Gate, the European rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, recorded the highest number of alerts (4,671) last year since its launch in 2003. The most frequently reported dangerous products were cosmetics (36%), toys (16%) and electrical appliances and equipment (11%).
According to the first EU data on minimum wages for 2026, minimum wages in the EU ranged on 1 January from €620 per month in Bulgaria to €2 704 in Luxembourg. Find out more about why the minimum wage is key and why wages don’t tell the full story when it comes to local spending power.
In response to the recent developments in the Middle East, the European Commission has supported EU countries with organising six repatriation flights, bringing European citizens safely back to Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, and Slovakia. Additional repatriation flights are planned in the coming days.
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