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The European Commission has presented the Competitiveness Compass, a plan that will steer the EU’s work on competitiveness over the next five years. It identifies three core areas for action: innovation, decarbonisation and competitiveness, and increased security and resilience.

The EU has mobilised 13 power generators to help Ireland with power outages following the record-breaking storm Éowyn. A further 4 generators from Denmark via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism will also soon reach Ireland and help provide electricity on the ground.

From online shopping to social media, with every click, share and login-in you leave behind a digital trail. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ensures that your data can only be used in ways you agree to and that you can access any information about yourself.

23 criminals have been arrested for running a sophisticated money laundering scheme in the EU. The takedown, which was supported by Eurojust and Europol, resulted in the seizure of over €8 million in cash and the freezing of €27 million in cryptocurrencies.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the unprecedented horrors of the Holocaust. This year marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. EU leaders condemn the recent rise in anti-semitism, vowing to combat all forms of discrimination.

On this International Day of Education, we celebrate teachers who help empower young people to thrive in a rapidly changing world. This year's theme, "AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation", marks the importance of education in navigating new technological developments.

A violent human trafficking ring in Germany and Hungary has been halted by authorities, with the support of Europol. The suspects lured poor women from Hungary by seducing them with the false promise of good work opportunities abroad before taking them to Germany and forcing them into prostitution.

The EU is investing €500 million in new research projects to deliver on the EU’s objective of sustainably transforming the EU economy and society. Funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme, the projects will work on sustainable food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture, and environment.

You will have faster and easier access to electronic health data, regardless of whether you are in your home country or another EU country, thanks to a new EU law. It will also allow certain data to be used for research and innovation, for the benefit of European patients.

Yamê from France won the Grand Jury Music Moves Europe Award at the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025 in the Netherlands. The 5 other winners were Kingfishr (Ireland), Naomi Sharon (Netherlands), Night Tapes (Estonia), UCHE YARA (Austria), Judeline (Spain).

The EU has announced a new €120 million aid package for Gaza as part of its long-standing commitment to support Palestinians in need. The aid package will include food, healthcare, sanitation, and shelter assistance. EU humanitarian aid to Gaza now totals over €450 million since 2023.

With more than 300 million people estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2025, the EU has announced a €1.9 billion humanitarian budget for 2025. The aid will broadly go to the Middle East, Ukraine, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia and the Pacific.

The EU is working to strengthen the cybersecurity of the healthcare sector. A new EU action plan focuses on improving threat detection, preparedness, and crisis response. It aims to provide tailored guidance, tools, services, and training to hospitals and healthcare providers.

The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report 2024 confirms 2024 as the warmest year on record and the first ever above 1.5°C annual average temperature. The European continent has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, becoming the fastest-warming continent on Earth.

On 12 January, new rules will come into force that will ensure that innovative and effective health technologies are available to patients across the EU. Under the new rules, national authorities can make more timely and informed decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of health technologies.

A new survey has found that support for the EU's common agricultural policy has reached an all-time high. 81% of respondents believe the policy secures a stable supply of food at all times and more than 70% agree that it helps the EU provide safe, healthy and sustainable food of high quality.

A new study has found that heating and cooling systems in buildings and our homes remain a major source of air pollution across the EU. The study says more must be done to accelerate the adoption of cleaner, more efficient, and renewable technologies in the sector.

Media organisations, NGOs, publishers, universities and research centres can submit their proposals by 1 March to organise 3 editions of a European media freedom festival. Worth €3 million, the festival will discuss media freedom, disinformation, and the safety of journalists in the EU.

A new directive, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the board of listed companies in the EU, entered into application at the end of 2024. By June 2026, such companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among their non-executive directors and 33% among all directors.