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The EU has issued a list of products that should be prioritised to introduce eco-design requirements and energy labelling over the next five years. The list includes steel, aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres and mattresses as well as consumer electronics and small household appliances.
The European rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products recorded more than 4000 alerts in 2024. Cosmetics (36%) remain the most frequently reported products posing health risks, followed by toys (15%), electrical appliances (10%), motor vehicles (9%) and chemical products (6%).
The European State of the Climate Report finds that Europe was the fastest-warming continent in 2024. It also notes that there were record-high numbers of extreme heat days and tropical nights, as well as widespread flooding. The report calls for urgent action to increase climate resilience.
The EU is investing €86 million in several projects in the EU and Iceland that will work on water quality and availability, cleaning up polluted rivers, improving fire and flood protection, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Their work will help Europe become a climate-neutral continent by 2050.
Around 12% of Europe’s population live near rivers prone to flooding. Find out more about an EU project that is helping to protect communities in Slovakia and Poland from flash floods by installing smart sensors to monitor water levels, soil conditions and atmospheric factors in real time.
The EU has paused its countermeasures on unjustified US trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations. This puts on hold for up to 90 days the planned countermeasures against US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, in response to the US delaying its so-called reciprocal tariffs.
The EU has announced a €1.6 billion programme to help support the Palestinian people. Over 2 years, it will assist the Palestinian authority in continuing to provide services to the people, support economic recovery and resilience in the West Bank and Gaza, and invest in the private sector.
New toy safety rules have been agreed that will help protect children’s health by reducing risks posed by hazardous chemicals in toys and ensuring better labelling, including in online retail. They also enable the European Commission to react more quickly to scientific findings on chemical products.
Parkinson's disease affects more than one million people in the EU. On World Parkinson’s Day, discover more about an EU-funded project that is advancing Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and care through AI and digital biomarkers from everyday devices, such as smartphones and smart watches.
The Commission presented the artificial intelligence continent action plan, which will shape the next phase of AI in Europe. From building AI infrastructure to strengthening AI skills and talents, it will promote the development and deployment of AI solutions that benefit society and the economy.
New rules have been agreed on that will help prevent the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the environment. They set new obligations at all stages of the plastic pellet supply chain, both on land and sea, and will help cut plastic pollution.
Ministers supported a negotiated solution with the US, acceptable for both sides, and addressed the possibility of further proportionate countermeasures. They affirmed their unity and determination in defending the interests of citizens and businesses.
This year’s World Health Day focuses on improving maternal and newborn health on a global scale. Learn about the EU's efforts around the world to ensure mothers and babies receive optimum care by health professionals.
Agnès Arbat from Spain has won the 2025 EU prize for woman innovators. She is the co-founder of a company that develops innovative drugs to enhance fertility. Camille Bouget (France) took the Rising Innovator award and Débora Andreia Campelo Campos (Portugal), the EIT Women Leadership prize.
Don’t let yourself be mislead by information manipulation. Fact-check first. To help you set the record straight, we’ve compiled a list of 6 key tips that protect against online manipulation, from verifying sources to thinking critically before sharing information. Read more.
The European Commission will fund 149 doctoral programmes with €608.6 million to train over 1800 PhD candidates in and outside academia. The doctorates will investigate topics such as developing privacy for smart speech technology and using artificial intelligence in Parkinson’s disease.
It’s time for a new DiscoverEU round! Nearly 36 000 free passes are available to 18-year-olds to travel across Europe by train for up to 30 days, from July 2025 to September 2026. Applicants must be born between July 2006 and June 2007 and live an Erasmus+ country. Apply by 16 April.
Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and the broader region, the EU is channelling further assistance to strengthen relief efforts. This includes sending 80 tonnes of tents, child protection kits, health and water and sanitation kits to Mandalay for distribution by EU partners.
The Commission has presented a new European internal security strategy to support EU countries and guarantee security for its citizens. The strategy sets out how to strengthen the legal framework, increase information-sharing and work together more closely based on a whole-of-society approach.
The EU has paid a €100 million advance to Spain to help finance its recovery efforts following the October 2024 storm in Valencia in which hundreds of lives were lost and buildings destroyed. The funding can be used to restore energy, water, health, education, or telecommunications systems.