EU continues to open up markets outside Europe in midst of rising protectionism
Thanks to the European Union's successful intervention, European companies generated €8 billion in additional exports in 2019. The high number of new restrictions that...
Future EU-UK relations: next steps
The UK leaving the EU is not the end of cooperation. Talks are ongoing to determine how the two will work together on anything...
Human Rights experts call for global opposition to Israel’s annexation plans
Nearly 50 independent human rights experts are calling for the international community to oppose Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian...
Good neighbours: EU relations with countries on its eastern borders
The EU values good relations with other countries, especially those along its borders. Through a variety of initiatives from free trade agreements to partnerships,...
Explainer: Next Generation EU – Legal Construction
The proposed architecture of the exceptional financing is based on three pillars:
The Own Resources Decision authorises the full amount of the borrowing, to be...
Road safety: Europe’s roads are getting safer but progress remains too slow
Compared to previous years, fewer people lost their lives on EU roads in 2019, according to preliminary figures published today by the European Commission....
Kyrgyz Republic to Enhance Quality of Education with World Bank Financing
The Kyrgyz Republic will receive World Bank financing for the Learning for the Future Project in the amount of $50 million, on highly concessional...
Uruguay first to ratify ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
Uruguay has become the first country to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year after it was adopted by...
Convergence report reviews Member States’ progress towards joining the euro area
The European Commission has published the 2020 convergence report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made...
Georgia pushes to bolster its food security
With reports suggesting COVID-19 could spark food shortages around the world, food systems experts and United Nations officials say countries must increase the resilience...