This briefing provides an overview of the functions and responsibilities of this office by answering some of the most frequently asked questions in relation to the President of the European Council.

Moving swiftly from a packed schedule of confirmation hearings for the members of the new European Commission, Members address some of the thorniest issues facing the European Union in plenary this we ...

Discussions ahead of COP29 focus on the scope and quantitative elements of this new financial target, with the European Union and other contributor parties proposing a broader contributor base.

Young people mostly consume news online, which makes them vulnerable to encountering inaccurate information. Up to 96 % of young people in the EU use the internet daily, and 84 % of them use it to ...

In response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the EU, the United States (US) and other like-minded partners, including the G7 (EU/G7+), imposed unprecedented sanctions on entire sectors of ...

Under Russia's presidency, BRICS (acronym for the founding states – Brazil, Russia, India and China) held its first summit following the group's expansion on 1 January 2024, from 22 to 24 October in ...

Cryptography is the discipline of protecting information by designing principles, means and methods to prevent unauthorised access.

The European defence industry comprises a number of large multinational companies, mid-caps and a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Standards are voluntary guidelines, providing technical specifications for products, processes and services. They ensure a certain level of quality, enable interoperability, boost consumer confidence ...

In the mission letters to the Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the ...