In response to United States (US) tariffs, and citing national security interests as a reason, China introduced two waves of export controls for rare-earth elements (REEs) in April and October 2025 ...

EU Member States’ defence expenditure rose significantly between 2021 and 2024. The EU has introduced several initiatives to complement national efforts in order to boost defence spending and ...

Although the space beyond Earth’s atmosphere is vast, satellite space services use three main orbits: • Geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) – These satellites travel at an altitude of around 36 000 km ...

Between 2021 and 2023, at least 51 433 unaccompanied minors were reported as missing across Europe, averaging nearly 47 children a day. Written by Maria Margarita Mentzelopoulou. Between 2021 and 2023 ...

Written by Stefano De Luca. The emergence of quantum information science and technologies marks a pivotal moment in technological progress. As the strategic importance of quantum gains global ...

The use of AI, with its specific characteristics (e.g. opacity, complexity, dependency on data, autonomous behaviour), can adversely affect a number of fundamental rights and users’ safety. To address ...

Countries wishing to join the European Union (EU) must meet a set of legal, economic and political requirements. The progress that a candidate country makes to implement EU law and fulfil these ...

Digital skills and competences are key for social inclusion, well-being, active citizenship and employability, as well as the EU’s productivity, competitiveness and resilience. Digital skills and ...

Written by Polona Car. Fact-checking of content on online platforms has so far played an important role in protecting democracy, by verifying statements and making sure trustworthy sources are used.

Space for freedom of thought is shrinking dramatically across the globe, as the geo-political and geo-economic clout of authoritarian regimes expands. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is ...

The February 2026 plenary session saw two key votes: on the Ukraine Support Loan, reaffirming the EU’s continued financial support for Ukraine; and on the EU-Mercosur agreement safeguard clause, ...

The ‘fit for 55’ package, presented in July and December 2021, is designed to realise the European Climate Law objectives: climate neutrality by 2050 and a 55 % reduction of net greenhouse gas (GHG) ...