Members gather on 15 December for the final plenary session of 2025. The agenda reflects ongoing geopolitical tensions, and addresses issues of defence, human rights, trade, energy and the environment ...

On 12 December 2015, at the end of the 21st conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the delegates adopted the Paris Agreement.

This infographic offers insight into the economic performance of nine countries from the Southern African Development Community (SADC-9) and the European Union (EU), examining the trade dynamics among ...

The proposal for the new common agricultural policy (CAP) comes in the context of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the 2028-2034 programming period. It complements the proposal for the ...

In recent years migration management has gained in importance as a political issue. This is not only in response to the refugee crisis of 2015-2016 when significantly more migrants arrived in Europe, ...

Amid growing concerns about wealth concentration and fiscal strain, debates on the taxation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals have intensified in (international) taxation forums.

General Assembly adopted the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the convention ...

The 10th Horizon Europe programme is to be implemented through a specific programme established by a Council Decision.

The EU and its Member States have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and use its definition of disability as a common reference at EU level.

Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages typically formulated with high levels of caffeine, sugar, and a range of additional stimulants such as taurine, guarana, B-vitamins and various herbal ...

A series of recent economic and geopolitical shocks have led to rising fragmentation of global trade, whereby countries tend to boost economic ties with those sharing similar political values, ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains a major public health challenge across the EU and the world.