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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Various studies highlight the serious and often long-lasting consequences of hate speech and hate crime on victims' physical and mental health and well-being.

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

The introduction of European citizenship took over two decades to reach fruition – from discussions in the early 1970s to the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.

The European Union (EU) economy, society and security are increasingly reliant on space services. The April 2021 Space Regulation established the EU space programme and the EU Agency for the Space ...

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 ...

Competitiveness is a multifaceted concept connected with the need to foster the EU’s productivity, the most important driver of long-term growth. Competitiveness is a multifaceted concept connected ...