Gender equality strategy In 2020 , the European Commission adopted the gender equality strategy for the period 2020-2025. The strategy provides for an ambitious set of measures to end violence against ...

The EU and its member states are intensifying efforts to establish an effective, humanitarian and safe European migration policy. The European Council plays an important role in this effort by setting ...

The first EU-Moldova summit was held on 4 July 2025 in Chișinău. At the joint press conference, European Council President António Costa reaffirmed that Moldova's future is within the EU. He commended ...

European Council President António Costa was in Chișinău for the first EU-Moldova summit. In his opening remarks at the start of the plenary session, he emphasised Moldova’s steady progress on its EU ...

Defence equipment procurement In 2023, more than 80% of defence investments, some €61 billion, were allocated to the procurement of new defence products. The growing trend was confirmed in 2024, when ...

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU where he delivered a speech.

Transport safety is a shared competence: while the EU sets the framework and standards, national authorities implement and ...

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is an EU funding programme designed to enhance infrastructure across the continent. The initiative aims to support investments in high-performing, sustainable ...

Greening freight transport is another key step toward cutting emissions, as freight makes up over 30% of transport-related ...

The EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable ...

We welcome Austria’s submission of its draft budgetary plan (DBP) for 2025 and 2026 and of its medium-term fiscal structural plan on 13 May 2025, as well as the Commission Opinion on the DBP, ...

Maritime transport is responsible for around 13% of transport greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union adopted a number of initiatives to reduce the emissions while keeping the European maritime ...