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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2025, the EU adopted new rules on driving licences with the aim of reducing the number of accidents on EU roads. The rules introduce: Driving licences will be valid for 15 years for motorcycles and ...

Written by Laurence Amand-Eeckhout. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains a major public health challenge across the EU and the world. There is a broad consensus at European and ...