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Around one-third of NATO countries have so far pledged or paid into the scheme

The Serbian president has for years pursued a diplomatic balancing act between the European Union and its strong ties with Russia, as well as China

The draft document, obtained by Euractiv ahead of a meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government later this month, discusses a range of digital dependencies

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It remains unclear whether the Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions

A presentation obtained by Euractiv, that's due to be given later today, spells out areas of the EU’s AI rules that are being considered for revision

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Last week, Belgian authorities arrested three people accused of planning "a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack against political figures" using drone-mounted explosives

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The S&D urged Brussels to set up a European Public Health Agency and coordination board to streamline EU health policy

Under the framework of the Spain Digital Week, the first-ever initiative in Brussels that activates policy convenings (both public and private) on the role of the Spanish community in shaping the European Union’s economic and digital policy agenda, Adigital -the Spanish Association for the Digital Economy-, through its Permanent Office in Brussels, organizes this public […]

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by MEP Matjaž Nemec (S&D, SI) traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 16 to 18 September 2025. This was the first official visit of the AFET Committee to the Western Balkans in the 10th legislative term.
The visit aimed to underline the Committee's commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's European integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity. Members discussed Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress, and the further reforms needed to advance in its accession path towards the EU.
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Written by Györgyi Mácsai and Nadejda Kresnichka-Nikolchova, Members’ Research Service (EPRS) with Raffaele Ventura, GlobalStat, EUI.

This infographic provides insight into the economic performance of Georgia compared with the European Union (EU) and examines the trade dynamics between them. In 2024, Georgia achieved a sustained growth rate of its economy of 9.4%, while the EU-27 managed only a growth rate of 1.1%. Georgia’s public debt as a percentage of GDP continues to decline, recovering from the significant increase in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The EU-27 is Georgia’s primary trading partner, accounting for 22.1% of its trade share, with Germany being the leading country. The main exported goods to Georgia are vehicles, aircraft, mechanical appliances, and electrical equipment, while the EU mainly imports ores, slag, ash, and agri-food from Georgia.

Read this ‘infographic’ on ‘Georgia: Economic indicators and trade with EU‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

GDP growth
(annual change, %) Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita
(at PPP 1 in thousands of international dollars) Female labour force participation rate
(% of female population aged 15+) Total unemployment rate
(% of total labour force) FDI and remittances
Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows (% of GDP) Public finances, monetary and financial data EU trade with Georgia Main trade partners (2024)
Trade in goods, exports plus imports Top EU partners (2024)
Trade in goods EU exports of goods to Georgia (2024) EU imports of goods from Georgia (2024)

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EU Specialty Food Ingredients urges continued EU support for competitive, innovative, resilient and sustainable food systems, emphasising regulatory efficiency, investment in innovation and collaboration across the agri-food chain to meet climate goals and global challenges.

Fico argues that local elections should “reflect what happens in the parliamentary vote”

Sustaining support to Ukraine will be high on defence ministers' agenda, albeit with an elephant in the room: Europe's thus far limited participation in NATO's PURL initiative