Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made innovation a key priority, in line with the 2024 Draghi report findings.

In 1947, drawing on the lessons learnt from the global economic damage caused by trade protectionism and tariff wars prior to World War II, 23 countries, including the United States, initiated the ...

Maternity rights are set out in the 1992 Pregnant Workers Directive. This EU legislation sets the minimum period for maternity leave at 14 weeks, with 2 weeks' compulsory leave before and/or after ...

Since the mid-1990s, the European Union has stressed the need for better Roma inclusion.

Citizens often turn to the European Parliament to ask how the European Union deals with Cross-border healthcare.

The six countries that make up the region known as the Western Balkans differ in terms of size, population, economy, energy mix and energy import dependency.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now past its third anniversary, has had a far-reaching human and economic impact.

The common agricultural policy (CAP) already provides for measures to ensure a robust and fair food supply chain and strengthen the position of farmers. In response to the difficulties and challenges ...

The agenda for the April plenary session is a sober reflection of the current context, with Members set to participate in debates on issues that are all, to a greater or lesser extent, influenced by ...

The US Trump administration has set its sights on Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, and proposed a deal: to secure a portion of Ukraine’s rare earths in exchange for US support in the war against the ...