This paper explores the geopolitical context of the EU's space activities, with a focus on security and defence, and the response to space-related risks. It presents four future scenarios, ...

Governments, law enforcement agencies and the media use crime statistics to understand crime, especially how widespread it is and how it changes over time. This information can then be used as a guide ...

The complexity of the EU legislative process has sometimes been criticised as lengthy and subject to gridlock. To overcome this issue, the co-legislators have developed methods of informal contact to ...

New technologies have transformed Russia's war on Ukraine into an 'AI war lab'; the first international conflict where both sides have actively developed and deployed artificial intelligence (AI) for ...

Although the EU prohibits and condemns racial discrimination, it persists across the Union.

In an era marked by rapid technological change and geopolitical uncertainty, the European Parliament’s STOA Panel recently hosted the 8th STOA-STS Forum Conference on EU-Japan Cooperation in ...

Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for two legal bases, enabling the Council to adopt – in exceptional circumstances – measures based on a European ...

The European Commission has announced a range of new trade partnerships – the clean trade and investment partnerships (CTIPs) – to bolster the EU's competitiveness, diversify supply chains and boost ...

In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion, the EU and its Member States have so far mobilised €143 billion of financial, military and humanitarian support for Ukraine Written by Tim Peters with Ana ...

This infographic provides insight into the economic performance of Canada and Mexico compared with the European Union (EU) and examines the trade dynamics between them. Written by Gyorgyi Macsai ...

To frame the EU action aimed at protecting children online, the EU has adopted various declarations and strategies. The European declaration on digital rights and principles emphasises the importance ...

Figure 4 illustrates the investments and reforms over time under the Ukraine Plan’s Pillar I. The first regular payment in 2024-Q2, corresponds with the first wave of reforms, indicating the start of ...