Economy 

Space technology is used for anything from communications to saving lives at sea and monitoring natural disasters. Learn more about how the EU helps to make this possible in our infographic.

MEPs are set to vote on the introduction of a digital tax, the first of its kind, targeting major tech companies.

Good news for online shoppers: no more geo-blocking and country redirects. The rules adopted by MEPs became a reality on 3 December 2018. Read on to find out more.

EU-Japan relations are set to receive a major lift with the signing of a major trade agreement and a strategic partnership.

Andrea Enria received the support of MEPs on 29 November to become the chair of ECB supervisory board in charge of monitoring the health of the EU's largest banks.

Parliament is calling on the Council to reach an agreement on the EU’s long-term budget soon or risk EU programmes being affected.

The European Parliament has approved new EU targets increasing the use of renewables and improving energy efficiency. Learn more in our video.

MEPs approved the EU's 2019 budget on 12 December, having secured more funding for research and Erasmus. Read our interview with MEP Daniele Viotti, an Italian member of the S&D group.

A one-stop shop for all of the EU's most common administration procedures will make it easier for people to interact with public administrations

Ever since the global financial crisis erupted a decade ago, the EU has implemented various initiatives to reduce its impact and make a new one less likely.

A simple pan-European personal pension product will allow savers across the EU to keep putting money into the same scheme even if they move to another EU country.

Find key figures about the EU’s trade with the world in our infographic: exports, imports, number of related jobs in the EU and more.