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This study provides an overview of the EU policy instruments, including Cohesion Policy Funds, that are used in natural disaster response and recovery. It assesses their contribution to strengthening resilience to climate change and to meeting disaster-relief and reconstruction needs. The study also examines how the ‘Build Back Better’ approach can be integrated into future Cohesion Policy to ensure that disaster-affected areas are rebuilt in a more resilient and sustainable manner. Recommendations ...

Since 1 January 2024, the United Kingdom (UK) has been associated to Horizon Europe, with almost 6 000 UK Horizon projects as of 9 January 2026. The legislative proposals for Horizon Europe (2028-2034) and the Euratom training programme (2028-2032) represent a timely opportunity to discuss the future of bilateral EU-UK cooperation in research and innovation, including in the field of nuclear science and technologies.

The European Council consists of the 27 Heads of State or Government of the EU Member States, who are voting members, together with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, who have no vote (Article 15(2) Treaty on European Union). The chart shows the current members, the national office they hold, their most recent European political affiliation, and the year their membership began.

This study assesses how the proposed National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) Regulation restructures the support relevant to Cohesion Policy and regional development. Based on this analysis, it formulates policy recommendations on how the Proposal could be adjusted to better achieve cohesion objectives. This document was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries at the request of the Regional Development Committee.

The 2027 annual EU budget will be the last one under the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), which covers the period from 2021 to 2027. The European Parliament is contributing to the preparation of next year's budget through a set of guidelines, and the Commission will adopt the draft 2027 budget in early summer. The draft guidelines, as adopted by the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) on 5 March 2026, express Parliament's commitment to deliver for people, the economy and the planet. Parliament ...

Russia's war on Ukraine has been a wake-up call for many EU Member States in terms of defence budgets. Rising from €218 billion in 2021 to an expected €381 billion in 2025, there are significant regional spending differences.

Since leaving the EU, the UK has continued to cooperate with the EU on digital topics, such as AI, cybersecurity, cyber threats, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), platform regulation and data sharing. This cooperation primarily takes the form of dialogue, information exchange, the provision of updates on regulatory developments and collaboration in international arenas.

The seventh EU UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly will take place on 16 and 17 March 2026 in Brussels. One of the three breakout groups in the meeting will see participants discussing mobility issues and opportunities for young people, including Erasmus+ and a possible youth experience scheme (YES), which would facilitate work, study, au-pairing and volunteering for EU and UK youth.

The own-initiative report on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) calls for the respect of existing rules and the adoption of new rules that require AI developers to be fully transparent about their use of copyrighted works, fairly remunerate rights-holders, and allow rights-holders to control such use. It also supports a collective licensing framework to ensure lawful access to high-quality training data while safeguarding effective enforcement in the EU. Parliament is expected to vote on ...

At a time of geopolitical instability, merit-based enlargement is seen as one of the EU's strongest foreign-policy and geopolitical tools and a key driver of long-term security, peace, stability and prosperity in Europe. A plenary debate on Parliament's report on the EU's enlargement strategy is due to be held in March 2026.