On February 2nd, President von der Leyen led a landmark visit to Kyiv, accompanied by 15 Commissioners, marking the first-ever meeting between the College of the European Commission and the Ukrainian government. The visit sent a very clear message to Ukraine and beyond about the EU’s collective strength and resolve…

DiscoverEU is an opportunity for 18-year old Europeans to discover more of Europe and themselves. More than 165,000 young Europeans have travelled across Europe through this programme since its inception in 2018. Travelling predominantly by rail, this is an opportunity to discover Europe’s stunning landscapes and its variety of cities…

We dedicated 2022 to the Youth of our Union and beyond. And it was a blast! But before this year ends, we have a last little gift for you — our Spotify playlist, carefully curated by our Commissioners! Discover our playlist on Spotify! And learn why these titles have been…

Did you know that more than 1 trillion computer chips were produced worldwide in 2020? That’s around 130 chips for every person on earth. The world has been facing chip shortages since 2020. This has led to higher prices and longer delivery times for consumer electronics and life-saving medical equipment…

Ordering a pair of shoes from a German store; taking cash out of an ATM in Porto; buying apples in a market in Riga; booking a hotel room in Zakynthos — the euro makes these things easy. Some 340 million people in 19 countries have been using the euro for…

Around 35,000 delegates representing nearly 200 countries descended on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for a fortnight of climate change negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference. But as the dust settles in Sharm el-Sheikh, we ask what was achieved at COP27. Keeping the process on track This year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) took place against…

The small wooden boat glides over what recently was fertile fields where farmers cultivated wheat, cotton and corn. After the recent catastrophic floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan, all that remains is a huge lake. Here, in Pakistan’s already impoverished Sindh province, just like in the rest of the country…

The annual State of the Union address sets the agenda for Europe for the coming year. An important moment for Europe. In 2019, the von der Leyen Commission set a new and ambitious course towards a greener, more digital and fairer European Union. Through two historic world events — the…

2022 is the European Year of Youth. After the pandemic and in the current challenging global context, it is time to shine a light on the importance of engaging young Europeans in building a better future — one that is greener, more inclusive and more digital. The European year was…