In response to United States (US) tariffs, and citing national security interests as a reason, China introduced two waves of export controls for rare-earth elements (REEs) in April and October 2025 ...

Fishing in waters beyond national jurisdiction is based on agreements that define the EU fleet's rights of access to fish on the high seas.

On 25 November each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women seeks to raise awareness globally about this serious social issue.

Numerous women active in politics at all levels of governance in the EU face various forms of abuse, intimidation, threats and even assaults in their everyday work.

Members gather for the second plenary session of November, with an agenda that underlines the European Union's efforts to defend and protect our democracies, our trade and our borders.

Violence against women needs to be seen against the backdrop of women’s under-representation in politics at all levels in the EU, of which it is an important cause. In all EU states, women are ...

In close collaboration with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Inter Parliamentary Union in 2018 conducted a further survey (see Figure 1), this time with a regional focus on ...

Following Mario Draghi's report on the future of European competitiveness, the EU has started proposing ways to simplify EU laws governing the digital space.