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On 1 March 2023, as part of the road safety package, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to help ensure EU-wide application of driving disqualifications. The proposal calls for increased cooperation, harmonisation of legislation, simplification of information exchange, capacity-building, and improved public awareness efforts. In order to prevent impunity due to a lack of legislation, the proposal sets out rules to allow better EU-wide enforcement of driver disqualification decisions ...

European Union leaders met eight times in various formats of the European Council in 2024. None of the meetings was in response to a crisis or emergency, suggesting that the European Council is reverting to a 'normal' institution, albeit one that sits at the highest level of EU governance. Ukraine, the Middle East, and the economy were uppermost in 2024 as leaders sought to maximise support for Ukraine's defence against Russia's military aggression, respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis in ...

For the first time, the G20 leaders met on the African continent. Following Indonesia, India and Brazil, the South African G20 presidency was the fourth consecutive presidency held by a country from the Global South. G20 leaders present at the summit (22-23 November 2025) adopted a 122-paragraph-long declaration, sending a signal for multilateral cooperation. However, the US boycott of the summit and the absence of other leaders, such as those from Argentina, China, Indonesia and Mexico, raises questions ...

During the November II part-session, Parliament is expected to vote on two reports by the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) addressing legislative proposals on third-country interest representation, including a proposal for a directive establishing harmonised requirements on transparency.

The EU's temporary protection regime has provided predictability and legal certainty both to displaced people from Ukraine and to the EU Member States. The situation in Ukraine, as a result of Russia's ongoing war of aggression, still requires a common European response. The EU has therefore decided to extend temporary protection for a fifth year, until 4 March 2027, and adopted a coordinated approach to a smooth transition out of temporary protection, when the circumstances allow.

Highlights of the November I plenary session included debates on the architecture and governance of the new 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework, and on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025. Further debates concerned Parliament's statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Islamist attacks of 13 November 2015 in Paris; Council and Commission statements on the illegal unilateral declaration of the secessionist entity created by Türkiye in Cyprus and the continued ...

African and European Heads of State or Government will meet in Luanda (Angola) on 24 and 25 November 2025 for the Seventh European Union (EU)-African Union Summit. The Africa-EU partnership faces significant challenges, including global geopolitical shifts and shrinking development finance. Central to the EU's new approach, the Global Gateway strategy aims to mobilise €150 billion by 2027 to boost Africa's digital connectivity, transport infrastructure, and energy transition. However, questions remain ...

In response to Russia's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, which started in February 2022, the European Union (EU) and its Member States have provided unprecedented financial, military and humanitarian support to Ukraine. According to European Commission figures, Team Europe, consisting of the EU and its Member States, has made available around €177.5 billion in support to Ukraine. This support encompasses macro-financial assistance, financial support through the Ukraine Facility, humanitarian ...

In line with the Erasmus+ Regulation for 2021-2027, the European Commission conducted an evaluation covering Erasmus+ actions for the period 2014-2023. It comprises both an interim evaluation of the current 2021-2027 programme and a final evaluation of the 2014-2020 programme. Across both programme generations, the evaluation found that Erasmus+ delivered significant European added value, performing well against key evaluation criteria and effectively achieving its objectives. It yielded substantial ...

In order to help national authorities improve their capacity to implement reforms, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a regulation in 2021 that established the Technical Support Instrument (TSI). This note outlines the TSI’s key features, procedures, and reporting requirements, and takes a critical look at the latest TSI Annual Report for 2024, focussing in particular on what it says about support for reforms set out in national Recovery and Resilience Plans.