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This European implementation assessment supports the European Parliament's implementation report on the EU Youth Strategy (EUYS) 2019-2027 prepared by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education (CULT). Part I of this study examines recent European Commission developments on the EUYS, Parliament's oversight of the EUYS, and the results of consultations. Part II of the study examines EUYS implementation at the EU level and in six selected Member States, drawing on the most recent ...

In the context of a severe crisis in transatlantic relations linked to United States (US) President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland, the European Council President, António Costa, convened an informal dinner meeting with EU leaders on 22 January 2026. The EU's determined and united response to the US threats contributed to their de-escalation. As the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, put it, the application of four key principles – 'firmness, outreach, preparedness and ...

The 'datafication' of everyday life and various data scandals have made the protection of personal data an increasingly important social, legal and political topic for the European Union (EU). Privacy and data protection are recognised as fundamental rights in EU law and were strengthened when the Lisbon Treaty came into force in 2009, giving the EU a stronger legal basis for updating its data protection and privacy system. In 2012, the European Commission began reforming the outdated framework. ...

According to the Flash Eurobarometer 528 survey, released in December 2023, 81 % of Europeans believe that foreign interference in our democratic systems is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. The current geopolitical tensions highlight the following dilemma: while international cooperation calls for the involvement of third countries in the EU debate, this might also carry the risk of foreign interference in EU policymaking, through coercive, covert or deceptive means. On 12 December 2023 ...

The circular economy aims to break away from the traditional linear 'take make use dispose' model by keeping resources in circulation for as long as possible. Its goal is twofold: to lower environmental pressures and increase economic resilience by reducing reliance on virgin materials and unstable global supply chains. Against this backdrop, the planned circular economy act (CEA) must address several structural challenges currently at the centre of the EU policy debate.

Non-cash payments constitute the lifeblood of the developed economies, and a threat to their resilience is automatically a threat to wider economic resilience. The ECON Committee has commissioned two papers from members of its academic expert panel for Banking Union scrutiny in order to analyse threats to the resilience of non-cash payments and possible measures to strengthen resilience. This briefing reviews the two papers and puts forward the main lessons they offer.

In order to provide an overview of the debate on own resources in the context of the forthcoming negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, this mapping exercise aims to capture the EU’s overall revenue landscape. It covers existing EU own resources, proposed new own resources put forward by the European Commission as part of the MFF 2028–2034 package, own resources provided for in the 2020 Interinstitutional Agreement, as well as alternative new resources outlined in European ...

In quanto istituzione responsabile di promuovere l'interesse generale dell'Unione europea, la Commissione detiene un diritto quasi esclusivo di iniziativa legislativa e agisce in qualità di principale organo esecutivo dell'UE. Propone atti legislativi, garantisce l'applicazione del diritto dell'UE in qualità di custode dei trattati, gestisce le politiche e il bilancio, negozia gli accordi internazionali, esercita poteri sanzionatori in settori quali la concorrenza e supervisiona le operazioni quotidiane ...

La politica dell'UE in materia di sanità è in continua evoluzione. Sebbene diverse misure siano derivate dalla pandemia di COVID-19, l'UE è stata all'altezza della situazione, ha cioè affrontato le questioni sanitarie immediate e future, sviluppato la resilienza alle minacce sanitarie a carattere transfrontaliero, attuato il piano europeo di lotta contro il cancro (miglioramento di screening e misure preventive), portato avanti la strategia farmaceutica per l'Europa (per garantire che i pazienti ...

L'UE ha acquisito responsabilità in materia di sport con il trattato di Lisbona, entrato in vigore nel dicembre 2009. Da allora l'UE è competente per lo sviluppo di politiche fondate su elementi concreti, per la promozione della cooperazione e per la gestione di iniziative a sostegno dell'attività fisica e dello sport in Europa. Un finanziamento specifico per lo sport è stato introdotto per la prima volta nell'ambito del primo programma Erasmus+ (2014-2020) ed è stato mantenuto nelle successive edizioni ...