15+ hour, 17+ min ago  (351+ words) Zpr'vy Kurzy. cz Asylum and temporary protection trends: 2014 - 2025 In 2025, the EU recorded 669 710 first-time asylum applications, 325 955 positive first-instance decisions and 49 025 positive decisions on appeal or review. The number of asylum applicants and protections granted varied considerably between 2014 and 2025. The highest number…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago  (135+ words) Kurzy. cz The results of the 9th European Statistics Competition are almost out, and excitement is in the building. Save the date and join us on 25 June, 2026, at 10. 30 CEST, for the award ceremony, live from Sofia, Bulgaria, and online on the…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago  (331+ words) On Tuesday, 23 June, European Parliament leaders will meet with Ireland's President Catherine Connolly, the Taoiseach Miche'l Martin and government ministers. They will also hold meetings at the Houses of the Oireachtas, including with the Ceann Comhairle and the Cathaoirleach, speakers…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (376+ words) Zpr'vy Kurzy. cz Metsola to EU leaders: "We need to deliver. We don"t have the luxury of time." On enlargement, welcoming the opening of the first accession negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, Metsola said the decision sent a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (448+ words) In March 2026, 47 100 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 19% decrease compared with March 2025 (58 025) and a 1% increase compared with February 2026 (46 420). There were also 10 075 subsequent applicants, representing a 28% increase compared with March 2025 (7 855) and an 11% increase compared…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (643+ words) The first estimates of euro area balance showed a "1. 0 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2026, compared with a surplus of "8. 7 bn in April 2025. The euro area exports of goods to the rest…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (428+ words) In April 2026, compared with March 2026, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0. 1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2026, industrial production grew by 0. 4% in the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (127+ words) Zpr'vy Kurzy. cz Employment rate up, labour market slack down in Q1 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 76. 3%, up from 76. 2% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Labour market slack " all persons who…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) Full overview of the Commission proposal for the Draft Annual Budget 2027 The Commission proposes to allocate €200 billion to the various EU priorities (in commitments), as follows: How much does the Commission propose to allocate in payments? Based on a thorough…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (238+ words) EU agrees to accelerate defence industrial base ramp-up and simplify defence procurement The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to simplify security and defence procurement, facilitate defence…...