In the early hours of 2 July, law enforcement authorities in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Ukraine raided 13 properties. As a result, seven suspects were arrested in Italy, three in Spain, one in Belgium, one in Germany and one in…
Some of the at least 84 confirmed victims lost their life savings when the criminals coerced them into handing over their money at their doorsteps. Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Portuguese…
In 2022, the largest electricity and gas producers experienced a decrease in market share in many EU countries, highlighting the increasing competition in the energy market compared with 2021.
Between 24 and 28 June 2024, Europol hosted an operational sprint targeting buyers of live distant child abuse material. The sprint brought together representatives from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,…
Of the many key milestones along the road, 2010 marks a particularly important date as Europol officially became a full EU Agency within the EU’s competence. Following the terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, Europol’s Director Rob…
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU imported €95.5 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 183.8 million tonnes. Compared with the same quarter of 2023, imports decreased both in value (-26.4%) and in net mass (-10.4%).
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended ten medicines for approval at its June 2024 meeting.The committee recommended granting a marketing authorisation …, Positive recommendations on new medicines , Balversa Common name…
EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Winrevair (sotatercept) to treat adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (…
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended not renewing the conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren), a medicine for treating patients with…
In 2022, the quantity of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen and phosphorus) used in agricultural production across the EU was 9.8 million tonnes. This represented a sharp decline of 10.3% compared with the quantity used in 2021, and a…
In the first quarter of 2024, 103 515 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 30 570 were returned to another country following an order to leave.
In 2022, overall satisfaction with the amount of leisure time in the EU averaged 6.8 points, based on a scale from 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (fully satisfied). The score was the same compared with the previous survey in 2018. Within…
In 2023, according to preliminary data, the EU’s natural gas supply decreased to 12.8 million terajoules (TJ), a 7.4% decline compared with 2022, marking the lowest value since 1995.
In 2021, 1.5 million enterprises in the EU had their core business in the real estate sector, representing 4.8% of all active enterprises in the EU’s business economy. This marked an 11% increase from 2020 (1.3 million enterprises).
EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), through the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG), have issued recommendations to tackle…, “We need to step up actions now - industry, regulators,…
In the first quarter of 2024, agricultural prices in the EU for both outputs and inputs not related to investment declined. The average price of agricultural output fell by 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same quarter of…
In the EU, 297 000 people, aged 15-64, worked in water transport in 2023 (0.15% of total employment). Among them, almost 8 out of 10 were men (79% men compared with 21% women).
The large-scale law enforcement operation led to the arrest of 42 suspects - including the kingpin of the gang, who was in Spain under a false identity. In addition, 28 searches were conducted at several locations in Granada, Málaga and…
Building on the operation’s successful previous iterations, the proven multidisciplinary approach involved Europol, Frontex and INTERPOL along with police forces and border guards from several continents. This year, one aim was to identify…
In 2023, 46% of overall extra-EU trade in goods was conducted in euro, while 42% was in US dollars. Currencies of the EU countries other than euro were used for 2% of the trade, and other currencies amounted to 10%.
The Committee adopted by consensus a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation for DIVENCE IBR Marker Live from Laboratorios Hipra, S.A., a new vaccine intended for the…
The action day on 24 May 2024 in Almería led to:5 arrests including the suspected leader (1 Spanish, 2 Russian and 2 Ukrainian nationals)14 victims identified5 locations searchedSeizures including two luxury vehicles, in cash, electronic…