Total assets of credit institutions headquartered in the EU increased year on year by 1.1%, from €32.3 trillion in December 2017 to €32.7 trillion in December 2018. The non-performing loans ratio[1] dropped year on year by 0.9 percentage point to 3.2% in December 2018. [1] Defined as the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans.
According to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grammes of CO2 per kilometre. For the first time, the average CO2 emissions from new vans also […]
Asylum applications in the EU+ decreased for the third consecutive year in 2018, returning to pre-crisis levels. Despite an increase in applications in the first five months of 2019, it remains too early to be indicative of a significant long-term shift in recent trends.
A woman claims she was booted off a flight because the shirt she was wearing was too low-cut.
A volcano has erupted on the Italian island of Stromboli, killing one person and sending frightened tourists fleeing.
After last year’s successful edition, HUNGAstRY Festival will take place again in 2019. Let’s enjoy and discover the Hungarian feeling, music, games, art productions, artisanal products and gastronomy in the heart of Brussels!
German conservative politician Manfred Weber will not be the next president of the European Commission, according to a German newspaper. EU leaders have been wrangling for weeks over who should get the top job
Emissions of key air pollutants from large combustion plants have significantly decreased in the European Union (EU) over past years.
German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 is headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa with migrants on board, despite the threat of a fine. The Italian government wants the ship to dock in Germany or the Netherlands.
ECHA will start to evaluate 20 % of registration dossiers in each tonnage band to improve the compliance of REACH registrations. This will mean approximately 30 % of all registered chemicals will be checked. Helsinki, 24 June 2019 – The Commission will propose an amendment to REACH to raise the current 5 % minimum target for […]
