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How many countries are in the European Union?

The European Union is a supranational political and economic union of 27 countries in the continent of Europe. As per IMF projections for 2026, with a combined GDP of $22.52 billion, it is the second ...
Pew Research Center

In several European countries, EU gets more positive ratings today than during Brexit vote

EU favorability has risen across Europe since the 2016 Brexit vote, with a median of 62% now viewing the organization ...

Four EU countries push Brussels to ease carbon market pressure on industry

Estonia, France, Germany and Spain support the Emissions Trading System, the EU’s major climate policy tool, but want clearer ...
PBS

18 EU countries turn to new defense fund as U.S. no longer considers Europe's security a priority

BRUSSELS (AP) — Eighteen European Union countries have applied for billions of euros from a new defense fund aimed at helping Europe provide for its own security, the bloc's executive branch said ...

EU plans three-year waiver on penalties for oil and gas firms that breach methane law

The European Union will ask its member countries to waive penalties for three years for oil and gas companies that breach its methane emissions law, ​in response to the Iran war's disruption to energy ...
consilium.europa

Climate change: what the EU is doing

A climate-neutral EU by 2050 How EU countries will reach climate neutrality Progress towards climate neutrality A climate-neutral EU by 2050 EU countries are legally committed to fighting climate ...