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Read a selection of the featured news from across the EU's institutions and bodies.

Photos illustrating greenhouse gas emissions in Brussels
  • News article

Although greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2025, six of the 16 major emitters, contributing over 1% of global emissions, achieved reductions, including Australia, Brazil and Japan. The EU cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 0.2% relative to 2024, while US emissions rose by +2.2%.

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Europol headquarters, The Hague
  • Press release

Europol supported a Spanish-led investigation that dismantled one of the largest criminal networks smuggling cannabis, synthetic drugs, migrants, weapons, and fugitives across the Western Mediterranean. The operation led to the arrest of 78 suspects and the seizure of 18 high-speed vessels.

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  • Press release

On her visit to Nuuk, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced that €200 million will be invested in and with Greenland this year and the next. The EU, Greenland and Denmark have also reinforced their partnership with a new Joint Declaration.

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