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- The number of civilian casualties in Ukraine has been rising again in the first quarter of 2026.
- According to the United Nations, approximately 16,000 civilians have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale
- Approximately 43,000 civilians have been injured since the start of the full-scale invasion, including 2,668 children.
- In December 2025, 35 Council of Europe member states plus the European Union signed the convention establishing the Inte
- The resilience and growth plan for 2024-2027 announced by President von der Leyen in 2024 doubled the funding for Armeni
- Armenia is currently the only country engaged in a visa liberalisation dialogue with the European Union.
- The Council decided last week to establish the European Union partnership mission in Armenia.
- 90% of European Jews reported encountering hate speech online last year.
- The European Commission launched a EUR 5 million call for projects under the Community Empowerment and Engagement Progra
- Law enforcement agencies from 18 countries, together with Europol and online service providers, identified nearly 2,000
- 34% of Jews in Europe say that they at least occasionally avoid attending Jewish events
- 40% of Jews in Europe avoid visiting certain Jewish sites because they do not feel safe there as Jews
- Three quarters (75%) of Jews in Europe avoid wearing symbols that could identify them as Jewish in public, at least occa
- Between 2001 and 2011, the number of new cancer cases rose by 2,500
- Between 2011 and 2020, new cancer cases increased from 40,000 to 44,500, a rise of 4,500 cases
- Between 2020 and 2024, new cancer cases rose from 44,520 to 48,360, an increase of 4,000
- Farmers received 387 billion euros guaranteed from the CAP Fund in the last structural period
- The free trade treaty with Australia was signed on March 24
- Under the EU-Australia free trade treaty, 30,000 tonnes of beef, 25,000 tonnes of sheep meat, 35,000 tonnes of sugar, mi
- A few days ago, the European Commission acknowledged that reducing the share of nuclear energy was, quote, a 'strategic
- India is the country that produces the most engineers in the world.
- European farmers are the most virtuous in the world in the field of animal welfare
- 3,000 people were affected by the closure of Audi Belgium
- More than 70% of people living in extreme poverty today live in fragile countries or contexts
- Nearly 1 in 5 women in the EU have experienced sexual violence including rape and other unwanted sexual acts.
- In a number of Member States, violence is still mentioned as a condition for the recognition of rape.
- Roma now have better access to jobs, health care and decent living conditions than in 2016
- For 2021 to 2027, around EUR 22 billion from the European Regional Development Fund were allocated to inclusive growth
- The European Union has provided EUR 100 million for humanitarian aid.
- The EU signed a EUR 45 million direct grant with Lebanon's Ministry of Social Affairs for cash assistance.
- The EU allocated EUR 10 million for vulnerable households affected by displacement through Lebanon's Shock-Responsive Sa
- The EU finalised a EUR 25 million programme to support conflict-affected areas in Lebanon.
- The European Union deployed EUR 100 million in immediate humanitarian aid to Lebanon
- More than 33,000,000 people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance
- Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world
- Nearly 14,000,000 people are uprooted from their homes in Sudan
- Nearly 20,000,000 people in Sudan face acute food insecurity
- 12,000,000 people in Sudan are at risk of gender-based violence
- Risk of gender-based violence in Sudan increased by 350% since the conflict began
- The European Union has made available close to EUR 1,000,000,000 for Sudan and neighbouring countries since 2023
- Nearly EUR 600,000,000 of EU funding has gone to Sudan itself
- Team Europe mobilised more than EUR 811,000,000 for this year
- Over 750 Venezuelan political prisoners have been released since January.
- Only 186 political prisoners, representing about 25%, were released under the amnesty law.
- 473 political prisoners remain in Venezuela today.
- The EU currently applies individual sanctions against 69 individuals responsible for undermining democracy, the rule of
- The UN reports that 5,500 people were killed in Haiti last year.
- Over 1.45 million people are internally displaced in Haiti.
- The EU contributes EUR 10 million to build five forward operating bases to support the operations of the Gang Suppressio
- The EU is supporting Haiti with more than EUR 380 million in ongoing development and humanitarian programmes.
- Orbán's veto of the EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine.
- More than 150 girls were killed in a school in Minab by US bombings.
- More than 500 civilians were killed in Lebanon under Israeli attacks.
- Today in the European Union, more than 8% of working people are at risk of poverty.
- Since 2015, housing prices have risen by 63%.
- The Draghi report states that the European Union must invest at least EUR 800 billion per year to sustain its economic a
- Donald Trump returned to power one year ago.
- The United States imposed tariffs of 25% against European allies.
- In Lebanon, there are 2,000 dead, 1,200,000 displaced persons, and 10% of the territory is occupied.
- In Lebanon, there are 2,000 dead, 1,200,000 displaced persons, and 10% of the territory is occupied.
- In Lebanon, there are 2,000 dead, 1,200,000 displaced persons, and 10% of the territory is occupied.
- In Lebanon, there are 2,000 dead, 1,200,000 displaced and 10% of the territory is occupied
- For 48 years, the fascist Portuguese regime persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and murdered communists and other democrats
- A few months ago, the Judiciary Police dismantled an armed militia that was preparing to create a far-right party.
- More than 93 million citizens live, in their current situation, pushed into poverty in the European Union
- In the European Union, 21% of the population, more than 93 million people, are affected by poverty, including more than
- Portugal abolished the death penalty in 1867, being one of the first countries in the world to do so
- Israel and the United States carried out bombings in June 2025
- The cost of living is increasing in several EU countries
- Portugal transposed the Istanbul Convention (Council of Europe Convention No. 210) and adapted its penal law without wai
- Cohesion, agriculture and fisheries represented 65% of the budget in the current multiannual financial framework
- With the Commission proposal, cohesion, agriculture and fisheries represent only 45% of the budget
- More than 1,200,000 displaced persons in Lebanon
- EUR 90 billion from the European Union budget has been allocated to finance the war in Ukraine
- 1,200,000 forcibly displaced persons in Lebanon as a consequence of Israeli aggression
- Israel has killed more than 2,000 Lebanese.
- Germany and Italy together account for more than 50% of EU steel production.
- The EU diplomatic service summoned the Iranian ambassador on 13 January
- The Arctic is warming 3 to 4 times faster than the global average
- The ship that severed internet cables in the Baltic Sea in December 2024 escaped through Russian Arctic waters
- The European Union Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM) has already trained 86,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
- Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the EU and Member States have delivered over EUR 69 billion in military
- In December 2025, European leaders agreed on a EUR 90 billion loan to cover Ukraine's military and financial needs.
- The EU has adopted 19 sanctions packages against Russia.
- To date, over 2,600 individuals and entities are sanctioned by the EU in relation to Russia.
- More than 20 EU citizens have been released from detention in Venezuela.
- The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement covers a population of 700 million people.
- The EU-Mercosur agreement creates the world's biggest free trade area.
- SAFE has a budget of EUR 150 billion for enhancing Europe's defence readiness.
- Since 2015, the EU emergency mechanism ProtectDefenders.eu has assisted nearly 94,000 human rights defenders worldwide.
- 19 Member States have requested SAFE loans to fund 700 defence projects totaling EUR 150 billion.
- SAFE loans will fund 700 defence projects.
- Two thirds of the EUR 150 billion SAFE loans are allocated to joint projects and joint procurement.
- Eight national investment plans under SAFE were approved last week.
- Eleven national investment plans under SAFE remain under examination.
- The Commission provisionally proposed Hungary be eligible for a EUR 16 billion share of SAFE loans.
- EU sanctions on violent settlers were adopted after being blocked for two years.
- EU funds available for Palestine for 2025-2027, including UNRWA, amount to 1.2 billion euros.
- The number of executions in Iran increased by 68% since 2024.
- The EU has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
- 54% of fertilisers going to Sudan are transported via the Strait of Hormuz.
- Since 2015, the share of trade from Israeli settlements in total trade has been around 0.5%.
- Russia spends around 8% of its GDP on the military.
- The Pentagon halted planned deployments of American troops to Poland and Germany.
- Tens of thousands of American troops are stationed in Europe.
- The European Union provides a EUR 90 billion loan.
- The European Union pays its United Nations contributions in full and on time.
- Millions of Cubans face daily power outages, shortages of medicines and food, collapsing public services, and growing di
- The European Union has mobilised an additional EUR 6 million in humanitarian assistance for Cuba.
- The EU and Uzbekistan signed the enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement in October 2025.
- Key parts of the enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement have been provisionally applied since 1 March 2026.
- In Ireland, there are an estimated 9,000 defibrillators, but only half are publicly registered
- Around 90% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result in fatality without quick intervention
- In 2022, WHO reported that 57% of adults and 8% of children under five in Ireland were overweight or obese.
- Nearly one in three children in the EU are affected by overweight or obesity.
- This is the first ever directive to specifically improve the protection and status of farmers and primary producers.
- EUR 160 million for cross-border rail between Belfast and Dublin.
- EUR 20 million invested in the Shannonside sports campus.
- EUR 18 million for cross-border help projects in Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone, Louth, Armagh, Sligo and Leitrim.
- Over 10,000 people upskilled in Derry and Donegal.
- Over 700,000 people lost power during Storm Éowyn
- Children in Ireland see unhealthy food and drinks marketing roughly every four minutes online.
- Junk food advertisements capture a child's attention up to four or five times as long as regular advertisements.
- The European framework for advertisements targeting children will be close to nearly ten years since it was last updated
- One in five Irish children currently present as overweight or obese.
- For the majority of Ireland's 53 years in the European Community, Ireland has been a net receiver of EU funds
- At the halfway point of the EU's largest recovery fund, less than one third of the funds had been disbursed
- Around one in four young people in Ireland experience cyberbullying.
- 1.2 million children across 11 countries reported being targeted by deepfake sexual abuse last year.
- Europe is facing a EUR 27 billion energy surge.
- Less than 3% of investment in high-growth businesses goes to female-led companies.
- Women account for less than one-third of entrepreneurs in Europe.
- One in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
- When the ETS was introduced, allowance costs were EUR 15 per ton. Today they are EUR 67 per ton, i.e., over 250% more.
- When the ETS was introduced, the average wholesale electricity price in Europe was EUR 30-40 per MWh. Today it is EUR 85
- When the ETS was introduced, the average household electricity price was about 12 eurocents per kWh. Today it is 29 euro
- Today, per capita income in the United States is twice as high as in Europe.
- Live ammunition was used against 1500 protesters during the so-called 'bloody November' in Iran
- 551 demonstrators were killed during protests following Mahsa Amini's death, including 68 children and 49 women
- 20,000 people were arrested during protests following Mahsa Amini's death
- Iran carried out 975 executions in 2024, many of whom were protesters accused of enmity against God
- Organizations reported over 53,000 people detained in Iran in 2026
- Energy in Europe is 4-5 times more expensive than in the United States, and energy-intensive industry production fell by
- Energy-intensive industry production fell by 15% since 2021.
- A US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee report revealed that hundreds of people paid by Europeans were involve
- Brazil uses 393 pesticides, most of which are not approved in the European Union
- Coal energy is up to 6 times cheaper than the energy sources proposed by the current majority
- Energy prices in Europe are 100% higher than they were before.
- EU negotiations with Australia provide for the entry of more than 30,000 tonnes of beef and as many tonnes of lamb on av
- There are not one or two [free trade agreements], but nearly 40.
- With Mercosur, the European Union has already accepted the entry of 100,000 tonnes of beef.
- With Australia, the EU adds 24,000 tonnes of beef and 20,000 tonnes of sheep meat.
- In France in 2025, everyday medicines (paracetamol, amoxicillin, psychotropics, etc.) were in short supply or out of sto
- Elsewhere in Europe, shortages of antibiotics, cancer drugs or insulin are multiplying.
- The price of non-road diesel (GNR) in France has risen from 95 cents to more than two euros per liter, an increase of mo
- In ten years, the EU lost 8% of cows, 16% of goats and sheep