Electricity accounts for 23% of Europe's energy consumption, and this share has remained stagnant for years.
Fianna Fáil · EU Commission
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Electricity accounts for 23% of Europe's energy consumption, and this share has remained stagnant for years.
China and Japan are approaching an electrification rate of 30% and higher.
More than 500,000 electric cars were registered in the EU in the first quarter of 2026.
Combined sales of residential heat pumps in France, Germany and Poland surpassed 400,000 units in Q1 2026, a 25% increase compared to Q1 2025.
Heat pump sales in France, Germany and Poland increased by 25% in Q1 2026 compared to Q1 2025.
Renewable and nuclear sources account for 70% of the EU's electricity mix.
The registration of more than 500,000 electric cars in Q1 2026 reduces the EU's oil consumption by 2 million barrels per year.
The Political Advertising Regulation bans political advertisements by non-EU country sponsors during the three months leading up to any election or referendum in a Member State.
The European Centre for Democratic Resilience started its activities in February 2026.
The Court of Justice issued a ruling last week finding that a Hungarian law stigmatising and marginalising LGBTIQ+ persons breaches Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
This is the first time ever that the Court of Justice has concluded that a national law breaches Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union regarding the stigmatisation of LGBTIQ+ p
The EU's children's participation platform has already given thousands of children a voice in policymaking.
The Court of Justice recently ruled that Hungary's anti-LGBTIQ law violated internal market legislation, several fundamental rights set out in the Charter, and Article 2 of the Tre