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Celebrating Europe Day

European elections, 6-9 June 2024

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Featured news

All featured news are available in the 24 EU official languages via machine translation.

Sweden: fighting forest fires
  • News article

To better protect our communities and the environment this summer, the EU has put together 556 firefighters from 12 countries that will stand ready to support local fire brigades in EU countries. It has also set up a fleet of 28 airplanes and 4 helicopters to tackle blazes in 10 Member States.

Solidarity with Ukraine - School buses and other humanitarian aid at the EU logistics hub in Romania
  • Press release

The EU has approved stricter CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles such as small trucks, buses and trailers. Stronger rules will further reduce CO2 emissions, introduce new emission reduction targets and help increase the share of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles across the EU.