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EU Fact Sheets – Competition policy – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains how EU competition policy helps keep the internal market open and fair. It outlines the legal basis, main objectives and key tools: antitrust, merger control, State...
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Briefing – Alcohol labelling: State of play – 25-06-2026
The European Union (EU) is the heaviest-drinking area in the world. In 2019, the average total per-capita consumption among adults in the EU was 11 litres of pure alcohol, roughly...
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EU Fact Sheets – Water protection and management – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the EU’s water policy and the key role it plays in preserving the environment, supported by legislation that safeguards water sources and both freshwater and marine...
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EU Fact Sheets – The fight against poverty, social exclusion and discrimination – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the evolution of EU policies to combat poverty, social exclusion and discrimination. At the end of the 1990s, combating social exclusion was enshrined as a policy...
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EU Fact Sheets – Northern Ireland PEACEPLUS programme – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the purpose of the EU PEACEPLUS cross-border programme. This funding instrument supports peace and reconciliation and promotes social, economic and regional stability and cooperation in Northern...
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EU Fact Sheets – Asylum Policy – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the EU’s asylum policy. The aim of the EU’s asylum policy is to grant appropriate status to any non-EU national requiring international protection in one of...
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EU Fact Sheets – The enlargement of the Union – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the history, procedure and future perspectives of the EU’s enlargement policy. Accession negotiations and chapters have been opened with Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Türkiye. North Macedonia...
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EU Fact Sheets – The Western Balkans – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains the EU’s policy towards the Western Balkans – a region comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – and the accession...
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EU Fact Sheets – Workers’ right to information, consultation and participation – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains workers’ rights to information, consultation and participation, and how the EU complements Member States’ actions in this area. It explains how the EU supports these rights...
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EU Fact Sheets – The Common market organisation (CMO) Regulation – 01-07-2026
This fact sheet explains how the EU organises and supports its agricultural markets. It mainly focuses on the rules of the common market organisation (CMO) for different types of farm...