🔎 Our Economic Outlook Quarterly focuses on the GDP growth in the euro-area.
⏯️ Watch growth trends & forecast ⤴️
📝 Read more in our briefing ⤵️
link.europa.eu/QQCdNR
@aurorelalucq.bsky.social @dboeselager.volteuropa.org @monika-hohlmeier.bsky.social @luciayar.bsky.social
The European economy expanded by 1.4% in Q4 2025.
But the economic outlook is now exceptionally uncertain.
Energy shock, geopolitical risks, the forecast for 2026 euro-area GDP growth has been revised down to 0.9%.
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/HqdbvW
@econ.europarl.europa.eu @budg.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS briefing summary on 'The United States' 2026 National Defence Strategy' (April 2026)
What is in the US National Defense Strategy? 🇺🇸
Parliament views the evolving US posture as reinforcing the need for Europe to assume greater responsibility for its own security.
👉 link.europa.eu/MV6ghj
@afet.europarl.europa.eu @sede.europarl.europa.eu @epdiplomacy.bsky.social @masz.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary on 'Ukraine's veterans policy' (April 2026)
Over 1.4 million Ukrainian war veterans were registered by the end of 2025 🇺🇦
Around 15% of #Ukraine population are veterans or their family members.
🔎 What is Ukraine's veterans policy?
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/8f4CY9
@afet.europarl.europa.eu @hjalloul.bsky.social @hbrandstaetter.bsky.social
🔴Today at 15h CET:
Technology & mobility - #STOAevent in the #EUParliament on the future of #AutomatedVehicles
✅Info & watch live: link.europa.eu/gptn8k
✅Interview study authors/speakers: wp.me/panTdn-4zi
@magdakopczynska.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu, @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu #CCAM #AI
EPRS infographic on Maternity and paternity leave in the EU (April 2026) (first page)
EU law sets a minimum standard of 14 weeks of maternity leave & 2 weeks of paternity leave. Still, several Member States go beyond these thresholds.
🔎 Want to know more about the situation in your country?
Read: link.europa.eu/vVyBwQ
@femm.europarl.europa.eu @linagalvez.eu @luciayar.bsky.social
The European Parliament supports Ukraine 🇺🇦 and calls for a more unified European defence stance, backed up by greater joint defence funding & procurement 🤝
Find our publications in our updated blogpost ↓
@sede.europarl.europa.eu @masz.bsky.social @hneumannmep.bsky.social @mstakis.bsky.social
🔎 AI changes the way we search online.
But this also raises questions around:
🔹copyright
🔹content quality
🔹potential informational dependency
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/YmKH3r
@imco.europarl.europa.eu @libe.europarl.europa.eu @mcnamaramep.bsky.social @svenjahahn.bsky.social @marketkag.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary on 'Strengthening EU economic security - From crisis response to proactive anticipation: Joining the dots for a resilient economy' (March 2026)
🔎 How is the EU strengthening its economic security?
This is a key Commission priority, and the EP INTA committee is preparing an INI report on the role of trade.
Read more ⤵️
link.europa.eu/Vc4WR9
@inta.europarl.europa.eu @kvanbrempt.bsky.social @rudikennes.bsky.social @lnbdublin.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary on the EU energy relations with the Western Balkans (March 2025)
Today, the ITRE committee hosted the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum with parliamentarians from Energy Community Contracting Parties 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇬🇪🇽🇰🇲🇩🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦
In case you missed it, read our briefing on the EU energy relations with the #WesternBalkans
👉 link.europa.eu/JB8dXK
@itre.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS briefing summary on 'Understanding the war in Sudan: The human cost of geopolitics' (November 2025)
Today marks three years since the start of the war in #Sudan. The conflict has since fragmented the country.
In case you missed it, read our full briefing on the war in Sudan
👉 link.europa.eu/PRQkMX
@afet.europarl.europa.eu @hildevautmans.bsky.social @christopheclergeau.bsky.social
EPRS infographic reading 'What is the state of the Baltic Sea environment?' with the note 'This infographic summarises the results of integrated assessments of Baltic Sea's pressures and status. It illustrates the proportion of the Baltic Sea, based on square kilometres, in different assessment status categories'. Source: HELCOM (2023)
The Baltic Sea multiannual plan is a fisheries management plan that helped reduce fishing pressure, but restoring key stocks above sustainable biomass levels remains challenging.
Our EPRS study provides an implementation assessment of the plan 👉 link.europa.eu/Kvq4wp
@pech.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS summary on 'Algorithmic management in the workplace' (first page), based on the study on 'Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace: Shaping the future of work' (October 2025)
Today, the EMPL committee holds an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on human work in the digital age.
Our study investigates the effect of AI and algorithmic management in the workplace.
Read the full summary & study
👉 link.europa.eu/MRQGFm
@empl.europarl.europa.eu @liandersson.bsky.social
EPRS infographic on EU-US trade and investment relations, April 2026 (first page)
📈 In 2025, EU-US trade grew despite tariffs, reaching an all-time high value of total trade:
€908 billion in goods
€827 billion in services
Full info➡️ link.europa.eu/QNWmyV
@inta.europarl.europa.eu @bernd-lange.bsky.social @kvanbrempt.bsky.social @manonaubryfr.bsky.social @sophiewilmes.bsky.social
🗓️Coming up:
3 #STOA events in the #EUParliament - you can also follow them live online:
✅The future of #AutomatedVehicles
✅Assessing #EUenergy dependencies
✅Solutions against forest #wildfires
👉 europarl.europa.eu/stoa
#STOAevent #Science4Policy @ep-eprs.bsky.social
How dependent is the EU on #FossilFuels?⛽
🗓️5/5 #STOA workshop on assessing #EUenergy dependencies
With MEP @tpellerincarlin.bsky.social,
@theshiftproject.bsky.social, @businesseurope.bsky.social, @ec.europa.eu DG for Energy, @bruegel.org
👉Registration open: link.europa.eu/y8FpCX
#STOAevent
EPRS illustration showing the the policy priorities of the von der Leyen II Commission: State of play in March 2026.
In case you missed it: How the European Commission is delivering on its seven priorities up to March 2026
📋 385 initiatives announced
☑️ 220 submitted
🗓️ 153 still to come
📊 50% of these initiatives focus on #prosperity & #competitiveness
Read the full study: link.europa.eu/jjh7cD
New publication:
What if #AI #DataCentres were put in #space?💫🚀
Increasingly running into constraints, particularly with regard to #electricity - people now suggest to put them in orbit: abundant solar power, but also significant challenges
👉 link.europa.eu/Tj4pKb
@ep-eprs.bsky.social
EPRS briefing on Ransomware resilience: Strategic targets and growing trends
🔴In 2025 #ransomware remained the most impactful #cybercrime in the EU, affecting individuals and both the public and private sectors.
Interested in the latest trends?
⬇️Read our note
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
@itre.europarl.europa.eu @borys-budka.bsky.social
EPRS Briefing on Understanding EU action on Roma inclusion
The Roma are Europe's largest ethnic minority, and a significant number live in very poor socio-economic conditions.
👉Read about EU action on Roma inclusion
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
#InternationalRomaDay @libe.europarl.europa.eu @estrellagalan.bsky.social @muriellelaurent.bsky.social
EPRS infographic map showing the level of threat to peace across countries worldwide. The visuals reads 'Normandy Index 2025: Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide'. Source: Normandy Index, EPRS (2025)
⏰ The 2026 Normandy World Forum for Peace starts tomorrow!
Our #NormandyIndex maps threats to peace & democracy worldwide
📊 Infographic: link.europa.eu/HvkVvh
📖 Study: link.europa.eu/cnNffm
#NormandiePourLaPaix @regionnormandie.bsky.social @globalpeaceindex.bsky.social
Today is #WorldHealthDay!
Investing in EU-wide health innovation could
🔓unlock groundbreaking treatment
🚀boost competitiveness
🏭create new economic opportunities
Read europa.eu/!JJJf7c
@sant.europarl.europa.eu @tillymetz.bsky.social @stinebosse.bsky.social
2 April marks International #FactCheckingDay.
🔎 Our fact-checking compass helps you steer around falsehoods. Watch ↓
🔖 Bookmark our note (in 36 languages): epthinktank.eu/2024/07/11/f...
@euds.europarl.europa.eu @libe.europarl.europa.eu @press.europarl.europa.eu @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social
EPRS infographic map showing the level of threat to peace across countries worldwide. The visuals reads 'Normandy Index 2025: Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide'. Source: Normandy Index, EPRS (2025)
📣The 2026 Normandy World Forum for Peace is taking place on 9-10 April.
Our #NormandyIndex maps threats to peace & democracy
📊Infographic: link.europa.eu/HvkVvh
📖Study: link.europa.eu/cnNffm
#NormandiePourLaPaix #NormandyForPeace
@afet.europarl.europa.eu @sede.europarl.europa.eu @masz.bsky.social
🔎 Our Economic Outlook Quarterly focuses on the last mile for recovery plans #RRF amid geopolitical and market tensions.
Read more 👉 link.europa.eu/QQCdNR
@aurorelalucq.bsky.social @dboeselager.volteuropa.org @monika-hohlmeier.bsky.social @luciayar.bsky.social
EPRS infographic briefing first page on 'Economic Outlook Quarterly: The last mile for recovery plans amid geopolitical and market tensions' (March 2026)
📊 Our latest Economic Outlook Quarterly just got published!
🔎 What is the state of the EU economy?
EU growth #GDP, #inflation, #RRF, energy prices, etc.
Explore the full briefing ➡️ link.europa.eu/QQCdNR
@econ.europarl.europa.eu @budg.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS briefing first page on European political parties (March 2026)
How much do you know about #Europarties?
We just published a briefing reviewing the history, parliamentary relevance and regulation of European political parties.
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/8FF79h
@afco.europarl.europa.eu @charlesgoerens.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary 'Rebalancing mechanisms in EU trade agreements' (March 2026)
Rebalancing mechanisms in EU trade agreements: so far, only two such mechanisms have been introduced, including into the EU – #Mercosur Partnership Agreement & interim trade agreement.
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/fNphvT
@inta.europarl.europa.eu @bernd-lange.bsky.social @evelynregner.bsky.social
What did your #MEP decide this week in plenary?
Check our Plenary round-up ⤵️
epthinktank.eu/2026/03/27/p...
#EPlenary
EPRS infographic reading 'Wind produces the largest amount of renewable electricity in the EU. Solar is the fastest growing source.' At the EU level, in 2024, wind had the highest share among renewables in electricity generation (38 %), followed by hydropower (26.4 %) and solar (23.4 %). Solid biofuels accounted for only 5.8 %, while other renewable sources made up the remaining 6.4 %. Solar power is the fastest-growing source. Source: Eurostat (2026) based on data from 2024.
What is the share of renewables in EU electricity production?
💨 Wind has the highest share
☀️ Solar is the fastest-growing source
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/kwn8tP
@itre.europarl.europa.eu @tpellerincarlin.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social @yvanverougstraete.bsky.social
