This briefing provides key facts and figures about the European Parliament. It looks at both the current parliamentary term (July 2019 to June 2024) and the eight previous five-year terms since direct ...

You probably use your phone or laptop every day, so you surely want to know your data is stored safely. In 2021, media organisations broke the story that several EU and non-EU governments had used ...

This STOA workshop was an opportunity to discuss the potential strategic value of a ‘Water KIC’ and its role in addressing the major economic, environmental, and societal challenges in the water, ...

Living in Europe, we benefit from the fundamental rights and values enshrined in the Treaty on European Union.

Whether you are watching TV, using your phone to navigate a new city, or a farmer steering your tractors across fields using GPS, you probably use satellite communication every day.

Russia's unjustified, ongoing aggression against Ukraine signalled the return of high-intensity warfare to Europe.

Globally, it has been estimated that four billion people are facing severe water scarcity. While the situation is not yet critical in Europe, water stress is already a serious issue and climate change ...

A recent STOA workshop responded to a mounting interest in the Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and their capacity to address the EU's dual goals of energy security and climate resilience, all while ...

If you are reading this during a heatwave, or an unusual tropical rainstorm, climate change may be on your mind.

In this year of elections more than ever, everyone needs access to fair and unbiased reporting.

Electoral campaign rules, including those relating to political advertising, are crucial to guarantee that electoral processes are free and fair, and that all candidates have equal opportunities to ...

Citizens are protesting against a revision of certain provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) adopted at the end of the 2019-2024 legislative term.