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Agriculture and forestry energy use down 1.1% in 2023

In 2023, the EU’s agriculture and forestry sector consumed 26.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent of energy. This represented a decrease of 1.1% compared with 2022. The sector’s share of the total EU energy consumption remained unchanged at 3.0%. The agriculture and forestry

EU surplus with US falls in 2nd and 3rd quarter 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the EU registered a €40.8 billion trade in goods surplus with the United States. This was a 13.3% decline from the €47.1 billion surplus recorded in the second quarter, and a substantial decline (49.7%) compared with the €81.2 billion trade surplus

Belgian boudin joins EU 'protected list'

The EU has added ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ (pictured) from Belgium to its register of Protected Geographical Indications (PDI). ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ is a white pudding made by processing lean meat and pig fat. During preparation, the mixture must be flavoured with whole leaves

4 in a million women killed by family/partners

In 2023, 4.1 women out of every million women were victims of intentional homicide, by family members or intimate partners, in the EU, nearly double the rate for men at 2.2 per million men. Between 2015 and 2023, the intentional homicide rate for women in this intimate context