Explainers

The EU and the UN are committed to upholding the multilateral system that governs global relations in a way that benefits all. The EU and its member states together are the largest financial contributor to the UN system.

The EU helps countries prepare for and respond to disasters through the EU civil protection mechanism. It coordinates assistance for emergencies such as wildfires, floods, epidemics, earthquakes and human-induced disasters, in Europe and beyond.

How the EU supports education, training, youth and sport in Europe, promotes common European values, fosters social integration and intercultural exchange.

The EU wants to strengthen EU cooperation on health technology assessment (HTA). The main purpose of HTA is to provide policy-makers with evidence-based information, so they can formulate health policies.

The benefits of the EU-Ukraine partnership go both ways. Find out why supporting Ukraine today means building a stronger, more resilient and more secure Europe for tomorrow. 

EU citizens are entitled to seek help from the embassy or consulate of any EU member state in a non-EU country if their own member state lacks diplomatic representation there.

EU rules on critical raw materials help secure the materials essential to Europe's economy, supporting strategic industries while strengthening the EU's capacity to extract, process, recycle and diversify supply sources.

Irregular migration in the EU: find out the number of irregular arrivals between 2008 and 2025 (infographic).

How many migrants arrive irregularly to the EU every year and what are the top nationalities of irregular migrants in the EU? Discover it in our infographic.

Find out why critical raw materials are essential to the functioning of a wide range of industries and why securing access to these materials is becoming increasingly important for the EU's competitiveness.