Explainers

The European Union is the second trade partner of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

EU-India trade in goods and services has grown substantially over the past decade.

The Schengen area allows more than 450 million people to travel freely between member countries without going through border controls.

The integrated political crisis response (IPCR) arrangements support rapid and coordinated decision-making at EU political level for major and complex crises.

The EU is stepping up its efforts to remove the regulatory, infrastructure and capability barriers that hinder cross-border military movements in response to serious security threats and challenges. This will also help ramp up the EU's defence readiness.

Discover what the EU is doing to make road transport more competitive, greener and safer.

The EU is concerned about the situation in Venezuela and calls for full respect for human rights. It is providing humanitarian aid to help Venezuelans in need and has adopted sanctions to encourage democratic solutions.

The EU and its member states work together in a comprehensive and evidence-based way to reduce drug demand and related harm, protect public health and tackle drug trafficking and drug-related organised crime.

Horizon Europe is the EU's leading initiative for research and development. It fuels EU's scientific and technological excellence, boosts competitiveness and creates jobs.

The EU wants to strengthen its energy infrastructure and cross-border interconnections to increase competitiveness and achieve its climate goals.