Explainers

The EU and Egypt have a strong and longstanding relationship with growing cooperation. The EU-Egypt strategic partnership focuses on six pillars, including trade.

The package proposes measures to better connect companies and investors, improve funding and investment opportunities for retail investors, and further integrate capital markets.

The EU regulation on asylum and migration management sets rules for determining which member state should examine an asylum application. It also ensures fair sharing of responsibility through a mandatory but flexible solidarity system.

The EU has established rules to limit costs for consumers when calling and sending text messages to and from other EU countries, and when using data and accessing online content throughout the EU.

The EU has provided emergency assistance to Ukraine and its people since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. The EU and its 27 member states together are the biggest donor of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The EU is the Republic of Korea's largest foreign direct investor, ahead of Japan and the USA.

The EU has the toughest data protection rules in the world. Protection of personal data is considered a fundamental right in the EU.

Human trafficking, cybercrime, drug trafficking and environmental crime are among the threats the EU tackles through EMPACT, its multidisciplinary platform for coordinating action against the most serious organised crime networks.

The EU is committed to protecting its economic security and addressing threats to its supply chains, infrastructure, key technologies, as well as threats coming from the weaponisation of its economic dependencies.

EU rules on screening foreign investment enable member states to control foreign investments in the EU and address any risks to security or public order. This is done in cooperation with other member states and the Commission.