Business registrations down, bankruptcies up in Q2 2026

In the second quarter of 2026, registrations of businesses in the EU decreased by 0.5% compared with the first quarter of 2026, while bankruptcies increased by 5.7%. This information comes from data on business registrations and bankruptcies

Do government subsidies drive global imbalances?

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.

EU economy greenhouse gas emissions: +0.3% in Q1 2026

The EU economy’s seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions in the first quarter of 2026 were estimated at 837 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 0.3% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2025 (835 million tonnes of CO2-eq)

Asylum applications in May 2026

In May 2026, 42 525 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 22% decrease compared with May 2025 (54 765) and a 2% decrease compared with April 2026 (43 360). In the same month