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On 9 May, Europeans celebrate Europe Day. 2026 marks the 76th  anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid the foundations for the European Union as we know it today, and led to an unprecedented era of peace, democracy, prosperity, integration and cooperation across the continent.

Over €1 billion of EU funding will go to nine hydrogen production projects in seven EU countries. The projects are expected to produce over 1.3 million tonnes of hydrogen over 10 years, which will help reduce emissions from energy-intensive industries such as transport and chemicals.

Poverty affects 1 in 5 Europeans, including 1 in 4 children, while around 1 million people are homeless across the EU. The European Commission has proposed new measures to tackle poverty and housing exclusion, including the first-ever EU anti-poverty strategy.

90 million Europeans live with a disability. We need to achieve full inclusion to ensure that their rights are respected, which will also boost Europe's economy and democracy. To support this goal, the Commission is updating its strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities.

The European Parliament has launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Every year, the Prize rewards outstanding journalism that promotes or defends EU values such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights.

On 1 May, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement will start being provisionally applied. It will create new opportunities for EU exporters to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay from day one by cutting tariffs on key exports such as cars, pharmaceuticals, and most agri-food products.

The European Commission has preliminarily found Meta's Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to reduce the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services. The US tech company’s current measures to prevent access do not seem to be effective.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) adoption, the first data protection framework that established rights for individuals and obligations for organisations across Europe. The European Data Protection Board ensures the GDPR’s enforcement.

Some 1.4 million people in Haiti, Mali, Gaza Strip, South Sudan, the Sudan and Yemen faced the most severe level of acute food insecurity in 2025, according to a global report on food crises. The projected outlook for 2026 sees little respite, with continued acute food insecurity in several regions.

The European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission have agreed to launch the One Europe, One Market Roadmap that will help advance the EU’s competitiveness agenda. The roadmap sets out concrete actions and targets for agreements, at the latest by end 2027.