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The latest Eurobarometer survey shows the highest level of trust in the EU in 18 years and highest-ever support for the euro. It also reveals that Europeans would like to see a stronger and more assertive EU through common defence. Also, peace remains the value that best represents the EU.
EU countries have significantly closed the gap to achieving the 2030 energy and climate targets, according to the European Commission. Following improvement to their national energy and climate plans, EU countries are on course to reduce net emissions by around 54% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
This year’s European Charlemagne Youth Prize has been awarded to a Hungarian platform, Forum Europaeum, that promotes European identity, values, and unity. The second prize went to a Czech project encouraging young people’s vote and the third, to German legal support for discriminated people.
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