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Global food prices eased in June, with FAO reporting lower cereal, sugar and dairy costs despite higher meat and vegetable oil prices.

Eurostat said the EU current account surplus reached €113.4 billion in Q1, equal to 2.4% of GDP, with services rising.

Eurostat’s June flash estimate showed euro area inflation easing to 2.8%, with energy still the fastest rising price component in June.

Global farm and fisheries production is set to expand 13% through 2035 as OECD-FAO flags income gains, cost risks and emissions growth.

The EIB’s €3bn Airbus financing supports aerospace innovation, commercial aviation, security systems and defence projects in Europe.

Eurostat data show EU gas import values dropped in Q1 2026, even as LNG volumes increased and petroleum oil trade stayed broadly stable.

The EU adopted tariff regulations linked to US trade commitments, ending remaining duties on industrial goods and extending lobster relief.

EIB Group approved €7.9 billion for innovation, water, clean energy, transport, housing and global partnerships across EU partner countries.

ECB raises key interest rates by 25 basis points, lifting the eurozone deposit rate to 2.25% as inflation pressure returns across the euro area.

EU launches T-MED to mobilise up to €25 billion for Mediterranean renewable energy, clean tech, hydrogen and grid projects by 2035.