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"2024 was an important year for gender equality in the EU. In May, the first-ever Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence as well as two Directives on strengthening the role of equality bodies were adopted. The former introduced inter alia EU-level definitions of a number of crimes, in particular regarding cyberviolence. The Directive implements, reinforces and complements the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by the EU in 2023. This is much needed: the EU-wide survey on gender-based violence, carried out by Eurostat, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality and published in November 2024, shows that violence against women is still pervasive: one in three women have experienced physical (including threats) or sexual violence in adulthood, one in six have experienced sexual violence, including rape and one in five women have faced domestic violence – specifically physical or sexual violence from their partner, a relative, or another member of their household. The report focuses on the key actions and achievements of EU institutions and Member States in this area over the past year. It also provides encouraging examples of national initiatives on gender equality and of EU-funded projects aimed at gender equality (in boxes). This edition of the report is the fifth one covering the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. It mostly looks back at the last year of the first Commission headed by President Von der Leyen, though it also covers the first months of her second mandate, which started on 1 December 2024, with a new college of Commissioners, including a Commissioner for Equality, Ms Lahbib. On 5 March 2025, the Commission plans to adopt a Roadmap for women's rights a key deliverable of President von der Leyen's political guidelines. The Roadmap will set out the key gender equality principles for the years ahead. It will help frame the work for a new Gender Equality Strategy and serve as a compass towards greater gender equality in the EU. Progress made will be reflected in the future editions of the Gender Equality Report. A new Gender Equality Strategy post 2025 will present the concrete actions, measures and initiatives that the EU intends to undertake over the next several years. Both, the roadmap and the strategy will be the opportunity to keep momentum on still much needed policy changes that will eventually allow the long-term vision for full gender equality set out in the roadmap to become a reality."

"This report provides a broad description of the adoption of generative AI (or GenAI) within the European public sector. It focuses on (i) guidelines and policies adopted within administrations to regulate the use of this emerging technology; and (ii) the multiple applications and use cases found in the Public Sector Tech Watch observatory. The public sector is quickly adopting GenAI solutions, but administrations are facing daily challenges related to implementation processes and effective public-private collaborations. Administrations are also facing other challenges in their regulatory eff o r t s , primarily centred around human oversight; accountability; the importance of data protection; and governance, safety, fairness and transparency."

"Ce livre célèbre 70 ans de droit européen. Il est rédigé par des avocats dont le travail quotidien au sein du service juridique de la Commission garantit que le droit de l'UE est correctement appliqué et correctement mis en œuvre au sein de l'union. Le droit de l'UE est le fil conducteur de l'intégration européenne. Toutes les avancées majeures dans le processus d'intégration sont reflétées dans les actes du droit de l'UE. Le droit de l'UE caractérise les 70 dernières années de l'UE, de la CECA à l'UE d'aujourd'hui. Au cours de ces 70 années, l'UE est passée d'une union économique à une union pour ses citoyens."

"The Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe report provides an in-depth analysis of recent labour market and wage developments in the EU, the euro area and Member States, primarily from a macroeconomic perspective. This year's edition examines the recent performance of the EU labour market and the challenges ahead in the context of subdued economic growth and ongoing structural changes. It investigates the underlying drivers and weaknesses of the remarkable labour market resilience since 2019. The report also discusses recent wage developments and the persistent social effects of the high inflation period in 2022-2023 and analyses the room for further sustainable wage increases. Finally, the report looks into how to further promote the labour force participation and employment of older adults."

"Following a prolonged and broad-based stagnation, the EU economy resumed growth in the first quarter of this year. As projected in spring, the expansion continued at a subdued, yet steady, pace throughout the second and third quarters, amidst further abating inflationary pressures. The conditions for a mild acceleration of domestic demand appear in place, despite heightened uncertainty. This Autumn Forecast projects real GDP growth in 2024 at 0.9% in the EU and 0.8% in the euro area. For the EU, this is 0.1 pps. lower with respect to spring, while it is unchanged for the euro area. Growth in the EU is expected to pick up to 1.5% in 2025, as consumption is shifting up a gear and investment is set to rebound from the contraction of 2024. In 2026, economic activity is projected to expand by 1.8%, on the back of continued expansion of demand. Growth in the euro area is set to follow similar dynamics and attain 1.3% in 2025 and 1.6% in 2026. The disinflationary process that started towards end-2022 continued over the summer. Notwithstanding a slight pick-up in October, largely driven by energy prices, headline inflation in the euro area is set to more than halve in 2024, from 5.4% in 2023 to 2.4%, before easing more gradually to 2.1% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026. In the EU, the disinflation process is set to be even sharper in 2024, with headline inflation falling to 2.6%, from 6.4% in 2023, and to continue easing to 2.4% in 2025 and 2.0% in 2026."