In 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office received a record 327 735 new applications for EU trade marks and EU designs. The largest share of trademark applications came from EU countries, followed by China, US and UK. Applications for designs came mostly from countries outside the EU.
The Council has given its green light to the signing of the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement. Negotiated over 25 years, the agreement will see the creation of the world’s largest free trade zone between the EU and Mercosur partners – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
In 2026, the cities of Oulu in Finland and Trenčín in Slovakia are European Capitals of Culture. Oulu will run a rich cultural programme, focusing on ‘cultural climate change’. Trenčín’s equally packed agenda will encourage ‘curiosity’ and bridge-building through art, literature and music.
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