Can the EU be a truly global player? In 2023 it surely attempted to do so, with limited success, as it had to grapple with the challenge of juggling multiple crises while looking to project its influence to neighbours and partners.

In a bid to soothe farmers protests, the German government has announced changes to its hard-won budget compromise, which will see some subsidies for farmers kept and a fund for marine protection slashed.

Ukraine said on Thursday (4 January) its air force conducted a strike on a Russian command post near the occupied city of Sevastopol more than 200 km from Kyiv-held territory, and hit a military unit in a separate strike on the Crimean peninsula.

The Ukrainian embassy in Italy asked the city of Modena on Thursday (4 January) to withdraw its approval for the use of a civic hall to host an event about Russia's reconstruction of the war-wrecked city of Mariupol.

With Aline Blankertz, Policy and Public Sector Officer at Wikimedia, we have a look at the big events that happened in the areas of data policy and competition in 2023 and discuss the EU's future and biggest challenges for 2024.