Ten EU policies worth knowing now
Free, source-led study guides connecting the EU rulebook with the policy choices shaping today’s Union.
Turn current affairs into exam-ready knowledge
Each guide explains what the EU is doing, why it matters, who decides and which details are most likely to be confused under exam pressure.
01
EU Budget, Multiannual Financial Framework and Own Resources
Learn how the EU sets spending ceilings, adopts annual budgets, raises revenue and controls implementation. This compass connects the current 2021–2027 framework with the proposed 2028–2034 budget and its new own resources.
02
EU Cohesion and Regional Development Policy
Understand how EU cohesion policy reduces regional disparities through shared-management funds, place-based programmes, partnership and performance controls, including the adopted 2025 mid-term changes.
03
EU Customs Union and Tax Cooperation
Separate the EU's exclusive customs union from nationally administered taxation, then follow the rules for tariffs, VAT, excise duties, direct-tax cooperation and the major digital reforms now being implemented.
04
EU Ocean, Fisheries and Blue Economy Policy
Learn how the Common Fisheries Policy combines conservation, fishing opportunities, market rules, control and funding, and how the European Ocean Pact connects those rules with marine protection, coastal resilience, science and a competitive blue economy.
05
EU Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democratic Resilience
Understand the EU values framework, annual monitoring, infringement action, Article 7, budget conditionality, fundamental-rights limits and the new legal and strategic tools protecting elections, media and the information space.
06
EU Defence Readiness and Defence Industrial Policy
Map the EU's defence roles, decision-making and industrial tools, from CSDP and mutual assistance to PESCO, the European Defence Fund, SAFE, EDIP and the Readiness 2030 agenda.
07
EU Competitiveness, Industrial Policy and Economic Security
Understand how the EU combines Single Market law, industrial policy, investment, trade and security tools to close the innovation gap, decarbonise production and reduce dangerous dependencies.
08
EU Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Map the EU rules for cyber risk management, secure digital products, critical entities, certification and collective response—and track the important application dates.
09
EU Preparedness, Civil Protection and Crisis Response
Learn how the EU anticipates all-hazards risks, coordinates civil-protection assistance, builds rescEU reserves and links stockpiling, health security and crisis governance.
10
EU Space Policy and the European Space Economy
Master the EU Space Programme, its flagship services, secure connectivity, governance and the proposed rules for a safer, more resilient and sustainable space economy.