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The International Day of Happiness, observed each year on Thursday, 20 March, highlights happiness and well-being as universal human goals. Established by the United Nations , the day encourages governments, organisations, and citizens to reflect on how social, economic, and environmental factors shape quality of life. Across Europe, this conversation increasingly relies on data to understand what well-being means in practice and how it can be improved. At a global level, initiatives such as the World Happiness Report bring together data from more than 140 countries to explore trends in life
- Data Story
How many people over 90, or even over 100, do you know? Europeans are living longer than ever before. Today, people aged 80 and over are the fastest-growing age group, while around one in five people in the EU is aged 65 or over . Combined with declining birth rates, the balance between younger and older generations is steadily shifting. But how has Europe’s population changed over time and what...
Understanding how data shapes research conclusions is becoming increasingly important in an academic landscape influenced by digital technologies and AI-supported methods. On Friday, 27 March 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET, the data.europa academy will host the first episode of its new webinar series, ‘ Open data, academia, and ethics: fostering trust through data-based reasoning ’. This session introduces the foundations of academic integrity in a data-driven environment and explores why transparency alone is not enough to ensure trustworthy research. The webinar will feature insights from
The European Union is moving forward with its Digital Omnibus , a legislative initiative designed to simplify and streamline Europe’s digital regulatory framework. Introduced by the European Commission in November 2025, the Digital Omnibus brings together targeted updates to existing rules on data, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, aiming to reduce overlaps while maintaining high standards for fundamental rights, data protection and innovation. The proposal is part of the Commission’s broader simplification agenda to make EU legislation clearer and easier to apply in practice. Since
The Digital Networks Act (DNA) is the European Commission's newly proposed regulation to modernise and simplify the EU’s connectivity rules. Adopted in January of 2026, the DNA aims to strengthen Europe’s digital infrastructure by replacing and merging several existing laws, including the Electronic Communications Code and key parts of the Open Internet Regulation . By doing so, it seeks to create a future-proof legal environment that supports innovation, investment, and the rollout of advanced fibre, 5G, and future 6G networks. The proposal aims to respond to findings in the Digital Networks
The EU Open Source Solutions (OSS) catalogue is becoming a central gateway for public administrations across Europe to discover, share, and reuse open-source tools. Launched in 2025 via the Interoperable Europe Portal , the catalogue was created to help public bodies avoid duplicate development, reduce costs, and accelerate digital transformation by adopting interoperable solutions. Today, the catalogue hosts a wide range of open-source solutions sourced from national and local catalogues across Europe. These solutions cover over 30 relevant public-sector domains, from digital citizenship
- Data Story
High-value datasets are key public sector datasets that play an important role in delivering social, environmental and economic benefits. Made available free of charge and in machine-readable formats under EU rules, they are central to creating innovative public services and responding to complex challenges. In a previous data story on urban resilience and efficiency, we saw how regions and cities...
February has now come to an end, making it a good moment to look back at the webinars hosted this month by the European Data Portal. Throughout February, two webinars brought together experts, policymakers and data practitioners to discuss how European data is collected, shared and reused. The sessions took place on 13 February, focusing on Earth observation, and 27 February, dedicated to the results of the Open Data Maturity (ODM) 2025 report. The first webinar, held on 13 February, explored the topic of Earth observation. Three expert speakers were invited to share their knowledge. Thore
International Women’s Day takes place every year on 8 March and has a long history rooted in social movements for women’s rights. Today, the day brings global attention to the achievements of women while also shining a light on the inequalities that still exist. From equal pay and access to leadership roles to education, personal safety, and equal opportunities, International Women’s Day encourages governments, organisations, and citizens to reflect on where progress is being made, and where more action is still needed. Across Europe, the day is marked with events, campaigns, and public
Do you want to u nderstand the foundations of academic integrity in a data-driven research environment ? Join us for the upcoming data.europa academy webinar on 'Open data, academia, and ethics: fostering trust through data-based reasoning' taking place on Friday, 27 March 2026, from 10.00 to 11.00 CET. To kick off our webinar series on ‘Open data, academia, and ethics’, we will explore how open data and emerging technologies shape research integrity, knowledge production, and public trust. This webinar aims to show how data-based arguments are constructed in academic and AI-supported research