Newsletter - October 2026

How can open data and digital tools help counter misinformation? This webinar explores how technology can support fact-checking and how people recognise and respond to misleading information. Participants will gain practical insights into assessing online claims, using fact-checking resources and understanding how reliable data can help distinguish trustworthy information from misinformation.

How do goods move across Europe? Sea and road transportation together account for almost 93 % of EU freight transport performance, but the picture varies considerably between Member States. Drawing on open transport and trade data, this data story explores how freight moves across the EU, where activity is concentrated and what the EU trades with the rest of the world, revealing the different networks that keep Europe’s supply chains moving.

What can you do with a dataset and what conditions apply? The European Data Portal’s Licensing Assistant makes licence terms easier to understand and compare. Users can explore licences based on what they permit, require or prohibit, helping data publishers identify licences that match their needs and giving reusers greater certainty about how datasets can be shared and reused.

What if public services could work more seamlessly across borders? The Interoperable Europe Act aims to make it easier for public administrations across the EU to exchange information and deliver digital services to citizens and businesses. By encouraging common standards, reusable digital solutions and more consistent approaches to data exchange, it helps public administrations work together and supports more connected and interoperable public services across Europe.

Smart public procurement brings jobs, better infrastructure and services, innovation and sustainability. To do this well, we need good data. At the Publications Office of the European Union, we manage the EU's official database for public procurement notices: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Join us at TED-together 2026 to find out and discuss the latest news on EU public procurement data. The event will take place on 24 and 25 November, in Luxembourg and online. Secure your spot by registering now.