Why the EU Ethics Body Matters for Transparency and Public Trust
The EU ethics body is designed to align ethical standards across institutions and strengthen public confidence in how power is exercised.
The EU ethics body is designed to align ethical standards across institutions and strengthen public confidence in how power is exercised.
ABTA's opening assessment for 2026 argues that travel businesses are entering the year with a crowded policy and operational agenda. Its five-priority list ranges from border systems and pricing rules to artificial intelligence, youth mobility and accessibility.
The December 2025 Justice and Home Affairs Council combined migration policy decisions with another major step in the EU’s border technology agenda. Ministers endorsed a roadmap for future interoperability work while placing EES, ETIAS and Eurodac inside a longer-term plan for Schengen security.
The European Union operates interconnected large-scale IT systems that enable member states to share critical information on borders, asylum, and law enforcement, creating an integrated security ecosystem.