Sustainable development in the European Union – Overview of progress towards the SDGs in an EU context – 2026 edition

This brochure is a ‘light’ version of Eurostat’s publication ‘Sustainable development in the European Union – 2026 monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context’, conveying its main messages in a visual and concise way. The assessment of EU progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is based on the EU SDG indicator set, which has been established to reflect the SDGs’ broad objectives and ambitions, taking into account their relevance for the EU. Each SDG is covered by six primary indicators and one or more multi-purpose indicators that serve as primary indicators for other SDGs. The brochure presents the development of each indicator over the most recent five- or six-year period. For each SDG, two selected indicators are illustrated in more detail.