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EU Summit: From Ukraine to the 2040 climate target – here’s how it went | As EU leaders met in Brussels, we followed their packed agenda including Ukraine, European defence, and the situation in the Middle East On Thursday, Brussels once again hosted EU leaders for discussions on topics ranging from Ukraine to the bloc’s role in the Middle East, defence and more. Here’s how it went. | EURACTIV | As EU leaders met in Brussels, we followed their packed agenda including Ukraine, European defence, and the situation in the Middle East | [
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] | Politics | 2025-10-22T16:12:24+00:00 | 2025-10-23T23:07:47+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-summit-live-heres-what-to-expect/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=Intro&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS |
The Brief – Bring back Martin Selmayr | Selmayr was without question the most effective European official of his generation, transforming the Commission into a true power centre with a clear mission. We need him more than ever If there’s one thing the EU has no shortage of, it’s senior bureaucrats (sorry, “eurocrats”). Unfortunately, many of them are not par... | Selmayr was without question the most effective European official of his generation, transforming the Commission into a true power centre with a clear mission. We need him more than ever | [
"Opinion"
] | 2025-10-22T16:10:08+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-bring-back-martin-selmayr/ | |||
Ukraine wants to buy up to 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets | In the long term, this order would more than double the current air force of Ukraine Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets are one step closer to protecting Ukrainian airspace after a key meeting between the two countries leaders in Stockholm on Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force has been looking to reinforce and upgrade its fleet ... | Kjeld Neubert | In the long term, this order would more than double the current air force of Ukraine | [
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"Ukraine",
"Ulf Kristersson",
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Belgium’s top court ends a case against von der Leyen over vaccine deal allegations | The ruling bringing an end to three years of litigation Belgium’s supreme court ruled on Wednesday that a criminal complaint filed against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was inadmissible, bringing an end to three years of litigation, a spokesperson for the Brussels Court and lawyers confirmed to Eur... | Elisa Braun | The ruling bringing an end to three years of litigation | [
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Von der Leyen’s parliamentary majority crumbles amid rejected red tape cuts | MEPs’ refusal to water down green law flies in face of pressure from EU leaders Socialist MEPs rebelled against a move to water down green supply chain rules on Wednesday, driving the political coalition backing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the brink of crumbling. Von der Leyen and EU governmen... | Eddy Wax | MEPs’ refusal to water down green law flies in face of pressure from EU leaders | [
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Shaping Europe’s digital future from a Spanish perspective with a European ambition | Spain has the opportunity to lead Europe’s digital transformation with ambition and collaboration. With the right talent, regulation, and capabilities, we must execute a common agenda that drives scalability, tech governance, and a more competitive and connected Europe. Europe is at a decisive moment in its race to com... | Spain has the opportunity to lead Europe’s digital transformation with ambition and collaboration. With the right talent, regulation, and capabilities, we must execute a common agenda that drives scalability, tech governance, and a more competitive and connected Europe. | [
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Apple and Google face stricter UK competition controls on their mobile platforms | The UK's competition watchdog confirmed it will apply special abuse oversight to Android and iOS, taking a similar road to the EU's the Digital Markets Act US tech giants Apple and Google face stricter competition oversight in the UK after the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) designated their mobile pl... | Anupriya Datta | The UK's competition watchdog confirmed it will apply special abuse oversight to Android and iOS, taking a similar road to the EU's the Digital Markets Act | [
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EU opens door to Swiss participation in flagship programmes amid backlash in Bern | Swiss right-wing party brands EU deal a threat to sovereignty While Brussels hails the EU Council’s decision to greenlight Switzerland’s participation in flagship EU programmes as a step forward in bilateral relations, the reaction in Bern is far more divided, with the country’s largest party leading the opposition. On... | Jeremias Lin | Swiss right-wing party brands EU deal a threat to sovereignty | [
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Nuclear debate looms over post-blackout Spain | Spain’s nuclear energy debate has become completely politicised MADRID – Spain is preparing to close its first nuclear power plant in 2027, reigniting a debate over the country’s energy future mere months after an April blackout plunged much of Spain and Portugal into darkness and exposed vulnerabilities in the Iberian... | Inés Fernández-Pontes | Spain’s nuclear energy debate has become completely politicised | [
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EU lawmakers reject deal to simplify sustainability rules in major upset | Secret ballot derails talks on EU due diligence reform Just nine votes blocked a deal between the EU centre-right, liberal, and centre-left parties on the politically sensitive “omnibus” law to simplify Europe’s sustainability and due diligence rules on Wednesday. With 318 votes against and 309 in favour, the Parliamen... | Magnus Lund Nielsen | Secret ballot derails talks on EU due diligence reform | [
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Jailed Belarusian and Georgian journalists win top EU rights prize | Runners-up include journalists and aid workers in Palestine, as well as Serbian student protesters The European Parliament has awarded its annual Sakharov human rights prize to imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut, a member of the Polish minority in Belarus, and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia. “We honour two journalis... | Magnus Lund Nielsen | Runners-up include journalists and aid workers in Palestine, as well as Serbian student protesters | [
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Commission undecided on legal shape of EU's startup reform | All still to play for as the EU executive's plan for a so-called "28th regime" has not yet settled the directive or regulation question, per a Commission spokesperson The Commission has not yet made up its mind whether an incoming startup-friendly reform of company founding rules – the so-called 28th regime – will be a... | Maximilian Henning | All still to play for as the EU executive's plan for a so-called "28th regime" has not yet settled the directive or regulation question, per a Commission spokesperson | [
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Europe at a Crossroads: Time to make Europe a global superpower | Europe must choose power or risk fading into geopolitical irrelevance. With power politics back on the continent and challenges mounting, Europe must become a global superpower in defence, diplomacy and economic competitiveness, writes ALDE Party President Svenja Hahn MEP. Europe must make a defining choice: step up to... | Europe must choose power or risk fading into geopolitical irrelevance. With power politics back on the continent and challenges mounting, Europe must become a global superpower in defence, diplomacy and economic competitiveness, writes ALDE Party President Svenja Hahn MEP. | [
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] | 2025-10-22T10:00:04+00:00 | 2025-10-22T14:14:08+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europe-at-a-crossroads-time-to-make-europe-a-global-superpower/ | ||
50 years of EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings: The founding vision of Cedefop and Eurofound is more contemporary than ever | Leadership, at its core, is foresight. Fifty years ago, in 1975, European leaders knew this when confronting a crisis of scarcity–stagflation, energy shortages, and the end of the post-war boom. Amid turbulence, they remained visionary, launching the first Social Action Programme that recognised the complex nature of l... | Leadership, at its core, is foresight. Fifty years ago, in 1975, European leaders knew this when confronting a crisis of scarcity–stagflation, energy shortages, and the end of the post-war boom. Amid turbulence, they remained visionary, launching the first Social Action Programme that recognised the complex nature of l... | [
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Diplomats with chainsaws | In today’s edition: European capitals deploy “simplification diplomats” to lead a regulatory rollback in Brussels, Parliament clashes with Belgian prosecutors over MEP immunity, and Hungary doubles down on plans to host a Trump-Putin peace summit despite EU unease Happy Wednesday, or if you’re reading the agenda for to... | Eddy Wax | In today’s edition: European capitals deploy “simplification diplomats” to lead a regulatory rollback in Brussels, Parliament clashes with Belgian prosecutors over MEP immunity, and Hungary doubles down on plans to host a Trump-Putin peace summit despite EU unease | [
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] | Politics | 2025-10-22T05:59:07+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-diplomats-with-chainsaws/ | |
Investing in Nature: The Competitive Edge for a Resilient Economy | Our economy relies on nature, yet the economy also impacts nature in profound ways. This Op-Ed highlights the need for policy to support financial flows for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to build a more resilient and competitive economy. In Europe, droughts are getting longer, floods are becoming more frequent, and biod... | Our economy relies on nature, yet the economy also impacts nature in profound ways. This Op-Ed highlights the need for policy to support financial flows for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to build a more resilient and competitive economy. | [
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] | 2025-10-22T05:00:45+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/investing-in-nature-the-competitive-edge-for-a-resilient-economy/ | |||
Danish PM Frederiksen pulled back into mink scandal | Adding to the pressure, the case is due to reach its five-year statute of limitations in less than two weeks COPENHAGEN – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will face lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday as the long-running mink scandal returns to the political stage five years after a nationwide cull she ordered ... | Xenia Heiberg | Adding to the pressure, the case is due to reach its five-year statute of limitations in less than two weeks | [
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‘We won’t stop’: Spain vows not to give up on Catalan language recognition | Germany and others are blocking the move, which Pedro Sánchez sees as crucial for shoring up support for his fragile coalition LUXEMBOURG – Spain says it hasn’t given up on making Catalan an official EU language – but the reality is that it’s slipped off the agenda, with European affairs ministers not discussing it at ... | Eddy Wax | Germany and others are blocking the move, which Pedro Sánchez sees as crucial for shoring up support for his fragile coalition | [
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] | Politics | 2025-10-22T04:00:45+00:00 | 2025-10-22T08:36:25+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/we-wont-stop-spain-vows-not-to-give-up-on-catalan-language-recognition/ |
Force EU railways to show competitors’ offers, NGO says | Passengers missing a connection should also be allowed to hop on the next one The European Commission should oblige rail companies to show competitor operators’ offers on their website in a bid to boost train use, the green lobby Transport and Environment (T&E) said on Wednesday. “Long-distance travellers face unnecess... | Stefano Porciello | Passengers missing a connection should also be allowed to hop on the next one | [
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"Trains"
] | Energy, Environment & Transport | 2025-10-22T04:00:35+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/force-eu-railways-to-show-competitors-offers-ngo-says/ | |
The world is a Wild West for multinationals, and Europe is doing nothing about it | What has been adopted is a complete unravelling of the very idea of the due diligence directive. The law that was supposed to make corporate offenders pay has been turned into a licence for impunity Last week, conservatives, liberals and social democrats in the European Parliament joined forces to rewrite the Corporate... | What has been adopted is a complete unravelling of the very idea of the due diligence directive. The law that was supposed to make corporate offenders pay has been turned into a licence for impunity | [
"Opinion"
] | 2025-10-22T04:00:12+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-world-is-a-wild-west-for-multinationals-and-europes-doing-nothing-about-it/ | |||
INVESTIGATION: European Parliament tells Belgian prosecutor to stay in lane on corruption probes | A showdown over Belgium's role in policing Europe's institutions looms as Parliament pushes back on corruption probes Three years after the Qatargate scandal shook the EU to its core, the European Parliament is quietly pushing back against Belgian authorities investigating allegations of wrongdoing among lawmakers. A E... | Elisa Braun | A showdown over Belgium's role in policing Europe's institutions looms as Parliament pushes back on corruption probes | [
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"corruption",
"Huawei",
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] | Politics | 2025-10-22T03:59:55+00:00 | 2025-10-22T14:45:16+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/investigation-european-parliament-tells-belgian-prosecutor-to-stay-in-lane-on-corruption-probes/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS |
Belarusian opposition urges EU to keep up pressure on Lukashenko | Trump’s outreach to Minsk and a possible Putin meeting cast a shadow over Tsikhanouskaya’s appeal to the European Parliament Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition, is today addressing the European Parliament in the hope of convincing MEPs to maintain and strengthen the EU’s sanctions against ... | Laurent Geslin | Trump’s outreach to Minsk and a possible Putin meeting cast a shadow over Tsikhanouskaya’s appeal to the European Parliament | [
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] | Politics | 2025-10-22T03:57:58+00:00 | 2025-10-22T07:43:58+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/belarusian-opposition-urges-eu-to-keep-up-pressure-on-lukashenko/ |
Lawmakers voice concern over US drug tariffs as EP studies trade deal | The European Parliament's international trade committee is preparing for EU-US trade deal negotiations, the vibes aren't great The much-maligned transatlantic trade agreement introducing 15 per cent US import duties on medicines has drawn sharp criticism from EU lawmakers. Swedish MEP Karin Karlsbro has described the 2... | Monica Kleja | The European Parliament's international trade committee is preparing for EU-US trade deal negotiations, the vibes aren't great | [
"Health",
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"Sweden"
] | Health | 2025-10-22T02:26:41+00:00 | 2025-10-22T15:29:04+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/lawmakers-voice-concern-over-us-drug-tariffs-as-ep-studies-trade-deal/ |
Trump not to meet Putin in 'immediate future', says US official | The Kremlin also said Tuesday there was no "precise timeframe" for a summit between Trump and Putin US President Donald Trump has no immediate plans to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a US official said Tuesday, days after Trump said they would meet within two weeks in Budapest. US Secretary of State Marco Rub... | Joshua Posaner | The Kremlin also said Tuesday there was no "precise timeframe" for a summit between Trump and Putin | [
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] | Politics | 2025-10-21T17:44:55+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/trump-not-to-meet-putin-in-immediate-future-says-us-official/ | |
EU and Chinese trade chiefs to seek 'urgent solutions' to rare earth restrictions | “This situation casts a shadow over our relationship," said EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. "Therefore, prompt resolution is essential.” China’s Minister of Commerce will fly to Brussels “in the coming days” to discuss Beijing’s punishing export restrictions on rare earths, the EU’s trade chief said on Tuesday. M... | Thomas Moller-Nielsen | “This situation casts a shadow over our relationship," said EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. "Therefore, prompt resolution is essential.” | [
"Economy",
"Politics",
"China",
"Maroš Šefčovič"
] | Economy | 2025-10-21T17:38:13+00:00 | 2025-10-22T11:00:31+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-and-chinese-trade-chiefs-to-seek-urgent-solutions-to-rare-earth-restrictions/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS |
Resilient health systems at the core of Gastein Forum's social contract rethink | This special report explores how data, digitalisation and new policy initiatives can help rebuild trust and resilience in European healthcare As Europe works to strengthen its health systems, the discussions at this year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) centred on how to deliver equitable, outcome-driven care in ... | This special report explores how data, digitalisation and new policy initiatives can help rebuild trust and resilience in European healthcare | [
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] | Health | 2025-10-21T16:03:22+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/special_report/resilient-health-systems-at-the-core-of-gastein-forums-social-contract-rethink/ | ||
Organ donation needs a new roadmap, says MEP Nevado del Campo | MEP Elena Nevado del Campo calls for a renewed EU action plan on organ donation and transplantation to tackle growing inequalities across Europe The European Union’s last Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation ended in 2015, leaving a gap in the policy framework at a time when transplant needs are growing. A... | Nicole Verbeeck | MEP Elena Nevado del Campo calls for a renewed EU action plan on organ donation and transplantation to tackle growing inequalities across Europe | [
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] | Health | 2025-10-21T15:49:50+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/organ-donation-needs-a-new-roadmap-says-mep-nevado-del-campo/ | |
Commission sets benchmark for sovereign European cloud providers | €180 million tender introduces ‘sovereignty score’ to rate EU cloud providers The Commission has launched a €180 million sovereign cloud call for tenders, aiming to steer the market “towards compliance with EU standards and values”, a Commission spokesperson told Euractiv in an email on 21 October. The tender, publishe... | Théophane Hartmann | €180 million tender introduces ‘sovereignty score’ to rate EU cloud providers | [
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] | Tech | 2025-10-21T15:42:00+00:00 | 2025-10-22T09:15:31+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-sets-benchmark-for-sovereign-european-cloud-providers/ |
European Parliament rejects bill on forest data collection | The Commission immediately proposed to withdraw the bill MEPs from the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right groups once again joined forces in the plenary on Tuesday to vote down the EU’s proposed law on forest monitoring, calling on the Commission to withdraw the proposal entirely. The forest monitoring law, pr... | Alice Bergoënd | The Commission immediately proposed to withdraw the bill | [
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] | Agrifood | 2025-10-21T15:27:37+00:00 | 2025-10-21T16:19:53+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-parliament-rejects-law-to-monitor-forests/ |
Cyprus drops defence as a Council Presidency priority | The non-NATO EU country will take over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council in January after Denmark steps down Cyprus plans to reduce the Council’s focus on defence when it takes over the rotating presidency in January, according to an early draft of the next Presidency’s priorities obtained by Euractiv. T... | Charles Cohen | The non-NATO EU country will take over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council in January after Denmark steps down | [
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] | Defence | 2025-10-21T15:25:44+00:00 | 2025-10-21T17:19:04+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/defence-lies-low-in-cyprus-priorities/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS |
Can European ports become energy hubs? | As the Commission prepares a new EU Ports Strategy and a Sustainable Transport Investment Plan, stakeholders say ports should be viewed as a central solution European ports sit at the intersection of trade, industry and increasingly energy. Following the rush to end Russian pipeline gas imports into the EU, ports acros... | As the Commission prepares a new EU Ports Strategy and a Sustainable Transport Investment Plan, stakeholders say ports should be viewed as a central solution | [
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Biotech Act must include food as a critical and strategic dimension | As the EU prepares its first Biotech Act, experts say that Europe risks overlooking the role of biotechnology in food, a gap EIT Food aims to close through a new alliance When Brussels talks about biotechnology, the focus still falls on health or chemicals. At EIT Food’s NextBite Conference on 15 October, Richard Zaltz... | Nicole Verbeeck | As the EU prepares its first Biotech Act, experts say that Europe risks overlooking the role of biotechnology in food, a gap EIT Food aims to close through a new alliance | [
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Parliament study praises EU Cancer Plan, but laments 'legislative inaction' | "Delays persist in tobacco and alcohol control legislation in particular", the paper reads A new study commissioned by the European Parliament’s research service has praised Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan as a landmark in EU health policy but warns that prevention efforts on tobacco, alcohol and nutrition are lagging beh... | Brenda Strohmaier | "Delays persist in tobacco and alcohol control legislation in particular", the paper reads | [
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Commission confirms Chips Act update for beginning of 2026 | The official 2026 work programme also upgrades public procurement and product updates into "Acts" The European Commission has moved a planned review of the Chips Act from the third quarter of the coming year to the first one, according to its 2026 work programme officially released today. The document also confirms tha... | Maximilian Henning | The official 2026 work programme also upgrades public procurement and product updates into "Acts" | [
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] | Tech | 2025-10-21T14:17:36+00:00 | 2025-10-21T15:31:54+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-confirms-chips-act-update-for-beginning-of-2026/ |
Trial opens for Italian migrant rescuers, a legal first | The hard-right government of Giorgia Meloni vowed to cut the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe Six members of an Italian charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean went on trial in Sicily on Tuesday, accused of aiding illegal immigration. The case centres around the Mare Jonio, a ship ope... | AFP | The hard-right government of Giorgia Meloni vowed to cut the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe | [
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Austria deports convicted Afghan national for the first time since 2021 | The Austrian foreign ministry said that more deportations of criminal convicts were being prepared Austria, one of the European Union members pushing for deportations of Afghans and Syrians, on Tuesday carried out the first repatriation of an Afghan individual since 2021. The Alpine nation is one of 20 European countri... | AFP with Euractiv | The Austrian foreign ministry said that more deportations of criminal convicts were being prepared | [
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EXCLUSIVE: Athens holds EU’s COP30 strategy hostage over green shipping | A green shipping deal torpedoed by the US continues to wreak havoc in the EU’s climate diplomacy process LUXEMBOURG – The Greek government is refusing to sign off on the EU’s formal position paper for the annual climate conference COP30 in Brazil this year over EU efforts to make the shipping industry cleaner. Each yea... | Nikolaus J. Kurmayer | A green shipping deal torpedoed by the US continues to wreak havoc in the EU’s climate diplomacy process | [
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EXCLUSIVE: Cypriot EU presidency programme revealed | Cyprus will primarily focus on 'simplifying' regulations during its forthcoming presidency Cyprus will “prioritise” efforts to slash red tape during its forthcoming Council presidency, according to a draft government programme, obtained by Euractiv. Nicosia said it will build on the “significant work” of Poland and Den... | Thomas Moller-Nielsen | Cyprus will primarily focus on 'simplifying' regulations during its forthcoming presidency | [
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Europe lacks muscle to compete – the Merger Guidelines review must fix this | Few words have been used as frequently in Brussels this year as “competitiveness”. The mission statement for the new Commission at the start of the year was to restore Europe to a leadership position on the global stage. Implicit in that is the acceptance that the continent has fallen behind other major economies and t... | Few words have been used as frequently in Brussels this year as “competitiveness”. The mission statement for the new Commission at the start of the year was to restore Europe to a leadership position on the global stage. Implicit in that is the acceptance that the continent has fallen behind other major economies and t... | [
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Danish minister slams Parliament for budget threats, defends controversial reforms | EU countries are divided on the reforms, and Tuesday's budget debate will expose whether the Danes really have the backing they need to charge ahead with the controversial structure Denmark’s Europe Minister Marie Bjerre criticised MEPs for threatening to block budget negotiations and defended the Commission’s controve... | Eddy Wax | EU countries are divided on the reforms, and Tuesday's budget debate will expose whether the Danes really have the backing they need to charge ahead with the controversial structure | [
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Weber keeps door open to give Metsola third term | The Parliament's two biggest political group are already clashing over who should lead the institution in 2027 The European Parliament centre-right leader, Manfred Weber, refused to commit to handing the assembly’s presidency to the socialists in 2027, despite their claims of a post-election deal giving them the right ... | Magnus Lund Nielsen | The Parliament's two biggest political group are already clashing over who should lead the institution in 2027 | [
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Italy in uproar after Trump claims Meloni seeks ‘EU-defying’ trade deal | A White House staffer’s video hailing Meloni as defiant toward the EU has reignited tensions over Italy’s transatlantic loyalties ROME – A social media post by US President Donald Trump has triggered political controversy in Italy, after he reshared a video suggesting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pursuing a direct ... | Alessia Peretti | A White House staffer’s video hailing Meloni as defiant toward the EU has reignited tensions over Italy’s transatlantic loyalties | [
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Czechia offers gas lifeline to Slovakia as EU advances Russian ban | Bratislava holds out on Russian gas ban, but Prague says the alternatives are ready PRAGUE – Czechia has proposed expedited gas support to Slovakia after EU energy ministers endorsed phasing out Russian gas imports, with a full ban planned for January 2028. Only Hungary and Slovakia withheld backing, citing supply secu... | Aneta Zachová | Bratislava holds out on Russian gas ban, but Prague says the alternatives are ready | [
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Europe's dependence moment | In today’s edition: Europe’s dependence on the US grows as Trump shapes foreign policy from afar, Bulgaria opens its skies for Putin ahead of the Budapest summit, and the Commission begins quietly dismantling the Green Deal under political pressure Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax in Luxembourg, with Nicoletta I... | Eddy Wax | In today’s edition: Europe’s dependence on the US grows as Trump shapes foreign policy from afar, Bulgaria opens its skies for Putin ahead of the Budapest summit, and the Commission begins quietly dismantling the Green Deal under political pressure | [
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From the Élysée to La Santé: French Ex-President Sarkozy awaits appeal behind bars | “He should bring a sleep mask and earplugs. The shouting can go on until four in the morning", a former inmate warned PARIS – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to report to La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday, where he will start his sentence on charges of criminal conspiracy in solitary confinement. It ma... | Laurent Geslin | “He should bring a sleep mask and earplugs. The shouting can go on until four in the morning", a former inmate warned | [
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Spain's Indra calls on France and Germany to end FCAS deadlock | ‘Everybody has a responsibility to make this project succeed,’ says Indra’s CEO Everybody has a responsibility to ensure that Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project succeeds, the CEO of Spain’s main contractor told Euractiv. A conflict between Indra’s French and German industry partners is fuelling doubts over wh... | Aurélie Pugnet | ‘Everybody has a responsibility to make this project succeed,’ says Indra’s CEO | [
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Fusion energy gets energised with a new deployment phase | Fusion research hasn't yielded a breakthrough moment but that could now change, just in time for the new EU fusion strategy The world’s long game on fusion energy has recently entered a new, faster lane. Decades of public-sector research is seeing a surge of private investment and commercial deals. Recent investments a... | Fusion research hasn't yielded a breakthrough moment but that could now change, just in time for the new EU fusion strategy | [
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Criminalise trade in illegally sourced wildlife, while boosting traceability | Experts are calling for a dual approach, combining stronger EU legislation to criminalise imports of illegally sourced wildlife with an upgraded TRACES system to record all species entering the bloc The European Union is facing mounting pressure to tighten its wildlife trade rules as gaps in regulation leave the bloc a... | Nicole Verbeeck | Experts are calling for a dual approach, combining stronger EU legislation to criminalise imports of illegally sourced wildlife with an upgraded TRACES system to record all species entering the bloc | [
"Energy, Environment & Transport"
] | Energy, Environment & Transport | 2025-10-21T01:36:23+00:00 | 2025-10-21T12:33:03+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/calls-to-criminalise-trade-in-illegally-sourced-wildlife-while-boosting-traceability/ |
Czech pharma sounds alarm over EU wastewater directive costs | The Commission has low-balled the cost of tech and infrastructure investment, says Czechia's pharma industry Czech pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies are bracing for a financial hit as the country prepares to implement the European Union’s revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which mandates extended produc... | Aneta Zachová | The Commission has low-balled the cost of tech and infrastructure investment, says Czechia's pharma industry | [
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] | Health | 2025-10-21T01:08:37+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/czech-pharma-sounds-alarm-over-eu-wastewater-directive-costs/ | |
Bulgaria willing to offer air corridor for Putin to meet Trump in Budapest | “How is it proposed to hold the meeting if one of the participants cannot get to it?” Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on Monday Bulgaria will allow a plane carrying Vladimir Putin to fly through its airspace to facilitate a planned meeting between the Russian leader and Donald Trump in Budapest later this month, t... | Thomas Moller-Nielsen | “How is it proposed to hold the meeting if one of the participants cannot get to it?” Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on Monday | [
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EU plans next Russia sanctions, while current package is blocked | Hungary says it will not block the 19th package, but Slovakia's veto remains LUXEMBOURG – EU foreign ministers brainstormed about ways to punish Russia’s economy in a future package of economic sanctions but failed to reach agreement on the measures currently on the table. “Ministers were also clear today that after th... | Eddy Wax | Hungary says it will not block the 19th package, but Slovakia's veto remains | [
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Hungary threatens ‘legal steps’ against European Commission over Russian gas ban | The EU’s ban on Russian gas could land the executive in court LUXEMBOURG – Hungary, which is contracted to import Russian gas through to 2036, is considering legal action against an EU ban enforced through the Brussels’ executive sweeping trade powers, the country’s foreign minister said in Luxembourg. “It’s a big scan... | Eddy Wax | The EU’s ban on Russian gas could land the executive in court | [
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Safeguarding Cohesion in a Competitive Europe: Hungary’s Vision | Cohesion Summit II provides a platform to explore how Europe can balance competitiveness and solidarity in the next EU budget, highlighting Hungary’s vision for safeguarding cohesion funds, empowering regions, and ensuring that prosperity is shared across all parts of the Union. Cohesion policy has long been a cornerst... | Cohesion Summit II provides a platform to explore how Europe can balance competitiveness and solidarity in the next EU budget, highlighting Hungary’s vision for safeguarding cohesion funds, empowering regions, and ensuring that prosperity is shared across all parts of the Union. | [
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] | 2025-10-20T14:00:14+00:00 | 2025-10-21T07:56:11+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/safeguarding-cohesion-in-a-competitive-europe-hungarys-vision/ | ||
Von der Leyen teases tweaks to EU green policies in letter to leaders | The EU's 2040 climate goal, biofuel policy, and carbon tax prices could all face changes The EU may yet water down some of its climate policies as part of its simplification agenda but that won’t stop the charge on clean tech and the battle against climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told... | Stefano Porciello | The EU's 2040 climate goal, biofuel policy, and carbon tax prices could all face changes | [
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Commission says exploratory talks with Taliban on returns already underway | The EU does not formally recognise the Taliban regime that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 The European Commission confirmed it has held “exploratory contacts at the technical level” with Afghanistan’s de facto authorities, in coordination with the EU’s External Action Service, on the issue of returns. Brussels is ... | Nicoletta Ionta | The EU does not formally recognise the Taliban regime that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 | [
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EU blows hot and cold over Trump-Putin summit in Budapest | Trump and Putin agreed last week to hold another round of talks in the Hungarian capital, though a date has not yet been confirmed LUXEMBOURG – As they arrived at a key meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, EU foreign ministers were in opposite camps about upcoming negotiations in Budapest between Vladimir Putin and Donald ... | Eddy Wax | Trump and Putin agreed last week to hold another round of talks in the Hungarian capital, though a date has not yet been confirmed | [
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EU countries move ahead on long-term budget as Parliament stalls | With MEPs divided over the Commission’s 2028–2034 budget plan, EU governments are moving forward without them While Parliament is mired in infighting over the proposed 2028-2034 EU budget, capitals are moving ahead with the Commission’s framework, according to a draft document obtained by Euractiv. Parliament is nearin... | Angelo Di Mambro | With MEPs divided over the Commission’s 2028–2034 budget plan, EU governments are moving forward without them | [
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The Cement Action Plan: Powering Europe’s Competitiveness, Enabling Transition | As Europe’s industrial transition enters a decisive phase, the cement industry is ready to deliver on its climate ambitions but needs the right policy framework to stay competitive. The Cement Action Plan outlines measures to boost competitiveness, drive decarbonisation, and reinforce Europe’s autonomy. Europe stands a... | As Europe’s industrial transition enters a decisive phase, the cement industry is ready to deliver on its climate ambitions but needs the right policy framework to stay competitive. The Cement Action Plan outlines measures to boost competitiveness, drive decarbonisation, and reinforce Europe’s autonomy. | [
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INTERVIEW: EU must 'continue to uphold science', says head of drug agency | The EU’s new pharmaceutical legislation is one of the most important opportunities ahead, says EMA head Emer Cooke Emer Cooke never imagined she would end up on the front page of a newspaper or on the news every evening before the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Irish head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), who says mo... | Emma Pirnay | The EU’s new pharmaceutical legislation is one of the most important opportunities ahead, says EMA head Emer Cooke | [
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EU countries set to agree 2028 deadline for Russian gas ban | Governments and MEPs agree Russian gas must be banned from Europe – the question is when Despite concerns raised at the last minute by France, Italy, and Spain over legal certainty and a two-month-old mechanism to check LNG cargoes that could potentially contain Russian fuel before allowing them into Europe, EU countri... | Nikolaus J. Kurmayer | Governments and MEPs agree Russian gas must be banned from Europe – the question is when | [
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Turkish Cypriots reject Erdogan-backed ex-leader | Almost 63% of voters in the territory backed former prime minister Tufan Erhurman as next president The breakaway territory of northern Cyprus has voted overwhelmingly to replace its outgoing leader, who had the backing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, election officials said Sunday. Almost 63% of voters in t... | AFP | Almost 63% of voters in the territory backed former prime minister Tufan Erhurman as next president | [
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Two Swedish leaders expose Europe’s centre-left migration dilemma | "We are way stricter on migration and on crime than we were before," said Magdalena Andersson, head of the Swedish Social Democrats AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Two of Sweden’s most prominent progressives have emerged as symbols of Europe’s centre-left divide over migration, underscoring a broader struggle to reconcile cor... | Magnus Lund Nielsen | "We are way stricter on migration and on crime than we were before," said Magdalena Andersson, head of the Swedish Social Democrats | [
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Putin presses Trump for Ukraine to surrender Donetsk in latest peace overture | The request, which would significantly disadvantage Kyiv, signals that Putin has not backed away from long-standing territorial ambitions Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine surrender full control of Donetsk as a condition for ending the war, US newspaper The Washington Post reported. The request, wh... | AFP | The request, which would significantly disadvantage Kyiv, signals that Putin has not backed away from long-standing territorial ambitions | [
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GDPR: Legislative necessity or a thorn in the side of economic growth? | GDPR set the global benchmark for privacy laws worldwide. But policymakers must now decide whether ethical leadership is compatible with the pace and ambition required to compete on the global stage Europe changed the world in 2018, not with a product or innovation but with a privacy law. The General Data Protection Re... | GDPR set the global benchmark for privacy laws worldwide. But policymakers must now decide whether ethical leadership is compatible with the pace and ambition required to compete on the global stage | [
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] | 2025-10-19T07:00:50+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/gdpr-legislative-necessity-or-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-economic-growth/ | |||
Turkish-occupied Cyprus votes, Erdoğan decides? | Analysts question how much real autonomy the winner of Sunday's election will have Turkish Cypriots are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader – but as history shows, Ankara is likely to have the final say, regardless of the result. A victory for the progressive candidate, however, could mark a significan... | Sarantis Michalopoulos | Analysts question how much real autonomy the winner of Sunday's election will have | [
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Trump urges Zelenskyy to talk peace with Putin, cools on sending Tomahawks | "I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing", Trump says Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv’s hopes for Tomahawk missiles as the US leader renews a push to settle the war. La... | AFP | "I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing", Trump says | [
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Can the EU afford to rebuild Ukraine? | The war-torn country's reconstruction costs are enormous – and Russia's frozen assets are unlikely to help finance them As Russian troops and tanks poured across his country’s borders on the night of February 23, 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a now-famous video address to the Russian people. “War is a great misfo... | Thomas Moller-Nielsen | The war-torn country's reconstruction costs are enormous – and Russia's frozen assets are unlikely to help finance them | [
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Belgium rallies EU support to greenlight Afghans' returns | Twenty European countries have urged the Commission to enable both voluntary and forced returns of Afghans who have no legal right to stay in the bloc Belgium’s push for an EU-wide coordination on deporting irregular and criminal Afghan nationals has gained backing from 19 other countries, according to a letter obtaine... | Nicoletta Ionta | Twenty European countries have urged the Commission to enable both voluntary and forced returns of Afghans who have no legal right to stay in the bloc | [
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'The deal was made': Socialists reject extra Parliament term for Roberta Metsola | President of the European Socialists Stefan Löfven threatens to make life difficult for the EPP if it pushes Metsola into an unprecedented third term as president of the European Parliament AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Centre-right MEP Roberta Metsola cannot have a third term as European Parliament president, according to ... | Magnus Lund Nielsen | President of the European Socialists Stefan Löfven threatens to make life difficult for the EPP if it pushes Metsola into an unprecedented third term as president of the European Parliament | [
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US sinks vote to approve international accord on decarbonising ships | The delay comes after Donald Trump threatened sanctions against countries backing the plan An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory for the United States, which opposes the carbon-cutting plan. The London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO), a Uni... | The delay comes after Donald Trump threatened sanctions against countries backing the plan | [
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European Socialists expel Slovak PM's party | Fico accused the Party of European Socialists of intolerance toward his government’s social conservatism BRATISLAVA – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he was “proud” after his party was officially expelled from the Party of European Socialists on Thursday. The decision, adopted unanimously at the PES congress in ... | Zuzana Gabrizova | Fico accused the Party of European Socialists of intolerance toward his government’s social conservatism | [
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"Robert Fico"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T14:28:04+00:00 | 2025-10-17T17:15:02+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-socialists-expel-slovak-pms-party/ |
Transparency is a sustainability prerequisite, not an impractical burden | Environmental certification is proven to enhance sustainable action and competitiveness; experts argue that more member states must take this seriously Among the most consequential changes of February’s Omnibus I simplification package is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which obliges companies ... | Jennifer Baker | Environmental certification is proven to enhance sustainable action and competitiveness; experts argue that more member states must take this seriously | [] | 2025-10-17T13:44:33+00:00 | 2025-10-20T08:07:57+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/transparency-is-a-sustainability-prerequisite-not-an-impractical-burden/ | |
German ex-leader Schroeder says no regrets over Russia pipelines | Germany needed natural gas "at reasonable prices", Schroeder said Germany’s ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday slammed a state parliamentary inquiry into the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia as “ridiculous” and said he did not regret his role in its controversial construction. The inquiry, at the Mecklenburg-W... | AFP | Germany needed natural gas "at reasonable prices", Schroeder said | [
"Politics",
"Across Europe",
"Germany",
"Nord Stream",
"Russia"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T13:33:15+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/german-ex-leader-schroeder-says-no-regrets-over-russia-pipelines/ | |
Can solar radiation management quicken global climate efforts? | Solar radiation management technology is capable of reflecting sunlight into space; experts argue it could help boost climate cooling strategies With global warming tracking up by as much as 3°C by the end of this century, lawmakers are asking what can be done to radically shift the needle. Is it time to explore resear... | Jennifer Baker | Solar radiation management technology is capable of reflecting sunlight into space; experts argue it could help boost climate cooling strategies | [] | 2025-10-17T13:14:59+00:00 | 2025-10-20T10:28:07+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/can-solar-radiation-management-quicken-global-climate-efforts/ | |
EU supports Trump-Putin meet in Budapest if serves peace | Hungary's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is to take effect in June 2026, and it technically remains a party to the court until then The European Commission said on Friday it welcomes a meeting in Budapest between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin if it can help end the Ukraine war.... | Hungary's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is to take effect in June 2026, and it technically remains a party to the court until then | [
"Politics",
"Viktor Orbán"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T13:08:15+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-supports-trump-putin-meet-in-budapest-if-serves-peace/ | ||
Hungary vows safe passage for Putin for US-Russia summit | Orbán is Trump's and Putin's closest ally in the EU, and a staunch critic of Western support for Kyiv Hungary’s foreign minister said on Friday that his country would ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter and “hold successful talks” with the US despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Hungarian Prime... | Orbán is Trump's and Putin's closest ally in the EU, and a staunch critic of Western support for Kyiv | [
"Politics",
"Hungary",
"Russia",
"Ukraine",
"Viktor Orbán",
"Vladimir Putin"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T12:49:24+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/hungary-vows-safe-passage-for-putin-for-us-russia-summit/ | ||
'A directive is not a 28th regime,' startup groups tell von der Leyen | Startup groups crank up pressure on the Commission President to make good on her pledge of "something completely new" for the planned EU-wide company entity A coalition of 27 startup groups today sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, denouncing apparent plans to introduce an EU-wide company entity... | Maximilian Henning | Startup groups crank up pressure on the Commission President to make good on her pledge of "something completely new" for the planned EU-wide company entity | [
"Tech",
"28th regime",
"Ursula von der Leyen"
] | Tech | 2025-10-17T12:30:14+00:00 | 2025-10-17T14:42:14+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/a-directive-is-not-a-28th-regime-startup-groups-tell-von-der-leyen/ |
EPP and far right set to kill forest monitoring law | After voting it down in committee last month, right-wing MEPs are now poised to repeat the move MEPs are expected to reject the EU’s proposed law on forest monitoring on Tuesday, as the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right groups join forces to block it in plenary. Unveiled by the European Commission in 2023, th... | Alice Bergoënd | After voting it down in committee last month, right-wing MEPs are now poised to repeat the move | [
"Agrifood",
"Deforestation",
"EU Green Deal"
] | Agrifood | 2025-10-17T12:00:13+00:00 | 2025-10-19T07:55:06+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/epp-and-far-right-set-to-kill-forest-monitoring-law/ |
Commission rings opening bell on fight to host EU customs authority | The new body is key to the EU’s efforts to tackle the flood of cheap imports from Chinese commerce platforms like Temu and Shein The Commission on Friday said it has asked capitals to submit bids for hosting an EU customs authority, a not-yet officially created body that’s set to coordinate national enforcers as part o... | Maximilian Henning | The new body is key to the EU’s efforts to tackle the flood of cheap imports from Chinese commerce platforms like Temu and Shein | [
"Economy",
"Tech",
"e-Commerce",
"France",
"Platforms",
"Portugal",
"Spain"
] | Tech | 2025-10-17T11:26:15+00:00 | 2025-10-17T17:35:37+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-rings-opening-bell-on-fight-to-host-eu-customs-authority/ |
Metsola’s Maltese party bets on 30-year-old, after she chose Brussels | New Nationalist Party leader Borg says Metsola can help the party best from Brussels The centre-right Maltese party of European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is banking on a 30-year-old to win back power after 12 years in opposition, following her decision to stay in EU politics. Alex Borg, an MP from the island... | Eddy Wax | New Nationalist Party leader Borg says Metsola can help the party best from Brussels | [
"Politics",
"Jessika Roswall",
"Malta",
"Roberta Metsola"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T11:19:07+00:00 | 2025-10-17T16:12:37+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/metsolas-maltese-party-bets-on-30-year-old-after-she-chose-brussels/ |
Belgium bets on 'cow toilets' to flush out farm pollution | Urine is collected before it comes into contact with solid manure, preventing its conversion into harmful ammonia Belgium’s Flanders region is betting on a “cow toilet” to help tackle pollution linked to livestock waste. The Flemish government has notified the European Commission that it has drafted a law to include a ... | Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro | Urine is collected before it comes into contact with solid manure, preventing its conversion into harmful ammonia | [
"Agrifood",
"Across Europe",
"Environment",
"Fertilisers"
] | Agrifood | 2025-10-17T10:06:19+00:00 | 2025-10-17T23:20:25+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgium-bets-on-cow-toilets-to-flush-out-farm-pollution/ |
NATO shouldn't exist, China told MEPs | The first EU-China meeting of parliamentarians since 2018 was marred by a dispute over the war in Ukraine Chinese lawmakers told members of the European Parliament that NATO shouldn’t exist, and spouted Russian talking points about the war in Ukraine at a rare meeting in Brussels on Thursday. The three-hour meeting bet... | Eddy Wax | The first EU-China meeting of parliamentarians since 2018 was marred by a dispute over the war in Ukraine | [
"Politics"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T09:00:14+00:00 | 2025-10-17T12:13:11+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/nato-shouldnt-exist-china-told-meps/ |
Trump checks in at Budapest Hotel | In today’s edition: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to meet in Hungary for Ukraine peace talks without Zelenskyy, EU negotiators make a final push to salvage the bloc’s anti-corruption directive, and Europe’s Socialists gather in Amsterdam to confront their fractured future BREAKTHROUGH: EU institutions clinch de... | Nicoletta Ionta | In today’s edition: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to meet in Hungary for Ukraine peace talks without Zelenskyy, EU negotiators make a final push to salvage the bloc’s anti-corruption directive, and Europe’s Socialists gather in Amsterdam to confront their fractured future | [
"Politics",
"Rapporteur"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T05:35:36+00:00 | 2025-10-21T05:59:36+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-trump-checks-in-at-budapest-hotel/ |
Bridging the gap: sickle cell disease as a case study of paediatric to adult transition in rare disease | The transition from paediatric to adult care increases mortality and worsens outcomes for many young people living with rare diseases like sickle cell disease. EU and national decision-makers must implement holistic and person-centred transition policies for all rare diseases. By Dr Mariangela Pellegrini, Lora Ruth Wog... | The transition from paediatric to adult care increases mortality and worsens outcomes for many young people living with rare diseases like sickle cell disease. EU and national decision-makers must implement holistic and person-centred transition policies for all rare diseases. | [
"Health",
"Promoted content",
"Rare Diseases"
] | 2025-10-17T05:00:45+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/bridging-the-gap-sickle-cell-disease-as-a-case-study-of-paediatric-to-adult-transition-in-rare-disease/ | |||
Commission looks into higher EU taxes on alcohol – again | EU rates have not been updated since 1992, leaving wine untaxed despite calls for reform The European Commission is considering updating EU alcohol tax rates, which have not been amended since 1992 and still leave wine at a zero rate. However, even the World Health Organisation (WHO) has noted that implementing taxes o... | Brenda Strohmaier | EU rates have not been updated since 1992, leaving wine untaxed despite calls for reform | [
"Agrifood",
"Health",
"Food Safety",
"Public Health",
"Taxes",
"Tobacco",
"Wine"
] | Health | 2025-10-17T04:00:57+00:00 | 2025-10-22T15:29:50+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-looks-into-higher-eu-taxes-on-alcohol-again/ |
Tusk at mid-term: Security gains overshadow stalled promises | Two years on, frustration among voters has grown WARSAW – Praised in Brussels as the symbol of ‘Poland’s return to Europe’, Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government has reached the halfway point of its mandate, but faces mounting public dissatisfaction, coalition strains, and accusations of broken promises at home. Tusk... | Aleksandra Krzysztoszek | Two years on, frustration among voters has grown | [
"Politics",
"Across Europe",
"Donald Tusk",
"Poland",
"Radosław Sikorski",
"Rule of Law"
] | Politics | 2025-10-17T04:00:45+00:00 | 2025-10-17T12:38:45+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/tusk-at-mid-term-security-gains-overshadow-stalled-promises/ |
Big tech's political ad blackout tests new EU transparency law | Big tech’s retreat from political advertising tests how transparent EU democracy can really be Meta, Google, and Microsoft have turned their backs on the EU’s new transparency rules for political advertising — by banning such ads altogether — ahead of the law coming into effect last week. The EU regulation on the trans... | Anupriya Datta | Big tech’s retreat from political advertising tests how transparent EU democracy can really be | [
"Tech",
"Disinformation",
"Google",
"Meta",
"Platforms",
"Sandro Gozi"
] | Tech | 2025-10-17T04:00:22+00:00 | 2025-10-27T16:26:35+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/big-techs-political-ad-blackout-tests-new-eu-transparency-law/ |
Trump says to meet Putin after 'great progress' in call | The date of the meeting is yet to be announced President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making “great progress” in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine’s leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles. Trump did not give a date for the ... | AFP | The date of the meeting is yet to be announced | [
"Defence",
"Politics",
"Donald Trump",
"Vladimir Putin"
] | Politics | 2025-10-16T17:42:22+00:00 | 2025-10-17T06:22:06+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/trump-says-to-meet-putin-after-great-progress-in-call/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=From the capital&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS |
The Brief – Show us the money, Manfred! | Weber's pay is almost 100% taxpayer-funded. Taking advantage of a loophole to claim two salaries is obscene; refusing full transparency suggests something more insidious is at play Political reporting can often feel like analogue photography – it’s all about the light. Shining too much on a subject ends up over-exposin... | Weber's pay is almost 100% taxpayer-funded. Taking advantage of a loophole to claim two salaries is obscene; refusing full transparency suggests something more insidious is at play | [
"Opinion",
"Dolors Montserrat",
"European People's Party (EPP)",
"Manfred Weber"
] | 2025-10-16T16:23:06+00:00 | 2025-10-17T08:46:31+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-show-us-the-money-manfred/ | ||
'Factories will close' without wastewater directive revision, says Greek health minister | Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis urges rethink of costly wastewater rules, says they threaten Europe’s pharma sector The Greek government is requesting that the EU Council of Environment Ministers revise the Wastewater Management Directive (WWMD), warning that its implementation could create “non-viable conditions” fo... | Vasiliki Angouridi | Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis urges rethink of costly wastewater rules, says they threaten Europe’s pharma sector | [
"Health",
"EU Pharma Package",
"Greece"
] | Health | 2025-10-16T15:39:38+00:00 | 2025-10-17T13:14:41+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/factories-will-close-without-wastewater-directive-revision-says-greek-health-minister/ |
Spanish MEPs lose fight with Italians over clam size | The decision allows Adriatic fishers to harvest clams with a diameter of at least 22 millimetres, compared with the EU-wide limit of 25 The long-standing spat between Spain and Italy over clam fishing is back on the table. In 2016, Brussels granted fishers in the Adriatic a derogation from EU rules on clam fishing, all... | Maria Simon Arboleas | The decision allows Adriatic fishers to harvest clams with a diameter of at least 22 millimetres, compared with the EU-wide limit of 25 | [
"Agrifood",
"Fish",
"Fish Stocks",
"Fisheries",
"Italy",
"Spain"
] | Agrifood | 2025-10-16T15:28:08+00:00 | 2025-10-17T07:58:32+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/spanish-meps-lose-fight-with-italians-over-clam-size/ |
Turning the Tide Against Poverty in a Fluid World | What is the most pressing challenge for humanity in an era of uncertainty and transformation? While answers to this question may vary, poverty tops the ballot. Last year 733 million people went to bed hungry—one in every eleven—while 1.1 billion survived on less than $2.15 a day. Eradicating this scourge has become a s... | What is the most pressing challenge for humanity in an era of uncertainty and transformation? While answers to this question may vary, poverty tops the ballot. Last year 733 million people went to bed hungry—one in every eleven—while 1.1 billion survived on less than $2.15 a day. Eradicating this scourge has become a ... | [
"Economy",
"China"
] | 2025-10-16T15:16:48+00:00 | 2025-10-17T13:58:00+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/turning-the-tide-against-poverty-in-a-fluid-world/ | ||
Ex-US embassy guard in Norway convicted of spying for Russia, Iran | The prosecution had asked for a sentence of six years and four months for the crime, which is punishable by up to 21 years in prison in Norway A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man was co... | AFP | The prosecution had asked for a sentence of six years and four months for the crime, which is punishable by up to 21 years in prison in Norway | [
"Politics",
"Across Europe",
"Norway",
"Russia",
"Spying"
] | Politics | 2025-10-16T12:00:30+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-iran/ | |
EU to set up European Space Shield in 2026 | The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation The European Commission plans to formally start its new Space Shield programme for satellite defence in the second half of 2026 as part of efforts to protect spacecraft already ... | Anupriya Datta | The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation | [
"Defence",
"Tech",
"Andrius Kubilius",
"European Space Shield",
"Henna Virkkunen",
"Space"
] | Tech | 2025-10-16T11:58:59+00:00 | 2025-10-16T14:24:24+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-to-set-up-european-space-shield-in-2026/ |
Greece lawmakers back plan to allow 13-hour work day | Unions have staged two general strikes against the reform this month, with thousands of workers protesting against a measure Greece’s parliament on Thursday passed a contested reform that would allow 13-hour work days under exceptional circumstances. MPs spent two days debating the bill, proposed by the conservative go... | Unions have staged two general strikes against the reform this month, with thousands of workers protesting against a measure | [
"Politics",
"Across Europe",
"Greece"
] | Politics | 2025-10-16T11:49:23+00:00 | 2025-10-17T06:00:57+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/greece-lawmakers-back-plan-to-allow-13-hour-work-day/ | |
28th regime won't be a regulation, Commission document leak suggests | The legal basis in the leaked 2026 work programme points to a directive incoming – triggering outrage from startup activists The Commission will propose a planned EU-wide company entity – known as the 28th regime – through a directive, a leaked work programme for 2026 suggests. The draft document refers to the proposal... | Maximilian Henning | The legal basis in the leaked 2026 work programme points to a directive incoming – triggering outrage from startup activists | [
"Tech",
"28th regime",
"René Repasi"
] | Tech | 2025-10-16T10:51:25+00:00 | 2025-10-16T13:53:17+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/28th-regime-wont-be-a-regulation-commission-document-leak-suggests/ |
EU-Vietnam relations, strengthening ties for shared growth and innovation | This report takes a look at 35 years of EU-Vietnam relations and a new phase of diplomatic and economic cooperation Marking 35 years of diplomatic ties, EU-Vietnam relations are entering a new phase of cooperation. This special report explores how both sides are working to strengthen ties by accelerating the implementa... | This report takes a look at 35 years of EU-Vietnam relations and a new phase of diplomatic and economic cooperation | [
"Global Europe",
"Trade"
] | Global Europe | 2025-10-16T10:39:53+00:00 | 2025-10-27T21:09:17+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/special_report/eu-vietnam-relations-strengthening-ties-for-shared-growth-and-innovation/ | |
French government survives no-confidence votes as Socialists withhold support | Despite party instructions, seven Socialist MPs voted in favour of the France Unbowed motion PARIS – Two motions of no confidence filed by the hard-left France Unbowed and the far-right National Rally against Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government were rejected on Thursday in the National Assembly. The first mot... | Laurent Geslin | Despite party instructions, seven Socialist MPs voted in favour of the France Unbowed motion | [
"Politics",
"Across Europe",
"Sébastien Lecornu"
] | Politics | 2025-10-16T10:39:01+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-government-survives-no-confidence-votes-as-socialists-withhold-support/ | |
The €100 Billion Challenge: Energy Storage as Europe’s Competitiveness Driver | Europe could face €100 billion in grid congestion by 2040 while consumers miss out on cheap power. Energy storage can strengthen Europe’s energy security, affordability, and decarbonisation, writes Energy Storage Europe Association The period following the gas price spikes of 2021–2022 has seen power prices cool from t... | Europe could face €100 billion in grid congestion by 2040 while consumers miss out on cheap power. Energy storage can strengthen Europe’s energy security, affordability, and decarbonisation, writes Energy Storage Europe Association | [
"Energy, Environment & Transport",
"Competitiveness",
"Energy",
"Promoted content"
] | 2025-10-16T10:00:04+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-e100-billion-challenge-energy-storage-as-europes-competitiveness-driver/ | |||
Woof justice: Flying dogs count as luggage, EU court rules | Plaintiff unlikely to get the full €5,000 for mislaid mutt Pets are not excluded from the concept of ‘baggage’ for the purposes of an airline’s liability for loss or damage in transit, the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday in the case of a lost dog. The case dates back to 2019, when a passenger travelling fro... | Robert Hodgson | Plaintiff unlikely to get the full €5,000 for mislaid mutt | [
"Energy, Environment & Transport",
"Animal Welfare",
"European Court of Justice (ECJ)",
"Transport"
] | Energy, Environment & Transport | 2025-10-16T09:42:44+00:00 | 2025-10-17T06:23:17+00:00 | en-GB | https://www.euractiv.com/news/woof-justice-flying-dogs-count-as-luggage-eu-court-rules/ |
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