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Berlaymont on lockdown
In today’s edition: the Commission unveils its defence “readiness” plan amid fresh power struggles in Brussels, Dolors Montserrat admits to pocketing a €350 daily allowance from her EPP side job, and Euractiv scoops the Commission’s 2026 policy programme, revealing big ambitions – and a blank annex URSULA’S BUNKER: Acc...
Eddy Wax
In today’s edition: the Commission unveils its defence “readiness” plan amid fresh power struggles in Brussels, Dolors Montserrat admits to pocketing a €350 daily allowance from her EPP side job, and Euractiv scoops the Commission’s 2026 policy programme, revealing big ambitions – and a blank annex
[ "Politics", "Rapporteur" ]
Politics
2025-10-16T06:12:39+00:00
2025-10-16T06:36:21+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-berlaymont-on-lockdown/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=Intro&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
Opaque new EU budget could boost Euroscepticism, top auditor warns
Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to radically overhaul the EU’s seven-year budget has already sparked backlash from farmers, regions, governments and MEPs A top EU auditor is warning that the proposed overhaul of the EU’s next long-term budget could boost Euroscepticism, as it stands to reduce the amount of checks and balan...
Eddy Wax
Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to radically overhaul the EU’s seven-year budget has already sparked backlash from farmers, regions, governments and MEPs
[ "Politics" ]
Politics
2025-10-16T04:00:59+00:00
2025-10-16T15:21:44+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/opaque-new-eu-budget-could-boost-euroscepticism-top-auditor-warns?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
Europe’s strategic autonomy starts at its borders: Montenegro’s SEPA leap
Montenegro’s full integration into Europe’s payment system shows that enlargement can advance through delivery and discipline, bringing citizens and businesses tangible benefits long before accession Earlier this month Montenegro quietly reshaped its relationship with Europe. By sending and receiving its first Single E...
Montenegro’s full integration into Europe’s payment system shows that enlargement can advance through delivery and discipline, bringing citizens and businesses tangible benefits long before accession
[ "Economy", "European Single Market", "Strategic Autonomy" ]
2025-10-16T04:00:42+00:00
2025-10-17T06:19:25+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-strategic-autonomy-starts-at-its-borders-montenegros-sepa-leap/
End of fur gains momentum in Parliament – but industry feels left out
Banned or restricted in 23 EU countries, fur farming continues in Finland, Poland, and Greece A potential ban on farming Arctic foxes, American minks, and chinchillas for fur is gaining traction in Brussels, with MEPs across the political spectrum calling time on a fading industry. But producers say lawmakers are shutt...
Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro
Banned or restricted in 23 EU countries, fur farming continues in Finland, Poland, and Greece
[ "Agrifood", "Greece", "Livestock", "Poland" ]
Agrifood
2025-10-16T04:00:03+00:00
2025-10-24T07:51:18+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/end-of-fur-gains-momentum-in-parliament-but-industry-feels-left-out/
France’s conservative party fractures over far-right flirtation
The future of Les Républicains hangs in the balance, as high-profile defections and talk of a “coalition of goodwill” with the far right stir turmoil ahead of next spring’s municipal elections PARIS – France’s centre-right Les Républicains is edging towards implosion, as six party members accepted posts in the Lecornu ...
Laurent Geslin
The future of Les Républicains hangs in the balance, as high-profile defections and talk of a “coalition of goodwill” with the far right stir turmoil ahead of next spring’s municipal elections
[ "Politics", "Bruno Retailleau", "Jordan Bardella", "Marine Le Pen", "Sébastien Lecornu" ]
Politics
2025-10-16T03:42:28+00:00
2025-10-16T08:45:37+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/frances-conservative-party-fractures-over-far-right-flirtation/
Frontline countries want financial clarity on Commission’s defence proposals
“We have a lot of different names for a lot of different formats. I wish we'd have as much money. That would be much more helpful,” said Lithuania's defence minister The European Commission’s forthcoming Defence Readiness Roadmap seems to have the support of most EU countries, but those nearest to Russia want to know h...
Kjeld Neubert
“We have a lot of different names for a lot of different formats. I wish we'd have as much money. That would be much more helpful,” said Lithuania's defence minister
[ "Defence", "Estonia", "Finland", "Latvia", "Lithuania", "Romania", "Sweden" ]
Defence
2025-10-15T20:40:00+00:00
2025-10-16T11:23:42+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/frontline-countries-want-financial-clarity-on-commissions-defence-proposals/
Commission under pressure to tweak €2 tn EU budget proposal after Parliament pushback
‘The current draft of the EU budget satisfies no one and must be rewritten,’ said Siegfried Mureșan, EPP vice-chair and Parliament negotiator The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) is threatening to reject a key part of the Commission’s 2028-2034 budget proposal, piling pressure on the EU executive to amend the...
Eddy Wax
‘The current draft of the EU budget satisfies no one and must be rewritten,’ said Siegfried Mureșan, EPP vice-chair and Parliament negotiator
[ "Agrifood", "Economy", "CAP", "CAP budget", "EU Budget", "European People's Party (EPP)", "Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF)" ]
Economy
2025-10-15T17:54:46+00:00
2025-10-17T06:20:21+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-under-pressure-to-tweak-e2-tn-eu-budget-proposal-after-parliament-pushback/
Top EPP politician Montserrat (quietly) comes clean about pay
The Spanish politician says she claims travel expenses and €350 per day of work for the European People's Party, when not in the European Parliament Spanish MEP Dolors Montserrat does not receive a salary from her job as secretary general of the European People’s Party, according to a public declaration she made on Wed...
Eddy Wax
The Spanish politician says she claims travel expenses and €350 per day of work for the European People's Party, when not in the European Parliament
[ "Politics", "Dolors Montserrat", "European People's Party (EPP)", "Manfred Weber" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T16:53:24+00:00
2025-10-16T08:12:38+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/top-epp-politician-montserrat-quietly-comes-clean-about-pay/
Fico ‘not interested’ in Russia sanctions as Slovakia maintains veto on 19th package
The populist leader also expressed his “astonishment” that Kyiv’s war effort is “being treated as the top priority topic” at next week’s EU summit Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said he is “not interested” in imposing more sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, as Bratislava continued to block Brussels’ latest round o...
Thomas Moller-Nielsen
The populist leader also expressed his “astonishment” that Kyiv’s war effort is “being treated as the top priority topic” at next week’s EU summit
[ "Economy", "Politics", "Across Europe", "Robert Fico", "Russia", "Sanctions", "Slovakia" ]
Economy
2025-10-15T16:16:32+00:00
2025-10-16T06:43:31+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/fico-not-interested-in-russia-sanctions-as-slovakia-maintains-veto-on-19th-package/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
The Brief – Brussels, Europe's broken heart
Brussels has a well-known money problem. But unless someone fixes the city's broken political system, it will be the ruin of many more finance ministers We knew Brussels’ finances were in poor health. But on Wednesday we discovered the illness is contagious, as the finance minister of Belgium’s capital region resigned ...
Brussels has a well-known money problem. But unless someone fixes the city's broken political system, it will be the ruin of many more finance ministers
[ "Belgium", "Brussels", "Excessive Deficit Procedure" ]
2025-10-15T16:08:45+00:00
2025-10-17T06:19:38+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-brussels-europes-broken-heart/
EU-Vietnam relations need speed and trust to reach next level, says MEP Lange
As Vietnam rises as a regional powerhouse, MEP Bernd Lange (S&D) calls on the EU to match its pace and build a true partnership of equals With its rapid growth, digital ambition, and expanding global reach, Vietnam is emerging as one of Asia’s most dynamic economies – an increasingly attractive partner for the European...
Xhoi Zajmi
As Vietnam rises as a regional powerhouse, MEP Bernd Lange (S&D) calls on the EU to match its pace and build a true partnership of equals
[ "Global Europe", "Trade", "Vietnam" ]
Global Europe
2025-10-15T15:41:45+00:00
2025-10-21T15:05:09+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/interview/eu-vietnam-relations-need-speed-and-trust-to-reach-next-level-says-mep-lange/
Brussels' 2026 schedule reflects policy shift from green to lean
A first look at the EU executive’s plan for 2026 which will set the ground for the bloc’s energy and climate landscape through 2030 The European Commission’s work programme for 2026 is likely to reflect the shift from the Green Deal environmental and climate agenda of the first von der Leyen presidency to the pro-busin...
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer
A first look at the EU executive’s plan for 2026 which will set the ground for the bloc’s energy and climate landscape through 2030
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Energy", "Environment" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-15T15:39:23+00:00
2025-10-16T09:31:45+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/brussels-2026-schedule-reflects-policy-shift-from-green-to-lean/
Renew Europe pushes EU to tackle “addictive design” and protect young people’s mental health
The paper proposes introducing EU-wide age verification mechanisms, built on the European Digital Identity Wallet The Renew Europe group in the European Parliament is calling on the Commission to deploy its full legislative arsenal – including the Digital Services Act (DSA), the GDPR, and the AI Act – to reduce the har...
Thomas Mangin
The paper proposes introducing EU-wide age verification mechanisms, built on the European Digital Identity Wallet
[ "Health", "Tech", "Digital Services Act (DSA)", "Mental Health", "Public Health", "Renew Europe" ]
Health
2025-10-15T14:56:52+00:00
2025-10-15T15:42:27+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/renew-europe-pushes-eu-to-tackle-addictive-design-and-protect-young-peoples-mental-health/
Poland's farm price row turns nationalistic
Authorities say one of the world’s largest grain traders abused its power Polish farmers are reigniting a debate over power in the food chain, as Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski accuses international retailers and major agribusinesses of squeezing local producers. “The food market in Poland is largely managed by ...
Maria Simon Arboleas
Authorities say one of the world’s largest grain traders abused its power
[ "Agrifood", "Across Europe", "Food Prices", "Poland" ]
Agrifood
2025-10-15T14:56:19+00:00
2025-10-16T09:12:32+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/polands-farm-price-row-turns-nationalistic/
EXCLUSIVE: European Commission's 2026 work programme leaked
Legislative plan covers everything from defence to anti-trust initiatives through next year The European Commission is set to present its detailed work programme for 2026 next week in Strasbourg and Euractiv has obtained the document setting out legislative plans on everything from agriculture to healthcare and defence...
Magnus Lund Nielsen
Legislative plan covers everything from defence to anti-trust initiatives through next year
[ "Agrifood", "Defence", "Economy", "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Health", "Politics", "Tech" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T14:38:50+00:00
2025-10-16T08:41:59+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-european-commissions-2026-work-programme-leaked/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
European Defence Agency poised to take centre-stage in rearmament efforts
The Commission's Readiness Roadmap amounts to nothing less than the rebirth of the EDA The European Defence Agency (EDA) will be at the centre of the European Union’s rearmament effort, according to draft conclusions of the 23 October EU leaders summit seen by Euractiv. Empowering the EDA, an intergovernmental body set...
Aurélie Pugnet
The Commission's Readiness Roadmap amounts to nothing less than the rebirth of the EDA
[ "Defence", "Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD)", "European Defence Agency (EDA)", "Kaja Kallas" ]
Defence
2025-10-15T14:02:57+00:00
2025-10-15T15:42:15+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-defence-agency-poised-to-take-centre-stage-in-rearmament-efforts/
LESS: Driving Trust in Europe’s Clean Steel Markets
Europe’s steel decarbonisation is underway, but success hinges on strong policies and credible standards. LESS can build trust and unlock investment, creating lead markets that make low-emission steel the industry norm. Brussels, 15 October 2025 – Europe’s steel industry is pivotal to the continent’s climate ambitions....
Europe’s steel decarbonisation is underway, but success hinges on strong policies and credible standards. LESS can build trust and unlock investment, creating lead markets that make low-emission steel the industry norm.
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Industrial Decarbonisation" ]
2025-10-15T14:00:34+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/less-driving-trust-in-europes-clean-steel-markets/
INTERVIEW: Cyprus says deals on migrant returns should be made at the EU level
Euractiv sat down with Cyprus deputy migration chief, who said Nicosia is “optimistic” about bridging divisions among EU capitals over solidarity, and relocation under the new EU's flagship migration plan Cyprus’ Deputy Migration Minister, Nicholas Ioannides, has called on the EU to coordinate efforts with non-EU count...
Nicoletta Ionta
Euractiv sat down with Cyprus deputy migration chief, who said Nicosia is “optimistic” about bridging divisions among EU capitals over solidarity, and relocation under the new EU's flagship migration plan
[ "Politics" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T13:22:18+00:00
2025-10-15T14:35:02+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/interview-cyprus-says-deals-on-migrant-returns-should-be-made-at-the-eu-level/
Governments stance on 2040 emissions cuts still unclear, document shows
Their discussions should prompt a call to set up an “enabling framework,” draft conclusion of the summit show European heads of government are expected to confirm the importance of Europe’s green transition at a summit next week, but their stance on the controversial 2040 climate goal is still up in the air, an interna...
Stefano Porciello
Their discussions should prompt a call to set up an “enabling framework,” draft conclusion of the summit show
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "2040 climate target", "COP30", "Paris Climate Agreement" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-15T12:41:26+00:00
2025-10-15T14:33:32+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/governments-stance-on-2040-emissions-cuts-still-unclear-document-shows/
What's in the Commission's Defence Readiness Roadmap
The Roadmap sets as a goal that EU countries would already organise at least 40% of defence purchases as joint procurement by the end of 2027 The European Commission aims to launch defence projects across all its priority areas by the first half of 2026, beginning with the Eastern Flank Watch and a Drone Wall, accordin...
Aurélie Pugnet
The Roadmap sets as a goal that EU countries would already organise at least 40% of defence purchases as joint procurement by the end of 2027
[ "Defence" ]
Defence
2025-10-15T11:33:09+00:00
2025-10-16T10:29:05+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/whats-in-the-commissions-defence-readiness-roadmap/
Von der Leyen urges Serbia to 'get concrete' about joining the EU
The Serbian president has for years pursued a diplomatic balancing act between the European Union and its strong ties with Russia, as well as China Serbia needs to “get concrete about joining” the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, urging respect for the rule of law, electoral ref...
AFP
The Serbian president has for years pursued a diplomatic balancing act between the European Union and its strong ties with Russia, as well as China
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Enlargement", "Serbia" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T09:44:16+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/von-der-leyen-urges-serbia-to-get-concrete-about-joining-the-eu/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=The capitals&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
French telecoms operators submit joint plan for four-to-three merger
It remains unclear whether the Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions In a landmark move, France’s three major telecom operators – Orange, Bouygues Telecom, and Free – agreed on a non-binding €17 billion plan to acquire their fourth competitor, SFR, in a bid to reduce competi...
Théophane Hartmann
It remains unclear whether the Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions
[ "Tech", "Bouygues Telecom", "competition", "Orange", "Patrick Drahi", "Telecoms" ]
Tech
2025-10-15T08:51:26+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-telecoms-operators-submit-joint-plan-for-four-to-three-merger/
Dutch far-right leader Wilders says back campaigning after threats
Last week, Belgian authorities arrested three people accused of planning "a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack against political figures" using drone-mounted explosives Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said on Wednesday that he was returning to the campaign trail, days after he stopped appearing in public due to a ...
AFP
Last week, Belgian authorities arrested three people accused of planning "a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack against political figures" using drone-mounted explosives
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Bart De Wever", "Belgium", "Geert Wilders" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T08:31:59+00:00
2025-10-16T06:45:07+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/dutch-far-right-leader-wilders-says-back-campaigning-after-threats/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=In the capital continued.&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
Fortress Europe, delayed
In today’s edition: Belgium urges EU backing for coordinated deportations to Afghanistan, the US Secretary of War meets NATO chiefs as EU ministers debate aid for Ukraine, and MEPs say Ursula von der Leyen supports a renewed push to end daylight saving time Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta ...
Eddy Wax
In today’s edition: Belgium urges EU backing for coordinated deportations to Afghanistan, the US Secretary of War meets NATO chiefs as EU ministers debate aid for Ukraine, and MEPs say Ursula von der Leyen supports a renewed push to end daylight saving time
[ "Politics", "Rapporteur" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T05:29:49+00:00
2025-10-16T05:34:37+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-fortress-europe-delayed/
Towards Competitive, Innovative & Sustainable EU Food Systems
EU Specialty Food Ingredients urges continued EU support for competitive, innovative, resilient and sustainable food systems, emphasising regulatory efficiency, investment in innovation and collaboration across the agri-food chain to meet climate goals and global challenges. EU Specialty Food Ingredients, representing ...
EU Specialty Food Ingredients urges continued EU support for competitive, innovative, resilient and sustainable food systems, emphasising regulatory efficiency, investment in innovation and collaboration across the agri-food chain to meet climate goals and global challenges.
[ "Agrifood", "Competitiveness", "Innovation", "Promoted content", "Sustainability" ]
2025-10-15T05:00:20+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/towards-competitive-innovative-sustainable-eu-food-systems/
Slovak PM Fico eyes postponing local election, stirring unease among allies
Fico argues that local elections should “reflect what happens in the parliamentary vote” BRATISLAVA – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has revived the idea of postponing Slovakia’s local and regional elections from 2026 to 2027 – a proposal that has sparked confusion among local authorities and raised suspicions even ...
Natália Silenská
Fico argues that local elections should “reflect what happens in the parliamentary vote”
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Robert Fico" ]
Politics
2025-10-15T04:01:35+00:00
2025-10-15T08:07:11+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/slovak-pm-ficos-call-to-postpone-local-elections-tests-coalition-unity/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=The capitals&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
Kosovo local elections test PM, EU leverage
Overall turnout was low, with only 39.07% of voters casting a ballot PRISTINA – Kosovo’s local election results are complicating Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s political strategies and potentially giving the European Union fresh leverage to push for stalled normalisation with Serbia. The vote, held last Sunday, saw the A...
Bronwyn Jones
Overall turnout was low, with only 39.07% of voters casting a ballot
[ "Across Europe", "Alban Kurti", "Kosovo" ]
2025-10-15T04:00:34+00:00
2025-10-15T09:48:57+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/kosovo-local-elections-test-pm-eu-leverage/
Even Nordic countries can’t crack the rare disease puzzle
‘We are the most expensive group of patients in all of the Nordic countries,’ says Katri Asikainen, president of Finnish patient group HARSO COPENHAGEN – In one of Europe’s biggest pharma hubs, where billion-euro drugmakers and world-class labs dominate, patients with rare diseases still struggle to get treatment. When...
Emma Pirnay
‘We are the most expensive group of patients in all of the Nordic countries,’ says Katri Asikainen, president of Finnish patient group HARSO
[ "Health", "Big pharma", "Novo Nordisk", "Public Health", "Rare Diseases" ]
Health
2025-10-15T04:00:33+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/even-nordic-countries-cant-crack-the-rare-disease-puzzle/
Sweden struggling to balance new COVID-19 vaccine strategy with public finances
Sweden’s COVID-19 vaccine policy sparks debate over age thresholds and economic trade-offs Sweden has diverged from several European peers in its autumn COVID-19 vaccination strategy, prompting criticism from medical experts and raising questions about the balance between public health and fiscal prudence. As transmiss...
Monica Kleja
Sweden’s COVID-19 vaccine policy sparks debate over age thresholds and economic trade-offs
[ "Health", "Sweden" ]
Health
2025-10-15T02:35:43+00:00
2025-10-16T15:42:36+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/sweden-struggling-to-balance-new-covid-19-vaccine-strategy-with-public-finances/
Fresh fractures in German coalition over 'lottery' military service feud
According to media reports, the Social Democrats were unimpressed with the compromise struck with their coalition partners Plans to revise Germany’s military service suffered a fresh setback after a press conference to present the provisional agreement, which would allow for a lottery-based model should the army fail t...
Kjeld Neubert
According to media reports, the Social Democrats were unimpressed with the compromise struck with their coalition partners
[ "Defence", "Boris Pistorius", "Conscription", "Germany" ]
Defence
2025-10-14T18:09:29+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/fresh-fractures-in-german-coalition-over-lottery-military-service-feud/
WHO urges Europe to tighten alcohol rules to fight cancer
Millions of Europeans still do not know that there is a link between cancer and alcohol, says MEP Romana Jerković The World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm has found “sufficient evidence” that tougher rules on alcohol would help fight cancer – while acknowledging that introducing them in Europe will be politi...
Brenda Strohmaier
Millions of Europeans still do not know that there is a link between cancer and alcohol, says MEP Romana Jerković
[ "Health", "alcohol labelling", "Public Health" ]
Health
2025-10-14T17:14:45+00:00
2025-10-15T09:30:31+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/who-urges-europe-to-tighten-alcohol-rules-to-fight-cancer/
EU countries clash over migration solidarity plan
The EU’s new migration plan is already running into resistance, as capitals clash over who should take in asylum seekers LUXEMBOURG – The EU’s new migration relocation plan, designed to prove the bloc can share responsibility fairly, is already running into resistance – as some capitals seem willing only to show solida...
Nicoletta Ionta
The EU’s new migration plan is already running into resistance, as capitals clash over who should take in asylum seekers
[ "Politics", "Magnus Brunner", "Migration" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T17:07:57+00:00
2025-10-15T07:25:16+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-countries-clash-over-migration-solidarity-plan/
The Brief – Brussels, the sorrow of Belgium
If Europe is to find its way in a changing world, the discontent on display in Belgium should be seen as another alarm, rather than the butt of a joke The second Tuesday of October is normally the day on which Belgium’s prime minister presents the state of the union address, which sets out the budget for the year ahead...
If Europe is to find its way in a changing world, the discontent on display in Belgium should be seen as another alarm, rather than the butt of a joke
[ "Bart De Wever", "Belgium", "Brussels" ]
2025-10-14T17:01:39+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-brussels-the-sorrow-of-belgium/
Pension pause saves Lecornu from socialist showdown
Suspending the pension law wins the prime minister breathing room ahead of confidence vote PARIS – Sébastien Lecornu is still standing. After appointing two governments in a week, the French prime minister on Tuesday narrowly avoided a motion of no confidence from the Socialist Party (PS) by agreeing to suspend pension...
Laurent Geslin
Suspending the pension law wins the prime minister breathing room ahead of confidence vote
[ "Politics", "Boris Vallaud", "Sébastien Lecornu" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T16:31:38+00:00
2025-10-14T17:45:14+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/pension-pause-saves-lecornu-from-socialist-showdown/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=The capitals&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
Airline bosses rage at 'unrealistic' passenger rights demands
They also criticised the bloc’s ‘broken’ air traffic management system and high sustainable fuel costs PARIS – European airline bosses have rushed to lambast MEPs for ignoring “operational realities” in adopting a firm stance on passenger rights, claiming flyers prefer to pay for carry-on luggage if it means lower tick...
Stefano Porciello
They also criticised the bloc’s ‘broken’ air traffic management system and high sustainable fuel costs
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Aviation and Airlines", "Passenger rights" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-14T16:01:15+00:00
2025-10-15T09:34:43+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/airline-bosses-rage-at-unrealistic-passenger-rights-demands/
IMF hikes eurozone growth forecast despite ‘elevated’ economic uncertainty
The Fund now expects Germany, France, and Spain to all grow faster this year than previously forecast The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted its growth forecast for the eurozone on Tuesday, as it warned that policy uncertainty and general geopolitical tensions continue to pose major risks to the economic outlook,...
Thomas Moller-Nielsen
The Fund now expects Germany, France, and Spain to all grow faster this year than previously forecast
[ "Economy", "China", "DG TRADE", "France", "Germany", "Italy", "Spain", "United States (USA)" ]
Economy
2025-10-14T15:41:35+00:00
2025-10-14T16:29:39+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/imf-hikes-eurozone-growth-forecast-despite-elevated-economic-uncertainty/
At secluded German airport, researchers tackle tricky drone defence
The airport's focus on unmanned aerospace research means it is relatively free from safety regulations that would normally tightly restrict testing Once holidaymakers took off from here, but today an ex-Soviet airfield is a testing ground for ways to take down the drones increasingly buzzing through German skies. Germa...
The airport's focus on unmanned aerospace research means it is relatively free from safety regulations that would normally tightly restrict testing
[ "Defence", "Drones", "Germany" ]
Defence
2025-10-14T15:23:22+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/at-secluded-german-airport-researchers-tackle-tricky-drone-defence/
Time to unlock Europe’s fusion potential
The Draghi report is a wake-up call to kick start Europe’s economy, achieve energy autonomy, empower our industry and retain talent. Will the EU budget deliver in this direction? I) Europe at the crossroads of a new energy mix Energy security is a building block of a resilient and competitive economy. The 2025 EU Fores...
The Draghi report is a wake-up call to kick start Europe’s economy, achieve energy autonomy, empower our industry and retain talent. Will the EU budget deliver in this direction?
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Energy", "Promoted content" ]
2025-10-14T14:00:20+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/time-to-unlock-europes-fusion-potential/
Defence Commissioner Kubilius pushes for more defence project oversight
“Until now there have been only few very success stories where defence projects by several member states successfully delivered together,” said Commissioner Kubilius European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius pushed for more monitoring and oversight of European defence projects at an event on Tuesday, with progress...
Kjeld Neubert
“Until now there have been only few very success stories where defence projects by several member states successfully delivered together,” said Commissioner Kubilius
[ "Defence", "Andrius Kubilius", "FCAS - Future Combat Air System", "PESCO – Permanent Structured Cooperation" ]
Defence
2025-10-14T12:52:34+00:00
2025-10-27T14:52:00+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/defence-commissioner-kubilius-pushes-for-more-defence-project-oversight/
Civil society urges Commission to probe Irish privacy watchdog's independence
In an open letter, more than 40 civil society organisations have questioned the DPC's independence after it appointed a former Meta lobbyist to be its third commissioner Civil society groups raised “extreme concern” about the independence of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in an open letter addressed to the ...
Claudie Moreau
In an open letter, more than 40 civil society organisations have questioned the DPC's independence after it appointed a former Meta lobbyist to be its third commissioner
[ "Tech", "Irish Data Protection Commission", "Michael McGrath", "Privacy" ]
Tech
2025-10-14T11:29:11+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/civil-society-urges-commission-to-probe-irish-privacy-watchdogs-independence/
EU hits Gucci, Chloe and Loewe with €157 million antitrust fines
The penalties were reduced for all three after they acknowledged their violations and cooperated with the Commission The European Union on Tuesday slapped luxury fashion brands Gucci, Chloe, and Loewe with fines amounting to more than €157 million for violating competition rules. The fines come after the European Commi...
AFP
The penalties were reduced for all three after they acknowledged their violations and cooperated with the Commission
[ "Economy", "Antitrust", "Chloe" ]
Economy
2025-10-14T11:13:20+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-hits-gucci-chloe-and-loewe-with-e157-million-antitrust-fines/
European court orders Russia to pay Georgia €253 million for 2008 war
Moscow quit the ECHR in 2022 in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine but the court says it remains liable The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay Georgia over a quarter of a billion euros on Tuesday for preventing people from crossing freely into the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia which ...
Moscow quit the ECHR in 2022 in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine but the court says it remains liable
[ "Politics", "Abkhazia", "Georgia", "Russia", "South Ossetia" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T10:09:43+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-court-orders-russia-to-pay-georgia-e253-million-for-2008-war/
Europe is running out of water: Industry and policymakers unite
Water scarcity threatens Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. Fragmented rules and weak incentives hinder progress, but industry is ready to collaborate with policymakers. Harmonised standards, strong enforcement, and cross-sector industrial alliances can turn this challenge into a shared opportunity. Europe is run...
Water scarcity threatens Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. Fragmented rules and weak incentives hinder progress, but industry is ready to collaborate with policymakers. Harmonised standards, strong enforcement, and cross-sector industrial alliances can turn this challenge into a shared opportunity.
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Energy", "Promoted content" ]
2025-10-14T10:00:14+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europe-is-running-out-of-water-industry-and-policymakers-unite/
Spanish PM Sánchez calls for 'no impunity' over Gaza
Sánchez was also pressed on comments by US President Donald Trump, who suggested Spain should be expelled from NATO MADRID – Upon returning from the Sharm el-Sheikh summit on Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended Spain’s diplomatic stance, insisting that peace in the Middle East cannot come with impunity ...
Inés Fernández-Pontes
Sánchez was also pressed on comments by US President Donald Trump, who suggested Spain should be expelled from NATO
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Donald Trump", "NATO", "Pedro Sanchez" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T09:26:57+00:00
2025-10-14T11:11:43+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/spanish-pm-sanchez-calls-for-no-impunity-over-gaza/
AI content proliferates in Hungary ahead of next year's elections
Experts warn that because some AI content can generate very emotional reactions, the use of the technology could sway public opinion A video of Hungarian soldiers going off to fight in Ukraine and returning home in caskets is just one of many AI-generated posts that have appeared on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s social...
AFP
Experts warn that because some AI content can generate very emotional reactions, the use of the technology could sway public opinion
[ "Politics", "Tech", "Elections", "Hungary" ]
Tech
2025-10-14T09:15:52+00:00
2025-10-14T09:17:00+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/ai-content-proliferates-in-hungary-ahead-of-next-years-elections/
Denmark urges ‘tough’ response to China’s rare earth restrictions
EU trade chief Šefčovič similarly condemned Beijing’s “unjustified” measures and called for the EU to "accelerate" its efforts to reduce its strategic dependence on China The European Union should “flex [its] muscles” in response to China’s sweeping new export controls on strategically crucial rare earths, according to...
Thomas Moller-Nielsen
EU trade chief Šefčovič similarly condemned Beijing’s “unjustified” measures and called for the EU to "accelerate" its efforts to reduce its strategic dependence on China
[ "Economy", "Politics", "China", "Denmark", "DG TRADE", "Maroš Šefčovič" ]
Economy
2025-10-14T08:01:25+00:00
2025-10-14T10:20:51+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/denmark-urges-tough-response-to-chinas-rare-earth-restrictions/
Montserrat’s €350k mystery
In today’s edition: French PM Sébastien Lecornu is set to outline policy priorities before lawmakers as censure votes loom, interior ministers are expected to clash over EU deportation rules in Luxembourg, and MEPs back stronger air passenger rights, putting them on a collision course with the Council BELGIAN STRIKE: U...
Eddy Wax
In today’s edition: French PM Sébastien Lecornu is set to outline policy priorities before lawmakers as censure votes loom, interior ministers are expected to clash over EU deportation rules in Luxembourg, and MEPs back stronger air passenger rights, putting them on a collision course with the Council
[ "Politics", "Rapporteur" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T05:26:02+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-montserrats-e350k-mystery/
French PM's trial by fire
Sébastien Lecornu faces a make-or-break moment as he presents his policy agenda and 2026 budget, with looming no-confidence votes and Socialist demands threatening his government’s survival PARIS – Two days after forming his second government, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu confronts the National Assembly today in a ...
Laurent Geslin
Sébastien Lecornu faces a make-or-break moment as he presents his policy agenda and 2026 budget, with looming no-confidence votes and Socialist demands threatening his government’s survival
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Emmanuel Macron", "France", "Jordan Bardella", "Sébastien Lecornu" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T04:20:47+00:00
2025-10-14T09:21:37+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-pms-trial-by-fire/
EXPLAINER: Fractious net-zero shipping talks kick off in London
Fights between governments, shipowners and NGOs supercharges final talks at the IMO Global cargo shipping accounts for some 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. An April “Net-Zero Framework” (NZF) deal should make them pay for using dirty fuels from 2028 – but only once it is confirmed by members of the London-based ...
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer
Fights between governments, shipowners and NGOs supercharges final talks at the IMO
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "International Maritime Organisation (IMO)", "Shipping", "Transport" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-14T04:00:47+00:00
2025-10-14T06:53:34+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/explainer-fractious-net-zero-shipping-talks-kick-off-in-london/
First came lab-grown meat – now comes the fish
Cell-based burgers have been attracting attention for a while. Now, innovators say fish could be next to make a splash Far from the coast, in Belgium’s picturesque university city of Leuven, one start-up is betting it can put lab-grown fish on Europeans’ plates by 2030. In Germany’s port city of Hamburg, another is pre...
Maria Simon Arboleas
Cell-based burgers have been attracting attention for a while. Now, innovators say fish could be next to make a splash
[ "Agrifood", "agricultural innovation", "Fish", "Fisheries" ]
Agrifood
2025-10-14T04:00:46+00:00
2025-10-14T13:12:31+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/first-came-lab-grown-meat-now-comes-the-fish/
Hungarian Commissioner Várhelyi’s agenda rolls on despite spying allegations
Várhelyi’s meetings and public appearances are also proceeding as planned Hungarian Commissioner Várhelyi is pressing ahead with his official engagements this week, even as the European Commission is investigating allegations of an espionage recruitment operation run from the Hungarian EU embassy in Brussels when he wa...
Elisa Braun
Várhelyi’s meetings and public appearances are also proceeding as planned
[ "Agrifood", "Health", "Politics", "Food Safety", "Hungary", "Oliver Varhelyi" ]
Politics
2025-10-14T04:00:42+00:00
2025-10-14T08:50:44+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/hungarian-commissioner-varhelyis-agenda-rolls-on-despite-spying-allegations/
Italy’s telecoms regulator walks fine line between Meloni, Trump, and Brussels
The Commission has repeatedly pledged not to pursue the idea at EU level, mindful of potential retaliation from the Trump administration ROME – Italy’s telecoms regulator, AGCOM, has moved to the centre of a fierce lobbying battle that pits US President Donald Trump and US tech giants against the European Commission an...
Alessia Peretti
The Commission has repeatedly pledged not to pursue the idea at EU level, mindful of potential retaliation from the Trump administration
[ "Tech", "Across Europe", "Giorgia Meloni", "Telecoms" ]
Tech
2025-10-14T04:00:20+00:00
2025-10-14T11:22:49+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/italys-telecoms-regulator-walks-fine-line-between-meloni-trump-and-brussels-over-network-fees/
Hybrid threats force Poland to tighten medicine supply controls
Poland is updating its pharmaceutical security protocols to protect medicine supplies against regional hybrid attacks In September, Polish airspace was breached overnight by Russian drones. Following this unprecedented violation, Prime Minister Donald Tusk directed ministries to update security protocols across key sec...
Paulina Mozolewska
Poland is updating its pharmaceutical security protocols to protect medicine supplies against regional hybrid attacks
[ "Health", "Critical Medicines Act", "CSDP - Common security and defence policy", "EU Pharma Package", "Poland" ]
Health
2025-10-14T02:10:36+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/hybrid-threats-force-poland-to-tighten-medicine-supply-controls/
Shipping must decarbonise 'realistically' warns Greek union
Greek shipping leader warns that the Net-Zero Framework risks undermining the industry’s competitiveness and the IMO’s credibility if it's not revised As the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) prepares to adopt its long-awaited Net-Zero Framework, Melina Travlos, president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS),...
Greek shipping leader warns that the Net-Zero Framework risks undermining the industry’s competitiveness and the IMO’s credibility if it's not revised
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Carbon Emissions", "International Maritime Organisation (IMO)", "Shipping" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-13T20:53:51+00:00
2025-10-14T08:19:22+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/shipping-must-decarbonise-realistically-warns-greek-union/
MEPs endorse rollback of corporate sustainability rules on EPP terms
Centre-right deal scales back EU due diligence and reporting rules, prompting criticism from Greens and campaigners A proposal to roll back rules requiring firms to ensure no environmental harm or human rights abuses along their supply chains sailed through a European Parliament committee vote on Monday – a clear win f...
Nicoletta Ionta
Centre-right deal scales back EU due diligence and reporting rules, prompting criticism from Greens and campaigners
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-13T19:18:32+00:00
2025-10-14T07:01:47+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/meps-endorse-rollback-of-corporate-sustainability-rules-on-epp-terms/
MEPs on collision course with governments over air passenger rights
Two free cabin bags, compensation for delays, family seating rights, and no penalty for booking errors Passengers should be entitled to both a small bag and a piece of hand luggage at no extra cost on EU flights, the European Parliament’s transport committee agreed on Monday in a vote set to raise the temperature at up...
Stefano Porciello
Two free cabin bags, compensation for delays, family seating rights, and no penalty for booking errors
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "Passenger rights" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-13T18:32:09+00:00
2025-10-14T08:15:24+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/meps-on-collision-course-with-governments-over-air-passenger-rights/https:/www.euractiv.com/news/meps-on-collision-course-with-governments-over-air-passenger-rights/
The Brief – The EU's 'me too' moment in the Middle East
For all Brussels' willing, the heads of state gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh weren't paying much notice to the EU position, whatever that might be As world leaders meet in Egypt to implement the first phase of a long-term peace settlement in Gaza, Brussels is scrambling to find its role in the process, while some EU count...
For all Brussels' willing, the heads of state gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh weren't paying much notice to the EU position, whatever that might be
[ "Gaza" ]
2025-10-13T16:59:39+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-the-eus-me-too-moment-in-the-middle-east/
Belgium’s biotech ultimatum 'cut red tape, and increase funding' or lose globally
Belgium's biotech sector is demanding the EU cuts investment red tape, and ensures easier access to life sciences funding Belgium’s biotech sector is pushing the EU to go further with its upcoming Biotech Act, with regulatory simplification and access to capital as the two priorities that will determine whether Europe ...
Nicole Verbeeck
Belgium's biotech sector is demanding the EU cuts investment red tape, and ensures easier access to life sciences funding
[ "Agrifood", "Health", "Belgium", "biotech", "Biotech Act", "EU Pharma Package", "Investment" ]
Health
2025-10-13T16:24:53+00:00
2025-10-14T14:18:49+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgiums-biotech-ultimatum-cut-red-tape-and-increase-funding-or-lose-globally/
Conscription lottery to beef up German military on the cards
The lottery concept is often compared to the Danish model, where conscription is mandatory, but only a small amount is ever called up due to the high amount of volunteers Germany’s two governing parties have reached a provisional agreement on revising the country’s military service, suggesting a lottery-based model sho...
Kjeld Neubert
The lottery concept is often compared to the Danish model, where conscription is mandatory, but only a small amount is ever called up due to the high amount of volunteers
[ "Defence", "Politics", "Boris Pistorius", "Bundeswehr", "Conscription", "Germany" ]
Defence
2025-10-13T14:57:13+00:00
2025-10-14T18:03:35+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/conscription-lottery-to-beef-up-german-military-on-the-cards/
Spanish Supreme Court tells EPPO no EU funds misused in ‘Koldo case’ – for now
The case is politically sensitive for Sánchez, as it touches former members of his inner circle MADRID – Spain’s Supreme Court has informed the European Public Prosecutor’s Office that it has found no evidence to date that EU funds were involved in alleged rigged tenders linked to the high-profile “Koldo case,” a corru...
Inés Fernández-Pontes
The case is politically sensitive for Sánchez, as it touches former members of his inner circle
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Pedro Sanchez" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T14:27:26+00:00
2025-10-13T17:36:55+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/spanish-supreme-court-tells-eppo-no-eu-funds-misused-in-koldo-case-for-now/
Trump says 'nightmare' for Israelis and Palestinians over
In Egypt, Trump and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of world leaders to back his plan to end the Gaza war and promote Middle East peace Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament on Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a grou...
AFP
In Egypt, Trump and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of world leaders to back his plan to end the Gaza war and promote Middle East peace
[ "Politics", "Egypt", "Gaza", "Israel" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T14:19:27+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/trump-says-nightmare-for-israelis-and-palestinians-over/
Why Subcontracting Restrictions Will Hurt the EU Single Market
For regulators, finding the right balance between protecting the public interest and preserving market freedom is a delicate task. The current debate on the role and value of subcontracting initiated in the European Parliament by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Johan Danielsson may seem as an illustration o...
For regulators, finding the right balance between protecting the public interest and preserving market freedom is a delicate task. The current debate on the role and value of subcontracting initiated in the European Parliament by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Johan Danielsson may seem as an illustration o...
[ "Economy", "Draghi Report", "Promoted content" ]
2025-10-13T14:00:30+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/why-subcontracting-restrictions-will-hurt-the-eu-single-market/
Commission names EU countries and partners getting help to plug into bloc's AI training hubs
As well as Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, and Slovakia, six non-EU countries received so-called "AI Antennas" – including Switzerland and the UK In a further expansion of the bloc’s AI infrastructure, the Commission on Monday announced the launch of so-called “AI antennas” in 13 countries – new facil...
Théophane Hartmann
As well as Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, and Slovakia, six non-EU countries received so-called "AI Antennas" – including Switzerland and the UK
[ "Global Europe", "Tech", "European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)" ]
Tech
2025-10-13T13:03:17+00:00
2025-10-13T14:48:53+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-names-eu-countries-and-partners-getting-help-to-plug-into-blocs-ai-training-hubs/
EU’s Várhelyi denies role in Hungary spying claims, Commission says
Olivér Várhelyi has been a commissioner since 2019 and currently holds the portfolios of health and animal welfare EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was “not aware” of alleged spying operations led by Hungary against the European Commission that may have taken place while he was acting as a Brussels-based diplomat for th...
Elisa Braun
Olivér Várhelyi has been a commissioner since 2019 and currently holds the portfolios of health and animal welfare
[ "Politics", "Hungary", "Oliver Varhelyi" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T13:02:08+00:00
2025-10-14T10:00:53+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-varhelyi-denies-role-in-hungary-spying-claims-commission-says/
EU scientists may get new whistle to blow over colleagues' use of AI
The European Research Area Act could also align rules on research security and using AI in science across countries The Commission may introduce a dedicated way to report concerns about AI being misused in scientific research, according to a consultation on the planned European Research Area Act opened on Monday. The c...
Maximilian Henning
The European Research Area Act could also align rules on research security and using AI in science across countries
[ "Tech", "AI (Artificial Intelligence)", "European Research Area" ]
Tech
2025-10-13T12:43:22+00:00
2025-10-13T12:45:01+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-scientists-may-get-new-whistle-to-blow-over-colleagues-use-of-ai/
Manfred Weber under pressure after French revolution against von der Leyen
MEPs are upset that the French part of the EPP got away with voting against the Commission European People’s Party chief Manfred Weber is under pressure from parts of his own parliamentary group after appearing to allow his French members to back a far-right bid to topple the Commission last week. Voting records show t...
Eddy Wax
MEPs are upset that the French part of the EPP got away with voting against the Commission
[ "Politics", "François-Xavier Bellamy", "Les Republicains", "Manfred Weber" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T12:23:08+00:00
2025-10-14T08:17:59+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/manfred-weber-under-pressure-after-french-revolution-against-von-der-leyen/
EU's cloud and AI infrastructure should be sovereign, says Danish digital minister
"How to manage our own data, how to process our own data and how to use our own data is of great importance," Danish digital Minister Caroline Stage Olsen told Euractiv Cloud and AI infrastructure need EU sovereign solutions, Danish digital Minister Caroline Stage Olsen told Euractiv in an interview during the Informal...
Anupriya Datta
"How to manage our own data, how to process our own data and how to use our own data is of great importance," Danish digital Minister Caroline Stage Olsen told Euractiv
[ "Tech", "AI (Artificial Intelligence)", "cloud", "Tech Sovereignty" ]
Tech
2025-10-13T12:10:46+00:00
2025-10-13T12:55:02+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eus-cloud-and-ai-infrastructure-should-be-sovereign-says-danish-digital-minister/
Netanyahu says he will be unable to attend Gaza summit in Egypt
Leaders meet in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh today Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday’s Gaza summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh because it coincides with a Jewish holiday, his office said. “Prime Minister Netanyahu was invited by US President Donald Trump...
AFP
Leaders meet in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh today
[ "Politics", "Benjamin Netanyahu", "Egypt", "Gaza", "Israel" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T10:43:21+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/netanyahu-says-he-will-be-unable-to-attend-gaza-summit-in-egypt/
Dutch take over Chinese-owned Nexperia to hold onto critical chip tech
'Highly exceptional' move by the Dutch government follows an emergency hearing by the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber last week that removed Nexperia's director The Dutch government has taken over chipmaker Nexperia, replacing the Chinese electronics manufacturer Wingtech as owner in a step that the Ministry of Economic A...
Théophane Hartmann
'Highly exceptional' move by the Dutch government follows an emergency hearing by the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber last week that removed Nexperia's director
[ "Tech", "Nexperia", "The Netherlands" ]
Tech
2025-10-13T10:18:38+00:00
2025-10-13T13:20:17+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/dutch-take-over-chinese-owned-nexperia-to-hold-onto-critical-chip-tech/
Europe’s Cohesion Policy at a Crossroads: The Case for Functional Urban Areas and Hungary’s Reform 
Hungary’s new territorial development reform shows how Functional Urban Areas and targeted funding can help safeguard Europe’s Right to Stay. Europe’s cohesion policy is facing its toughest challenge yet, as rural regions continue to shrink and territorial divides deepen. With Eurostat projecting population losses of u...
Hungary’s new territorial development reform shows how Functional Urban Areas and targeted funding can help safeguard Europe’s Right to Stay. 
[ "Politics", "Promoted content" ]
2025-10-13T10:00:27+00:00
2025-10-13T10:50:14+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-cohesion-policy-at-a-crossroads-the-case-for-functional-urban-areas-and-hungarys-reform/
Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages
The releases are part of a ceasefire agreement, with Israel due in return to free nearly 2,000 detainees held in its jails in exchange Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza. In Tel Av...
AFP
The releases are part of a ceasefire agreement, with Israel due in return to free nearly 2,000 detainees held in its jails in exchange
[ "Politics", "Gaza", "Israel" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T07:26:33+00:00
2025-10-13T12:44:39+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/hamas-begins-handing-over-israeli-hostages/
Selmayr's return?
In today’s edition: “Beast of the Berlaymont” Martin Selmayr, former head of Cabinet to Jean-Claude Juncker, eyes a frontline EU comeback, Manfred Weber comes under pressure after French EPP MEPs backed a far-right censure motion against the Commission, and EU leaders are invited to witness a Gaza peace deal they didn’...
Eddy Wax
In today’s edition: “Beast of the Berlaymont” Martin Selmayr, former head of Cabinet to Jean-Claude Juncker, eyes a frontline EU comeback, Manfred Weber comes under pressure after French EPP MEPs backed a far-right censure motion against the Commission, and EU leaders are invited to witness a Gaza peace deal they didn’...
[ "Politics", "Rapporteur" ]
Politics
2025-10-13T05:56:33+00:00
2025-10-13T05:57:27+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-selmayrs-return/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=Intro&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
EU faces long-term risks as US-China soybean battle reshapes global trade
'Europe’s meat consumption simply wouldn’t exist without soy,' researcher Olivier Antoine says. China’s halt on US soybean imports is likely to flood Europe with cheap supplies, but the short-term gain could lock the bloc into deeper structural dependence on a small group of exporters. As the US-China trade war escalat...
Alice Bergoënd
'Europe’s meat consumption simply wouldn’t exist without soy,' researcher Olivier Antoine says.
[ "Agrifood", "Agri-Food Trade", "China", "France", "Soy", "Soybeans", "United States (USA)" ]
Agrifood
2025-10-13T04:00:47+00:00
2025-10-13T09:11:41+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-faces-long-term-risks-as-us-china-soybean-battle-reshapes-global-trade/
EXCLUSIVE: EU digital chief says no need to be 'provocative' in face of US attacks
While Virkkunen stressed that the EU and US maintain close cooperation, she warned that all tech firms – including US platforms – must respect the bloc’s digital rulebook The Commission’s digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, told Euractiv that the EU does not need to be “provocative” in responding to US criticism of the blo...
Anupriya Datta
While Virkkunen stressed that the EU and US maintain close cooperation, she warned that all tech firms – including US platforms – must respect the bloc’s digital rulebook
[ "Tech", "Digital Markets Act (DMA)", "Digital Services Act (DSA)", "Henna Virkkunen", "Platforms" ]
Tech
2025-10-13T04:00:42+00:00
2025-10-27T16:27:40+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-eu-digital-chief-says-no-need-to-be-provocative-in-face-of-us-attacks/
Is Europe’s biggest economy turning against carbon pricing?
'The ETS system feels like a lead vest,' said one chemical industry CEO The EU’s most effective climate action tool is coming under fire from German industry and political heavyweights as it prepares to enter a tougher new era. Since 2005, the EU emissions trading system (ETS) has put a hard and gradually lowering cap ...
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer
'The ETS system feels like a lead vest,' said one chemical industry CEO
[ "Energy, Environment & Transport", "CO2", "Electricity", "Energy" ]
Energy, Environment & Transport
2025-10-13T04:00:26+00:00
2025-10-13T07:14:37+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/is-europes-biggest-economy-turning-against-carbon-pricing/
As France wavers on FCAS, Europe weighs alternatives for its next-gen fighter jet
With France’s government in turmoil and no full-time defence minister, efforts to fix the Franco-German rift over FCAS face indefinite delay France’s Dassault first threatened to go it alone on Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project – and then the country’s government collapsed. With unprecedented uncertainty ove...
Kjeld Neubert
With France’s government in turmoil and no full-time defence minister, efforts to fix the Franco-German rift over FCAS face indefinite delay
[ "Defence", "FCAS - Future Combat Air System", "Fighter Jets", "France", "Germany", "Gripen", "Saab", "Spain", "Sweden" ]
Defence
2025-10-13T04:00:25+00:00
2025-10-13T07:39:58+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/as-france-wavers-on-fcas-europe-weighs-alternatives-for-its-next-gen-fighter-jet/
Critical Medicines Act needs more flexibility for diverse supply chains, says industry
Stakeholders warn that the Critical Medicines Act should allow for differentiated approaches across medicine categories Europe’s upcoming Critical Medicines Act (CMA) aims to secure the supply of more than 270 medicines, but stakeholders warn that its largely uniform approach overlooks a simple reality: supply chains d...
Nicole Verbeeck
Stakeholders warn that the Critical Medicines Act should allow for differentiated approaches across medicine categories
[ "Health", "CMA - Critical Medicines Act", "EU Pharma Package", "Plasma" ]
Health
2025-10-12T21:32:02+00:00
2025-10-17T12:06:07+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/critical-medicines-act-needs-more-flexibility-for-diverse-supply-chains-says-industry/
Spanish MEP launches new far-right party
Spanish far-right influencer-turned-MEP Alvise Pérez launched his anti-immigration party in Madrid, vowing mass deportations and a fight against “globalist” EU elites A young Spanish EU lawmaker with a huge social media following officially launched his anti-immigration party on Sunday in a further fragmentation and ri...
Spanish far-right influencer-turned-MEP Alvise Pérez launched his anti-immigration party in Madrid, vowing mass deportations and a fight against “globalist” EU elites
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Alvise Perez", "Vox" ]
Politics
2025-10-12T17:22:35+00:00
2025-10-13T06:12:44+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/spanish-mep-launches-new-far-right-party/
Zelenskyy asks for more air defences in Macron call
"Russia is now taking advantage of the moment," the Ukrainian leader said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested more air defences in a call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, saying Russia was taking advantage of distracted world attention to attack Ukraine. “I spoke with President Emmanuel ...
"Russia is now taking advantage of the moment," the Ukrainian leader said
[ "Defence", "Politics", "Air Defence", "Emmanuel Macron", "Vladimir Putin", "Volodymyr Zelenskyy" ]
Defence
2025-10-12T15:48:21+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/zelenskyy-asks-for-more-air-defences-in-macron-call/
Europe launches new digital border checks for non-EU citizens
The system will be introduced gradually over the next six months, and fully replace traditional passport stamps in April Twenty-nine European countries on Sunday began rolling out a new system requiring non-EU citizens to register their biometric data before entering Europe’s passport-free Schengen area. The automated ...
Thomas Mangin
The system will be introduced gradually over the next six months, and fully replace traditional passport stamps in April
[ "Politics", "border checks" ]
Politics
2025-10-12T10:28:31+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/europe-launches-new-digital-border-checks-for-non-eu-citizens/
Council President Costa to represent EU at Gaza summit
The summit will be co-chaired by Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi The president of the EU Council, António Costa, will represent the bloc at Monday’s peace summit on Gaza, a spokesperson said on Sunday. The Middle East peace plan “offers a real chance to build a just and sustainable peace, and th...
The summit will be co-chaired by Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
[ "Politics", "António Costa", "ceasefire", "Egypt" ]
Politics
2025-10-12T08:03:32+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/council-president-costa-to-represent-eu-at-gaza-summit/
China accuses US of 'double standards' over new tariffs threat
Tensions have flared again between Beijing and Washington, despite a recent truce in their tit-for-tat trade war China accused the United States of “double standards” on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100% tariff on the world’s second-largest economy. Trump reignited his trade war with Ch...
Tensions have flared again between Beijing and Washington, despite a recent truce in their tit-for-tat trade war
[ "Economy", "China", "Donald Trump", "Tariffs", "Trade War" ]
Economy
2025-10-12T07:53:33+00:00
2025-10-13T06:05:30+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/china-accuses-us-of-double-standards-over-new-tariffs-threat/
Germany close to deal with Taliban on Afghan deportations
I "will do everything to make deal work," including going to the Afghan capital, German interior minister said Germany may be close to finalising a deal with the Taliban government in Afghanistan for more regular deportation flights, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in an interview published on Saturday. Chanc...
I "will do everything to make deal work," including going to the Afghan capital, German interior minister said
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Afghanistan", "Friedrich Merz" ]
Politics
2025-10-11T15:49:41+00:00
2025-10-13T06:18:16+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-close-to-deal-with-taliban-on-afghan-deportations/
AstraZeneca agrees to cut US drug prices under Trump tariff pressure
The move reflects the administration’s strategy of directly pressuring drugmakers through tariff threats The UK-based pharma giant AstraZeneca agreed to lower its medicine prices in the US, President Donald Trump announced on Friday, following weeks of threats to impose steep tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals. AstraZ...
Thomas Mangin
The move reflects the administration’s strategy of directly pressuring drugmakers through tariff threats
[ "Health", "AstraZeneca", "Big pharma", "Pfizer" ]
Health
2025-10-11T15:47:14+00:00
2025-10-13T06:07:16+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/astrazeneca-agrees-to-cut-us-drug-prices-under-trump-tariff-pressure/
Macron heads to Egypt on Monday to back Gaza ceasefire deal
The announcement follows a meeting of European and Arab-Muslim leaders hosted by Macron in Paris this week French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Egypt on Monday to back the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by the United States, and to discuss implementation of its next phases, the Elysee Palace said. The French p...
The announcement follows a meeting of European and Arab-Muslim leaders hosted by Macron in Paris this week
[ "Politics", "Emmanuel Macron" ]
Politics
2025-10-11T15:44:00+00:00
2025-10-11T17:31:09+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/macron-heads-to-egypt-on-monday-to-back-gaza-ceasefire-deal/
Nobel institute to probe possible leaks over peace prize
The prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado The Norwegian Nobel Institute will investigate whether leaks preceded Friday’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado because of suspicious betting. The odds of Machado winning the prize jumped f...
The prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
[ "Politics", "Maria Corina Machado", "Norway" ]
Politics
2025-10-11T08:29:59+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/nobel-institute-to-probe-possible-leaks-over-peace-prize/
Dutch far-right leader Wilders suspends campaigning after threats
"Until I know [I'm one of the targets], I'm not going anywhere," he said Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders on Friday suspended campaigning for elections later this month, after learning that he had also been targeted in a foiled attack aimed at Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Hours after having cancelled a p...
"Until I know [I'm one of the targets], I'm not going anywhere," he said
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Geert Wilders", "PVV" ]
Politics
2025-10-11T08:19:54+00:00
2025-10-13T06:13:57+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/dutch-far-right-leader-wilders-suspends-campaigning-after-threats/
Trump announces new 100% China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks
Washington and Beijing’s fragile truce followed a fierce tariff war that nearly froze trade between the world’s two largest economies US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on China on Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over ex...
Washington and Beijing’s fragile truce followed a fierce tariff war that nearly froze trade between the world’s two largest economies
[ "Defence", "Economy", "China", "Donald Trump", "Tariffs", "Xi Jinping" ]
Economy
2025-10-11T08:10:19+00:00
2025-10-13T06:04:21+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/trump-announces-new-100-china-tariff-threatens-to-scrap-xi-talks/
The clash of the pandas
China’s stringent new export controls on rare earths have bamboozled EU policymakers and sparked pandemonium among businesses. But do we deserve our black eyes? Although giant pandas are the national animal of China, they could also serve as a fitting symbol for Europe: both are experiencing plummeting birth rates, env...
Thomas Moller-Nielsen
China’s stringent new export controls on rare earths have bamboozled EU policymakers and sparked pandemonium among businesses. But do we deserve our black eyes?
[ "Economy", "Politics", "Beijing", "China", "Donald Trump", "Rare Earths", "United States (USA)", "Xi Jinping" ]
Economy
2025-10-11T06:00:07+00:00
2025-10-13T07:28:15+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/the-clash-of-the-pandas/
Emmanuel Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister
Earlier in the day, the president had invited the leaders of the main political parties to a meeting intended as “a moment of collective responsibility" PARIS – Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister after he resigned on Monday, just hours after presenting the first members of his new...
Laurent Geslin
Earlier in the day, the president had invited the leaders of the main political parties to a meeting intended as “a moment of collective responsibility"
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Emmanuel Macron", "France", "Sébastien Lecornu" ]
Politics
2025-10-10T20:07:28+00:00
2025-10-13T06:14:18+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/emmanuel-macron-reappoints-sebastien-lecornu-as-prime-minister/
Geert Wilders among alleged targets of foiled Belgian jihadist plot
Belgian police arrested three suspects in Antwerp accused of planning drone attacks against politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever Belgian police have arrested three suspects accused of planning terrorist attacks using drones loaded with explosives, with targets reportedly including Belgian Prime Minister ...
Magnus Lund Nielsen
Belgian police arrested three suspects in Antwerp accused of planning drone attacks against politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever
[ "Politics", "Across Europe", "Bart De Wever", "Geert Wilders", "Terrorism" ]
Politics
2025-10-10T16:53:17+00:00
2025-10-13T06:14:40+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/geert-wilders-among-alleged-targets-of-foiled-belgian-jihadist-plot/
The Brief – 10 October 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This week, a secretive race has begun to replace the EU’s top fraud-buster, while Germany and Italy team up to kill off the EU’s vehicle emissions law Locking up bad guys and making sure billions of euros of EU cash gets well spent is a tough job, and after six years at the helm of the European Public Prosecutor’s Offi...
Joshua Posaner
This week, a secretive race has begun to replace the EU’s top fraud-buster, while Germany and Italy team up to kill off the EU’s vehicle emissions law
[ "Opinion", "and the Ugly" ]
Opinion
2025-10-10T16:04:17+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/the-brief-10-october-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
EXCLUSIVE: German leads race to become EU’s next chief prosecutor
Germany’s Andrés Ritter, currently a deputy at the European Public Prosecutor's Office, is the favourite from a four-person shortlist Four senior prosecutors from across Europe have emerged as top contenders to replace Romania’s Laura Codruța Kövesi at the head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) next yea...
Elisa Braun
Germany’s Andrés Ritter, currently a deputy at the European Public Prosecutor's Office, is the favourite from a four-person shortlist
[ "Politics", "Laura Kövesi" ]
Politics
2025-10-10T15:08:57+00:00
2025-10-10T16:44:57+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-german-leads-race-to-become-eus-next-chief-prosecutor/
Spain rebukes Trump's NATO expulsion threat
Spain remains the lowest spender of the 32-member alliance MADRID – Spain reaffirmed its commitment to NATO on Friday, following remarks by US President Donald Trump that the country could be expelled over its reluctance to meet defence spending targets. The 32-member alliance agreed in June to massively increase defen...
Inés Fernández-Pontes
Spain remains the lowest spender of the 32-member alliance
[ "Defence", "Politics", "Across Europe", "NATO", "Pedro Sanchez", "Spain" ]
Politics
2025-10-10T15:05:48+00:00
2025-10-10T16:25:58+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/spain-rebukes-trumps-nato-expulsion-threat/
France joins mounting pressure against proposed EU-wide corporate levy
The problem, however, goes beyond the levy itself: It could jeopardise the entire Commission budget plan EU finance ministers slammed a proposed EU-wide corporate levy as a threat to competitiveness, casting doubt on the funding of the European Commission’s €2 trillion long-term budget plan. The levy, known as CORE, wo...
Jacob Wulff Wold
The problem, however, goes beyond the levy itself: It could jeopardise the entire Commission budget plan
[ "Economy", "EU Budget", "France", "Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF)", "Own Resources" ]
Economy
2025-10-10T13:54:32+00:00
2025-10-10T15:08:48+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/france-joins-mounting-pressure-against-proposed-eu-wide-corporate-levy/
Longterm benchmarking will drive outcome-based health success, says Slovenian minister
Slovenia's health minister is driving a pivot to measuring health outcomes to strengthen resilience, and improve patient trust, while expanding access to medicines and clinical research Slovenia is moving towards an outcome-based model of healthcare, the country’s health minister told Euractiv on the sidelines of this ...
Vasiliki Angouridi
Slovenia's health minister is driving a pivot to measuring health outcomes to strengthen resilience, and improve patient trust, while expanding access to medicines and clinical research
[ "Health", "European Health Forum Gastein", "Healthcare", "Slovenia", "Valentina Prevolnik Rupel" ]
Health
2025-10-10T12:44:23+00:00
2025-10-17T17:17:52+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/interview/longterm-benchmarking-will-drive-outcome-based-health-success-says-slovenian-minister/
EU countries back child safety declaration
The Jutland Declaration, an online child safeguarding initiative driven by the Danish Presidency, was signed by all EU countries except Belgium and Estonia HORSENS, Denmark – On Friday all EU digital ministers – except Belgium and Estonia – backed a Declaration calling for better safeguards to protect children online, ...
Anupriya Datta
The Jutland Declaration, an online child safeguarding initiative driven by the Danish Presidency, was signed by all EU countries except Belgium and Estonia
[ "Tech", "Protection of Minors" ]
Tech
2025-10-10T11:06:02+00:00
2025-10-10T12:24:54+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-countries-back-child-safety-declaration/
Google's search and ads business to face tougher rules in the UK
The UK's competition watchdog has confirmed that the two Google businesses will be subject to 'pro-competition' digital markets rules US tech giant Google will face special abuse controls in the United Kingdom in relation to its general search and search advertising services businesses, the country’s competition watchd...
Natasha Lomas
The UK's competition watchdog has confirmed that the two Google businesses will be subject to 'pro-competition' digital markets rules
[ "Tech", "Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)", "Google" ]
Tech
2025-10-10T10:33:57+00:00
2025-10-10T10:58:59+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/googles-search-and-ads-business-to-face-tougher-rules-in-the-uk/
Danes push for EU-wide age verification rules
EU needs 'clear regulation' on age verification, said Danish digital minister Caroline Stage Olsen ahead of a ministerial confab on Friday HORSENS, Denmark – Denmark will push for EU-wide age verification rules in an effort to avoid fragmented national regulations, the country’s Digital Minister Carolin Stage Olsen sai...
Anupriya Datta
EU needs 'clear regulation' on age verification, said Danish digital minister Caroline Stage Olsen ahead of a ministerial confab on Friday
[ "Tech", "Digital Services Act (DSA)", "Henna Virkkunen", "Protection of Minors" ]
Tech
2025-10-10T08:49:29+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/danes-push-for-eu-wide-age-verification-rules/
Austria rules out weapons purchases with Russian frozen assets
Along with needing to clarify the legal framework, Marterbauer insisted that "Austria's neutrality must be taken into account" Funds from Russia’s frozen assets in the EU “cannot be used directly for arms purchases,” said Austria’s Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer ahead of Friday’s meeting of EU finance and economy ...
Chris Powers
Along with needing to clarify the legal framework, Marterbauer insisted that "Austria's neutrality must be taken into account"
[ "Defence", "Economy", "Politics", "Austria", "Ukraine" ]
Defence
2025-10-10T08:44:06+00:00
en-GB
https://www.euractiv.com/news/austria-rules-out-weapons-purchases-with-russian-frozen-assets/