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French farmers do not go out into the streets every day. But when they decide to take to the streets of Paris to make their voices heard, it's hard to go unnoticed.

Nuclear-reliant France rejoiced on Thursday (9 February) as lawmakers in the European Parliament’s energy committee defined low-carbon hydrogen, agreeing to put it on the same level playing field as renewable hydrogen in the race for decarbonisation.

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The US Inflation Reduction Act takes some steps to push corporations to act more socially responsible, particularly around wages and apprenticeships, but Europe should go far beyond this, building on a stronger welfare state and tradition of solidarity, writes Sebastian Mang.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on managing pests through a combination of techniques applied in order of hierarchy to minimise the use of chemical plant protection products. It is also an important part of the...

A national ‘risk-based tax’ on pesticides to fund more sustainable alternatives has been proposed by the European Parliament lawmaker leading the EU’s plans to slash the use and risk of plant protection products by 2030.

Moldova's pro-Western government resigned on Friday (10 February) after months marked by economic turmoil and the spillover effects of Russia's war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “AI systems intended to be used by children in a way that may seriously affect a child’s personal development.”...

Small and medium enterprises will be central to ensuring the twin green and digital transition succeeds, and that technologies such as AI are integrated into these processes, stakeholders emphasised in Brussels this week.

After meetings in London and Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine needs more arms and in particular fighter jets from the West to defend democracy in Ukraine and all Europe, he said. Europe's press is divided on the issue.

The recovery work after the severe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria continues. Europe's press comments on the first political repercussions of the disaster and speculates on those yet to come - not only, but also in the Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for May.