Euractiv.com

Shell and rival UK energy giant BP have been walking back various climate objectives and focusing more on oil and gas to raise their profits

While most of Europe was already off holidaying, the European Food Safety Authority quietly released its long-awaited scientific opinion on the welfare of mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas kept for fur production.

In today's edition: Donald Trump saying he's "very disappointed" in Vladimir Putin as peace talks stall, Slovak PM Robert Fico set to pass on "several messages" to Kyiv after meeting Russia’s leader, and the Commission preparing to formally propose the EU-Mercosur deal

Visiting India, Johann Wadephul looks the other way as Modi hugs dictators

Poland and Sweden cement growing military ties with a new defence pact, as Swedish Gripens and troops boost NATO’s eastern flank amid rising regional tensions

After a private talk with Putin in China, Slovakia’s Fico says he’ll deliver the Russian leader’s “messages” to Zelenskyy – stirring diplomatic unease ahead of their first face-to-face meeting

As President Nawrocki makes his diplomatic debut in Washington, Poland eyes a seat at the G20 table – backed by record GDP and quiet coordination between Tusk’s government and the presidency

As Sánchez heads to London, Spain and the UK prepare to sign a landmark post-Brexit pact deepening ties on trade, climate and migration—marking a turning point in bilateral relations

If Europe started the year with a long to-do list, at least there was optimism for a "European Moment". That hope now seems further off than ever

France’s powerful farm lobby is examining legal avenues to challenge the text, a path also being explored by a group of MEPs

“EU citizens want Europe to focus on security and the economy," said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola

Von der Leyen's foreign policy has veered woefully off course in recent days

The Russian leader has, however, drawn a red line on Ukraine’s NATO membership, a position he has repeatedly underlined

The verdict follows a string of arrests of opposition leaders, rights activists and journalists, raising concern among Western allies

The rise reinforces expectations that the European Central Bank will keep rates unchanged at its next monetary policy meeting on 11 September

The Swedish Dementia Association says improved treatments are essential, but not at the cost of patients' personal integrity, or ethical conduct

Belgium is lining up with other Western governments promising to recognise Palestine

Le Pen blamed President Emmanuel Macron for France's "deeply toxic" politics

Ukraine has learned its lessons from the controversy, says a senior minister

In today’s edition: Germany slamming von der Leyen’s military ambitions, Italy considering a fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending, enlargement talks stalling in Copenhagen, Brussels shelving its safe countries list, and a petition pushing the EU to act on abortion access