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In this week's episode of EURACTIV's Beyond the Byline podcast, we delve into the pressing issue of police violence in France.

The newest European Commission proposal on new genomic techniques (NGTs) leaves the issue of patentability for plants obtained by these new methods unanswered, with the EU executive pushing back possible actions to 2026.

The Danish government is investing billions of euros to establish the country as a hub for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Europe, a technology central to the EU’s 2050 net-zero climate plans.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Romanian parties being predicted to face a tight EU elections race, Austria gearing up to fight the EU Commission’s gene editing push, and so much more.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to comment on his Kosovar counterpart Albin Kurti’s refusal to meet him as a part of his Western Balkan tour, instead saying he will comment on the situation from Pristina on Thursday where he...

With a final tally of 148 MPs against, 37 voted for, and seven abstentions, members of the parliament did not adopt the proposal for a vote of no confidence against Police Minister Bratislav Gašić on Wednesday. The replacement of Gašić...

Attracting workers from Balkan countries requires companies to be more proactive and offer better pay, the National Employment Service said on Tuesday, dispelling the idea spread by businesses that workers from Balkan countries will not meet Slovenia’s growing labour needs....

Romania’s four main political parties will likely tie in next year’s EU election, with far-right party AUR expected to make the most gains compared to the previous 2019 election, according to predictions made by INSCOP Research. INSCOP Research, a social...

Not enough lawmakers were present at the vote on the motion Wednesday to dismiss parliament chair Boris Kollár, who has admitted to physically assaulting the mother of his two children until she was unconscious and said he would do so...

Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog based at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have yet to observe any indications of explosives, but they need more access to be sure, the agency said on Wednesday (5 July).

Travel to and from Sweden’s airports increased in June by 11% for international flights, which is about 82% of pre-pandemic levels, while domestic travel increased by 10% over the same period, according to Swedavia chief Jonas Abrahamsson- news that won’t...

The 2030 Strategic Partnership – aimed at strengthening their foreign policy, security, and defence cooperation – was signed by the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace alongside Poland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau and National Defence...

The Commission’s proposal to loosen rules on certain new genetic techniques (NGTs) on Wednesday was strongly condemned by Austrian governing parties, opposition, and environmental organisations who fear it could threaten the country’s large organics sector. Austria could be among the...

Germany is undergoing a cultural shift from restrictive immigration regulation towards actively recruiting skilled labour abroad but is struggling to make the country welcoming for foreign workers, German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil said on Wednesday. Last year, Germany was missing...

The German government has adopted a first draft for the 2024 budget following days of public clashes, leaving parliament members to continue fighting over budgetary lines for political projects like parental leave and the green transition. Not everyone in government...

The Belgian State and the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) were condemned by the Brussels French-speaking Court of First Instance for their ordinary misconduct in the management of the asylum crisis, Belga reported on Wednesday. The State...

The European Union is nearing an agreement on upgrading the leakiest, most inefficient buildings. This is an apolitical issue that must be kept out of the damaging clutches of politicisation, writes Adrian Joyce.

During a trip to the convention of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) in Warsaw, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni bonded with her Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki over the fact that as two leaders from countries on the bloc’s external...

The times when the Visegrad Group united on EU migration policy are now long gone as only Poland and Hungary continue to voice their opposition to the Council’s recently proposed relocation scheme while Czechia and Slovakia back it. While the...

Bulgaria’s largest GERB party leader Boyko Borissov, the parliamentary backbone of the country’s new pro-EU government, is waiving his parliamentary immunity to continue the money laundering investigation against him – known as ‘Barcelonagate’ –, he announced on Wednesday. The investigation...