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Andrea Renda, a senior research fellow at the think tank CEPS, has worked on the EU’s AI Act since its conception, advised EU policymakers during the negotiations and is currently part of the discussions on the AI Code of Conduct...

While introducing a 'social pillar' as part of the EU’s reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was a step in the right direction, the new instrument leaves out those sectors where violations of workers’ rights are most rampant, according to a Commission official.

While the EU has a strong regulatory framework to ensure the quality and safety of life-saving adrenaline autoinjectors, food allergy stakeholders push for more measures also in terms of food labelling.

Ukraine wants to receive an invitation to begin the process of joining NATO at the military alliance's summit next month, and President Zelenskyy will not attend if leaders do not show "courage", a presidential aide said on Thursday (29 June).

The main political parties in Bulgaria’s parliament boycotted a scheduled debate on whether a national referendum should be held on postponing the adoption of the euro until 2043, tabled by the radical pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane. The initiative practically aims to...

Albanian police returned to the Iranian opposition, People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK) compound near Durres on Thursday, just over a week since a full-scale raid to seize computers and servers resulted in clashes with residents and multiple injuries. The...

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has responded to the list of measures proposed against the country by the European Union amid ongoing tensions in the north with ethnic Serbs, reiterating Kosovo’s EU perspective and insisting he is not bitter. On...

Since 2013, Facebook (now Meta) has released data on transparency every six months – which includes requests for user data sharing from government organisations – with Serbia leading the way in 2021 and 2022. Serbia sent Meta the most requests...

A new national spatial planning strategy that explicitly paves the way not just for the planned expansion of the country’s only nuclear power station but also for the construction of small modular reactors was approved by Slovenia’s parliament on Thursday....

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday (30 June) that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Campaign groups have warned that the EU’s sustainable food law risks going off course as conversations turn to food security and the strengthening of the internal market - something the Commission has defended, insisting this is a key pillar of the law.

Often silent until it is too late, liver diseases are on the rise in Europe. To catch the early stages of liver disease, healthcare is moving closer to the communities, highlighting the need to detect but also to ensure treatment.

In light of the objective of achieving a climate-neutral EU by 2050, as reflected in legislative proposals included in the Fit for 55 package and REPowerEU, increasing hydrogen production and use will be essential in the coming years.

Companies with a history of alleged union-busting behaviour have received millions of euros in Commission grants over the last decade, according to a report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), raising questions over the need to link social conditions...

The rise in cars on the road and increased freight transportation have offset any positive impact in a country that is fighting stricter emission norms as greenhouse gas emissions have tripled since the 1990s, according to new data from the...

Facilitation of marriage for same-sex couples was debated by the Czech parliament –which remains divided on the issue – on Thursday, as the country still belongs to a group of Eastern EU countries which legally only recognises registered partnerships or...

The association of Polish Fruit-Growers appealed to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, asking for the suspension of Ukrainian fruit imports that are creating a ‘dramatic’ drop in demand for local products and lowering prices. Over 40,000 tonnes of frozen raspberries were...

Malta’s recent reform of the total ban on abortion in all circumstances to now allowing it in cases where the mother’s life is at risk is viewed by critics – including those in the EU Parliament – as a small...

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on Thursday called for a permanent crisis stabilisation mechanism to respond to future situations in the EU, calling the proposals to review the seven-year EU budget and budget rules “insufficient”. Costa responded to questions about...

Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) President Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Moscow to meet Russian government and Orthodox Church officials on Wednesday and Thursday to find an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and while no agreement has been reached, the...