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A storm is brewing between Washington and Beijing again: China has tightened its restrictions on exports of rare earth metals and related technologies. Exports to third countries now require approval from Beijing. US President Donald Trump has responded by threatening to impose a 100 percent punitive tariff on Chinese goods as of 1 November. Is the world facing a new trade war between the two economic giants?

Around one-third of NATO countries have so far pledged or paid into the scheme

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

The draft document, obtained by Euractiv ahead of a meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government later this month, discusses a range of digital dependencies

In today's edition: Energy taxation, cabin baggage, net-zero shipping

It remains unclear whether the Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions

A presentation obtained by Euractiv, that's due to be given later today, spells out areas of the EU’s AI rules that are being considered for revision

In today's edition: Blood supply, alcohol rules, and Youth anxiety surges in Cyprus

Last week, Belgian authorities arrested three people accused of planning "a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack against political figures" using drone-mounted explosives

In today's edition: NGTs, simplification, carbon farming

In today's edition: Space Act parliamentary dates, GDPR simplification, DSA probes closing

The S&D urged Brussels to set up a European Public Health Agency and coordination board to streamline EU health policy

Under the framework of the Spain Digital Week, the first-ever initiative in Brussels that activates policy convenings (both public and private) on the role of the Spanish community in shaping the European Union’s economic and digital policy agenda, Adigital -the Spanish Association for the Digital Economy-, through its Permanent Office in Brussels, organizes this public […]

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by MEP Matjaž Nemec (S&D, SI) traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 16 to 18 September 2025. This was the first official visit of the AFET Committee to the Western Balkans in the 10th legislative term.
The visit aimed to underline the Committee's commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's European integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity. Members discussed Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress, and the further reforms needed to advance in its accession path towards the EU.
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