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Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting on the need for a unified response to global economic changes, policy coordination within the euro area and an increased urgency for ongoing projects such as the digital euro, the savings and investment union and trade diversification.

Member states' representatives (Coreper) agreed on the Council’s position on amending the gas storage regulation. 

Council and Parliament strike provisional deal on the toy safety regulation.

The Council reached a provisional deal with the European Parliament on a directive to improve monitoring and assessment of all soils within the EU.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Trump and Meloni saying they ‘fully expect’ an EU-US trade deal, Poland boosting its troop presence and eyeing defence ties with Latvia, and so much more.

Warsaw hopes increased cooperation will aid sectors beyond defence.

The building has made do with ageing infrastructure, as little has changed at the site since it first went up in 1967.

Supporters argue the measure would encourage more Italians abroad to formally register with AIRE, putting an end to widespread avoidance.

A new US+E3 format has marked a shift in Washington’s approach.

The EU's health data plan faces privacy concerns and calls for stronger protections.

Price increases are due in 2029, just when the coalition’s term would regularly come to an end.

The British approach is not the way for the EU, said power sector association Eurelectric.

The document specifies that commercial eggs, including those from free-range hens, are still safe to eat.

Parliament and Council are still negotiating a common position, and will hold their next trilogue on 21 May. 

In Czechia, 75% of farmland is cultivated by large farming enterprises, a legacy of decades of agricultural practices.

Germany wants clarity that the 5G toolbox won't apply to fixed networks, while France wants tougher language on undersea cables.

Reading news has a one-way experience, now chatbots are enabling back-and-forth interaction, where readers can receive accessible explanations, no matter whether they have asked insightful questions, or not.

Progress is being made, but when the data proves that youth mental health prevention works financially and societally, why is very little being spent on it?

A Polish gynaecologist was barricaded in an office for over 50 minutes as police intervened in an escalating confrontation with protestors.

Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, currently conducting platform trials in areas such as blood cancer and dialysis, has established a competence hub to support doctors and researchers in adopting the innovative trial model.