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In this week’s edition: EU-China summit preview, Hungary doubling down on Ukraine and a leak on the EU executive's defence industry inquiry.

Methane emissions from the energy sector are among the actions developed by the two-week global climate conference in Dubai, keeping in check the hopes of avoiding a rapidly worsening climate.

The head of the European Parliament's delegation at the COP28 climate summit took aim at China ahead of his trip to Dubai, saying Beijing must stop portraying itself as a developing country and contribute to climate finance like “a superpower” or else assume responsibility for the talks’ failure.

Israel faced growing US calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday (3 December) showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce.

One person died and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Saturday (2 December).

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 4 – 10 December 2023

Le président du Conseil européen, Charles Michel, a pris la parole lors de la première séance de la conférence des Nations unies sur le changement climatique (COP28) organisée à Dubaï.

TIME CHANGE: The press briefing will take place on Monday 4 December 2023 at 15.00

A coalition of 118 countries, excluding China, has signed up to a pledge that aims to create a binding commitment for the world to triple its current renewable energy capacity and double the rate of energy efficiency improvements until 2030....

Skills shortages across the EU can be explained by technological changes so rapid that workers and companies alike are struggling to keep up, labour economics scholar and Nobel prize winner Christopher Pissarides told Euractiv in an interview on Friday (1 December).

Ukraine's domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week on military supply routes in the area, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Friday (1 December).

The world's largest regional security organisation concluded its annual summit on Friday (1 December) with Russia expressing indifference over the body's future.

The spread of fake news and disinformation has steadily risen in past years, with audiences increasingly getting their news online, where false information - sometimes generated by AI - spreads faster, threatening audiences' trust in media.

Whole grains must be integrated into diets early in life to create healthy habits and curb life-threatening diseases, say experts, who call for the inclusion of grains into the EU School Scheme and public procurement of food. While sugar and...

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report released ahead of Friday (1 December), World AIDS Day, argues that there is still a long way to go to hit global HIV reduction targets by 2030, underlining the importance of early and tailored testing.

Palestinians in south Gaza will have to flee to new safe zones, Israel's EU and Nato envoy tells EUobserver, as the war enters its next phase.

Implementation of two regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices is failing, despite the tweaks made earlier this year, posing shortage risks on one hand and outdated certification rules on the other. 

Safety campaigners have written to EU ministers urging them to reject moves to lower the age at which young people can begin training to drive a heavy-duty vehicle, arguing it could lead to higher numbers of serious road accidents.