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European lawmakers from across different political factions sought to distance or deny any links to the Kremlin regime in a Strasbourg debate on Russian influence.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) suggested that the definition of AI and categorisation of high-risk applications are left to technical standards in a letter sent to the European Commission and obtained by EURACTIV.

As inflation and soaring prices have become a major concern for many French people, its government is addressing the issue by giving people the means to keep spending, even though this could mean an increase in public spending.

The current phase of the war in Ukraine suggests that after taking Luhansk, Russia’s goal is to seize the whole of Donetsk as well, meaning that the entire Donbas could be under Moscow's control.

The “Gigaton Carbon Goal” initiative will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere by 1 billion tonnes by 2040, thanks to the use of sustainable agricultural methods, and will create a carbon market from which farmers will benefit directly....

The EU will prevent Russia using a G20 meeting in Indonesia as a "propaganda forum" for its disinformation on the impacts of its war in Ukraine, a spokeswoman said Thursday (7 July).

Bioenergy and German farmers' associations have criticised the country's renewable energy act (EEG) amendment passed in the Bundestag on Thursday (7 July) on the grounds that it does not provide sufficient support for biogas.

The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security alliance with Arab states that would connect air defence systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East, sources said.

France's traditionally anti-establishment far-right has changed tack with Rassemblement National leader Marine Le Pen taking steps to institutionalise her party in a bid to gain power.

British prime minister Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative party leader, starting a race among Conservative MPs to replace him as prime minister but leaving a range of issues — Brexit, Northern Ireland, and Scottish independence — for his successor.

With fears of a looming recession, the risk of eurozone fragmentation is back on people's minds. However, a group of economists think they have found a solution to prevent the fragmentation without going all the way to the politically improbable fiscal union.

Danish ministers and officials are no longer allowed to delete work-related text messages on service phones, under new guidelines presented by justice minister Mattias Tesfaye on Thursday. To date, text messages were not stored centrally, as is the case for emails. The loss of text messages exchanged between EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and the boss of pharmaceutical company Pfizer was recently criticised by the EU ombudsman.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's announcement to nationalise French energy giant EDF in the wake of the European Parliament approving nuclear and gas in the EU's green taxonomy, has revived the debate on how to restructure the French giant.

Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, MEPs have voted in favour of a resolution calling for abortion to become a fundamental right in the EU - a request that adds to mounting calls for EU treaty change.

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday (7 July) he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers.

MEPs backed on Thursday a proposal to allow Ukrainian refugees to keep their national driving licences, exempting them from the obligation to exchange them for EU ones.
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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan.
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The Council approved €120 million in support to the military component of AMISOM/ATMIS for 2022 under the European Peace Facility.

Report by European Council President Charles Michel to the European Parliament plenary session on the outcome of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022.

As MEPs approved the final agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Strasbourg, it is vital to go further and help European digital champions emerge. This is why we are defending the implementation of a "Buy European Tech Act" in order to make Europe a real digital power.