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The presidents of the EU institutions pledged to act on citizens' ideas for EU change after receiving the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP

The presidents of the EU institutions pledged to act on citizens' ideas for EU change after receiving the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP

German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock travelled to Kyiv on Tuesday (10 May) as the first minister of Scholz’s cabinet, where she demanded that the “war crimes and the crimes against humanity”  be investigated.

The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) ended on Monday (9 May), but a group of politicians want citizens' forums that were at its heart to become a permanent practice at the EU level. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The European Union on Tuesday (10 May) accused the Russian authorities of carrying out a cyberattack against a satellite network an hour before the invasion of Ukraine to pave the way for its assault.

The European Commission is looking to increase the EU's renewable energy target for 2030 as part of plans due next week, which also include faster permitting rules for new projects and a solar strategy making rooftop solar mandatory for all new buildings, according to leaked proposals seen by EURACTIV.

Yet another compromise text on the AI Act has been circulated amongst the diplomats of the EU Council by the French Presidency ahead of a working party meeting on Tuesday (10 May)

Fears of leaving Europeans unable to heat their homes have led to governments allocating billions of euros for energy bill rebates, in some cases even pledging to freeze gas and electricity tariffs. Spending on this scale will not be sustainable...

In the EU, 9 May is Europe Day and marks the anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, which is seen as the founding act of the EU. This year's celebration also marked the end of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which presented extensive reform proposals, including the abandonment of the unanimity principle in many areas. Europe's press comments on the results, also against the background of the Ukraine war.

In his Victory Day address on Red Square, Vladimir Putin described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a preventive step in the interest of peace. He said the West had been arming Ukraine and planning an invasion. The speech contained neither an official declaration of war nor the announcement of a general mobilisation. Europe's press analyses its content and impact.