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The EU will target imports treated with banned pesticides and push for tougher animal welfare rules, as farm chief Hansen warns against “greenwashing.”

Billions of euros spent by NATO allies to buy military gear for Ukraine would count as "defence-related" spending under higher new spending commitments, sources told Euractiv.

On Tuesday, the Agriculture Committee adopted its position on EU standards for the breeding, housing, and handling of cats and dogs.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On Tuesday, the Agriculture Committee adopted its position on EU standards for the breeding, housing, and handling of cats and dogs.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Bulgaria sends mixed signals on cancer care, launching a screening programme while delaying access to vital diagnostic testing.

The attack scuppers a vital Russian logistics route into the occupied Ukrainian peninsula.

The agriculture and food sector plays a central role in ensuring food security in Europe. Securing its future is essential to building resilient, sustainable and competitive systems that empower farmers and support rural areas.

Labour groups say current EU rules are allowing construction companies to abuse subcontracted workers. Swedish centre-left MEP Johan Danielsson is urging the Commission to present a reform proposal.

Nearly 400,000 people are living with cancer in Denmark. Up to 50 per cent of all cancer cases are considered to be preventable by reducing risks, according to the new cancer plan.

In its previous report in March, the OECD had forecast growth of 3.1% for 2025 and 3.0% for 2026.

Following the victory of Karol Nawrocki, who is backed by the right-wing conservative PiS party, in Poland's presidential runoff election, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that he will seek a vote of confidence in the Sejm. Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate of the liberal-conservative government camp, was narrowly defeated by Nawrocki on Sunday, having secured 49.1 percent against Nawrocki's 50.9 percent. Commentators stress the European dimension of the result.

In its 'Operation Spider's Web', Ukraine attacked five military airfields in Russia with drones launched from trucks on Sunday. According to its own reports a total of 41 aircraft were destroyed. Video footage has so far shown twelve long-range bombers in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions that had either been completely destroyed or damaged. The media discuss the impact of the attack.