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Merz told journalists that his goal was to reach an agreement before the EU’s extraordinary defence summit on Thursday.

With the US no longer at the negotiating table, the spotlight is on the EU more than ever to unblock the negotiations, said one MEP.

The decision comes as the legal representatives and owners of the companies implicated in Predatorgate are set to stand trial.

"We can consider different policies, but a substantial budget is essential," said Spanish socialist MEP Nicolás González Casares (S&D).

DG DEFIS' limited resources make it challenging to meet the growing demand for defence projects.

“Today, to build a reactor in England, Slovakia and France, we have to start from scratch and go through three authorisation procedures in three countries,” said Buono.

EU Cooperation with Ukraine does not equal competition with the US, a commission spokesperson insisted.

More and more EU countries are making it mandatory for restaurants to say where their meat comes from.

Repairing the pipeline damaged in 2022 would only take months.

"The real battle will likely begin once the third draft is published," one civil society representative told Euractiv.

The Trump administration's comprehensive healthcare and pharma policy agenda aims to transform the US healthcare landscape, but it’s going to reshape European pharma too.

Ireland's new directory is designed to ensure that patients receive the most appropriate genetic tests to personalise treatment and improve early disease detection.

Trump, Zelenskyy, Macron and Starmer all faced the world's press amidst last week's diplomatic frenzy – so why not von der Leyen?

Vienna wants the environmental requirements to be retained and a EU capping of direct payments.

The Dutch health minister is urging the Commission to put “comprehensive restrictions on flavours, maximum nicotine levels and plain packaging" on e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, according to a letter seen by Euractiv.

He called the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) incompatible with  “American free speech tradition.”

New proposals will make it easier for Czech health insurers to merge. The Czech health minister said that with ten million inhabitants, it is rational to have five insurance funds.

The Ariane 6 rocket is the EU’s long-awaited answer to its launch gap.

Poland's experiences with e-prescriptions and the Patient Internet Account could become a model for the European Union, building on valuable healthcare digitalisation lessons.

Local police confirmed that at least one person has died and several are injured.