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The bill to legalise cannabis in Germany is in danger of being delayed indefinitely due to significant opposition from the states, but Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is determined not to give up on his flagship initiative.

On this episode of the Today in the EU podcast :As the EU summit on 21 and 22 March looms, farmers take centre stage on the table of the discussions.

After weeks of disagreements, EU foreign ministers on Monday (18 March) agreed in principle to impose sanctions against Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and to add further sanctions on members of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

The European Parliament's ENVI committee is scheduled to convene today, 19 March, to discuss the new pharmaceutical framework and vote on the compromised text regarding the draft regulation and the revised directive.

Bulgarian health authorities are preparing to introduce permanent fast access for citizens to their health files via mobile phones, as a measure to combat widespread corruption and healthcare budget abuses.

Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe's ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.

Reducing regulatory data protection and limiting intellectual property rights isn’t a successful strategy, says Roche Netherlands' General Manager, while encouraging the Dutch government to follow Germany with a pharma strategy summit.

The Slovak National Party (SNS) has initiated a probe into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the investigation enters its second month, led by a prominent anti-vaccination proponent, many procedural details remain unknown.

Ukrainian soldiers evacuated to Sweden often face amputation as a result of trauma from artillery shells and mines, but Swedish doctors are going the extra mile to save and restore the function of patients’ limbs.

The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is taking a stronger position on the accountability of influencers for content shared online, according to a draft document dated 13 March and seen by Euractiv.

On Monday 18 March, the Council adopted a new law to protect wholesale energy markets from manipulation. The new regulation aims to strengthen market surveillance and guarantee open and fair competition in the European Union.

The rapid rise in artificial intelligence led to the first-ever legal framework on AI at the end of 2023, the EU's AI Act. This report explores the role of media in today's new AI landscape.

Despite the rapid rise in Artificial Intelligence and large social media platforms, the President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Maria João Rodrigues believes that quality journalism still has a clear role in Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron's closest ally in Brussels, Valérie Hayer, has been confirmed as the third Spitzenkandidat of a Franco-German team that will guide the EU liberals throughout the campaign for June's EU elections.

EU national governments agreed on Friday (15 March) to a new regime of packaging waste rules, following a dramatic few weeks during which the European Commission threatened to veto an agreement reached between governments and the European Parliament.

The war in Ukraine is laying the ground for a divide between “war” and “peace” camps at the national and European level which may replace the usual political division between left and right.

The Council of the EU gave its final approval on Monday (18 March) for a strategy to secure a sustainable supply of raw materials critical for the green transition, digital industries, and defence sectors, it said in a press release.

Polish farmers blocked two major border crossings with Germany on Monday in a protest against farm imports from outside the European Union and the bloc's environmental red tape.

Despite the passing of the Critical Raw Materials Act in 2023, Europe's reliance on importing critical raw materials remains a concern. In this series, Euractiv explores the EU's different routes to close the competitiveness gap in raw materials and decrease reliance on unpredictable suppliers.

As she closes out her first term, Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission has seen industrial competitiveness come into sharp focus with new initiatives to better connect industry to the European Green Deal, but what effect will they have?