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European energy businesses have expressed concern about the EU’s global competitiveness, asking, ‘Where does the EU’s energy union now stand?’

"We reiterate our call to all parties to continue to respect the ceasefire," a Commission spokesperson said, without mentioning Israel's air strikes this week

Europe is standing at a crossroads. On the one hand, it has committed to climate neutrality and strategic autonomy. On the other, its industrial competitiveness is under unprecedented strain, eroded by high energy costs, dependence on imported raw materials, and mounting global competition. The European chemical industry’s decline in recent years is a stark example of how multifaceted pressures can remove the engine from an economic powerhouse. Europe’s ability to reinvigorate it will truly underpin its resilience.

A NATO official said the body had been informed by the Trump administration advance and also played down its significance

The Paris-based agency is aiming to close out a three-year, €22 billion budget at its next pledging summit in Bremen

In today's edition: Kremlin disinformation, Dutch elections, Scaleup Europe Fund

In today's edition: EU-Ukraine, Mercosur, avian flu

In today's edition: Alcohol, Cigarettes, and how Bulgaria is losing the childhood obesity battle

Plus, Beretta choked by red/green tape, the European Air Shield, and a think tank dabbles in drone production.

In today's edition: Energy Union, COP30, 2040 target, critical minerals

In today’s edition: Dutch voters head to the polls as Rob Jetten’s progressive D66 gains momentum, a probe reveals the EU kept paying a convicted neo-Nazi MEP, and Brussels and New Delhi inch closer to a trade deal after ‘constructive’ talks

Earlier this month, a piece of good news rippled through Southeast Europe: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Moldova were admitted to the operations system of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the network that lets a transfer in Tirana zip to Tallinn—or almost anywhere else in Europe—as swiftly and cheaply as a domestic payment.

Although the government has since launched a €16 billion reconstruction plan, experts say prevention remains Valencia’s weakest point

European hospitals trusted Zivver for secure communications – but a US takeover has changed the rules without them knowing

Health leaders say Europe risks undoing decades of progress against deadly diseases if it withdraws support

The European Commission has long accused Hungary and PiS's Poland of democratic backsliding and eroding judicial independence

To remain a pole in the new multipolar world, Europe will need to use whatever breathing space this week's US-China summit might provide to secure its own supply chains, reduce dependencies, and boost its global leverage

Beretta could be blown off-course by the EU's regulatory tornado

Faced with threats edging ever closer, Europe is scrambling to build up its defences fast and almost from scratch

European industry actors are warning that the uptake in Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) is moving more slowly than predicted in the EU, prompting calls for fresh thinking in Brussels