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In today’s edition: billionaire populist Andrej Babiš’ ANO party wins the parliamentary election in Czechia, Bruno Le Maire returns as armed forces minister in Lecornu’s new French government, negotiators meet in Egypt for indirect peace talks between Hamas and Israel, and Manfred Weber and Iratxe García’s centrist melodrama plays out in Brussels

US President Donald Trump have called on negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war.

"I have dozens of friends who’ve shut down or are facing bankruptcy," says Uta Mühle. "And then almost daily, I have to tell someone they’re no longer welcome in my pharmacy"

The drafting of the Biotech Act, which was initially meant to fall entirely under the responsibility of Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, should ultimately be shared with Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné. Several sources confirmed to Euractiv that internal discussions had taken place within the Commission in recent days and that the decision to give Séjourné greater […]

“Renewables have had to deal with this sort of rhetoric for decades now,” a WindEurope official told Euractiv

Madrid struggles to balance NATO demands with coalition resistance

The drone industry could face the same issue as ammunition makers after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: surging demand far outstripping production capacity

The US cuts will leave funding gaps for fragile countries in the areas of rule of law, human rights, security and migration. But with the EU also cutting aid, it now needs 'a strong narrative' abroad, officials say

Brussels presents enlargement as proof of Europe’s transformative power, yet its failure to deliver undermines that very promise. The EU cannot credibly preach democracy, rule of law, and resilience abroad while tolerating stagnation in its own neighbourhood

PARIS – A month after his appointment, Sébastien Lecornu unveiled on Sunday evening a large part of his government, which bears a striking resemblance to that of his predecessor, François Bayrou. Enough to antagonise the opposition ahead of the Prime Minister’s first address, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in the National Assembly. Many heavyweights from the […]

Babiš has called for a truce in Ukraine and vowed a "Czechs first" approach. However, he ruled out a referendum on leaving the EU

Frontex's future role will also be discussed during this month's Home Affairs Council, ahead of next year's review of its mandate

Moscow launched its largest-ever strike on Ukraine's gas infrastructure this week. The mayor of Lviv reported a "massive enemy attack" on Sunday morning

With almost 35% of the vote, Babiš' party ANO will likely take 80 seats in the new 200-member Czech Parliament. “At the first cabinet meeting we will reject the migration pact, and we will reject ETS2,” he vowed

The ECHR has recently found some EU countries to be in breach of human rights related to migration. In response to the rulings, efforts to rein in the court have ramped up

A large majority of Greeks believe the government tried to cover up evidence into the cause of the crash. The victims' families believe valuable evidence was lost when the crash site was bulldozed soon after the accident

Netanyahu's office said in response that Israel was "preparing for the immediate implementation of the first stage of the Trump plan for the release of all the hostages"

The poison of antisemitism is not hidden, it has become acceptable, frequent, and appears at all levels of society. Unless Europe finds the courage to confront hate at the level of words, we will see more funerals, more tears, more lives stolen

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