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The European Union is facing growing risks linked to health emergencies, geopolitical tensions, and climate-related disasters. In response, the European Commission launched the EU Stockpiling Strategy and the Medical Countermeasures Strategy in July, as part of its wider Preparedness Union Strategy. The initiative aims to secure essential goods such as food, water, oil, fuel, and […]

Plus, SAFE plans, ministers meet on Ukraine, and a fight over fighter jets

In today's edition: CAP simplification, UTPs, EUDR

Europe’s electrification strategy stands at a crossroads. Without addressing the fragmented rollout of EV infrastructure, uneven incentives, and gaps in affordability, the EU risks missing its 2035 target —and weakening its industrial base just when it needs unity most.

Several European countries have seen an increase in attacks against immigrants in tandem with rising hate speech across the continent

In today’s edition: Parliament braces for a potential first EPP–Patriots alliance in Thursday’s due diligence vote, the EU’s top judge blasts Viktor Orbán over rule-of-law abuse, and lawmakers’ short-lived MFF rebellion fizzles after Commission concessions

PET trays, a circular economy success story, risk restrictions under PPWR secondary legislation. Europe’s farmers, food producers and coastal communities could lose one of their most reliable tools to keep produce fresh, transport it safely and reduce food waste.

Here's what to watch as the EU implements its new defence policies

In thinly veiled attack, ECJ chief decries Hungarian ‘oligarchy’

Geography made Belgium a gateway, globalisation made it a goldmine

Tackling the carbon emissions of bottom trawling is a fast and effective way to forestall climate change while protecting our precious marine ecosystems. But despite the minimal returns, governments across Europe keep subsidising the practice

The president’s embrace of Orbán amounted to a public rebuke of the EU’s own leadership

“No real progress was really expected. The next trilogue, potentially the last one, will obviously be the most difficult,” one parliamentary source said

Commission’s first migration management report rekindles tensions over who pays and who hosts asylum seekers

No promises have been made to implement MEPs' hard-won budget concessions, four EU diplomats told Euractiv

Despite spending big on a lead role, the far-right Patriots ended up playing second fiddle

Connolly, who criticises the European Union, said Ireland was "well placed to lead and articulate alternative diplomatic solutions to conflict and war."

Draft compromise says WHO decisions should not pre-empt future EU tobacco legislation

Von der Leyen hails ruling as a milestone for Europeans

The industry has long been complaining of problems ranging from high energy costs to onerous European regulations