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The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA), the European Battery Alliance (EBA) and the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association (RECHARGE) call for an ambitious, effective and efficient support to the battery value chain.

In today's edition of The Capitals, read about Italy's red lines on ReArm Europe, Czech lawmakers backing the Vatican treaty amid debate on confessional secrecy, and so much more.

Kaliňák said among others that he considers Russians to be more trustworthy partners than Ukrainians.

Scholz and Merz in forced power-sharing arrangement that restrains Germany’s leeway in Europe

Europe's high environment standards are not enough to hold down pollution from minerals mining.

The Italian government's reaction also contradicts prime minister Giorgia Meloni.

Von der Leyen's desire to impress might have exceeded her access to capital.

The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary's Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.

The choice for Europe’s leading nations is simple: Go nuclear or perish.

The Commission's forthcoming Communication on a Savings and Investments Union, seen by Euractiv, stops short of calling for the “centralised supervision” long urged by France.

The news will land well with academia, which fears political control would undermine basic research and the excellence-based funding of the European Research Council.

Some suggest that at a time of increasing political instability around the world, the Commission is wary of taking unpopular decisions that could upset consumers.

Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.

"No, the DMA is not an attack on American companies," MEP Yon-Courtin also added.

EU-based battery makers secured important promises, but the battle to influence upcoming policies is just beginning.

The ECB also reduced its benchmark deposit rate from 2.75% to 2.5% – its sixth rate cut since June last year.

A slate of terms to describe low-alcohol and no-alcohol wines is set to be unveiled by the European Commission in a bid to support the growing market segment, according to a draft regulation seen by Euractiv.

Labour shortages in Europe are worsening. The European Commission's "Union of Skills" proposal is a good start, but innovative solutions are needed. The private employment services sector emphasizes the importance of skilling and advocates for collaboration to nurture “skills ecosystems”.

The result is a slim 18-page draft report – a far cry from the Commission's 83-page proposal.

"The allegations have no basis in reality at all. Norway has solid and good intelligence cooperation with the US," Nils Andreas Stensønes, head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, responded on Thursday.