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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 06:40
Portugal’s government remains committed to recognising Palestine as a state but is seeking the broadest possible consensus among EU members, according to sources in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry.
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 06:19
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 06:00
Candidates across the political spectrum are meeting twice this week to confront their adversaries and share their vision for Europe. What did they have to say about the state of the EU economy?
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 06:00
With the EU elections approaching fast, member states have started to game out who they will send as their national Commissioner to Brussels, Euractiv takes a closer look at the rumour mill around the candidates, and the portfolio wishes across...
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 19:31
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced today Wednesday (22 May), that he will go to the polls on 4 July, after his party The Conservative and Unionist Party (ECR), had been in power for 14 years,
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 19:00
Weimar Triangle countries Germany, France, and Poland agreed to make "speaking and acting with one voice" regarding the bloc's foreign policy a joint priority after the European elections.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 19:00
.The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) received ten countries' signatures for its Zero Debris Charter, dealing with 'space junk' orbiting Earth, amid mounting concerns over increasingly overcrowded outer space.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 17:08
In a compromise text seen by Euractiv, which will be discussed until Thursday (23 May), the Belgian presidency of the EU Council aims to overcome the main obstacle for EU countries to reach a common position on the controversial rules on last-generation biotech crops.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 17:05
Two European companies were selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) to develop a re-entry cargo spaceship and alleviate Europe's struggle to access space independently.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 16:20
It's a face-off that could shake up the French political landscape. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will take on the up-and-coming president of the Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, in a televised debate on the national TV channel France 2 on Thursday (23 May).
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 16:00
Greg Rossi discusses the imperative to address cancer in Europe with early detection, precision medicine and equitable access. Stressing the need for urgent action to make cancer a manageable condition, highlighting disparities and the importance of innovation.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 15:30
A Russian defence ministry proposal to revise Russia’s maritime border in the eastern Baltic Sea created concern among NATO’s Northern members on Wednesday (22 May).
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 15:20
The Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (SPD/ID) said on Wednesday (22 May) it would not share the same European political group with the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), following the same move by the French Rassemblement National.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 15:19
Loss of fuel duty could cost governments billions in tax revenues. William Todts, executive director at T&E, explains why, even as an environmentalist, we should be taxing electric cars
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 14:59
The first article of the national agricultural orientation law has been voted through French parliament, removing the targets of 15% of farmland for organic agriculture and 8% for legumes.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 14:44
EU-India relations face an important year. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of strategic partnership between the two. And both have elections. With the second round of the EU-India TTC due in July and talks continuing on a EU-India FTA, 2024 provides an opportunity to build on the positive work already achieved.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 14:31
Shortly after last week's assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Meta took down the Facebook account of the shooter, the tech giant confirmed to Euractiv on Wednesday (22 May).
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 12:28
The German far-right AfD has barred their lead EU candidate, Maximilian Krah, from any further campaign events amid mounting pressure to suspend his membership in AfD's next EU delegation in the wake of a series of scandals that rattled the party in recent months.
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 12:07
The June EU election results will jeopardise the implementation of the Green Deal, according to a majority of experts questioned by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 12:04
Governments wield considerable influence in the cyber realm and must face accountability for their actions, argues CDT's Silvia Lorenzo Perez.
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