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Poland will maintain its support for Ukraine through organisation, financial aid, humanitarian assistance, and military aid.

Greater flexibility will help Portugal boost its military capacity without affecting other sectors.

Pedro Sánchez’s administration plans to increase military spending to 2% by 2029.

Starmer also called on EU to step up in its Ukraine spending.

Officials argue that the current framework is based on unrealistic expectations.

Member states collectively spent €36 billion on LNG imports before December 2024, with nearly half of the money going to the US.

One in seven Polish healthcare professionals has experienced suicidal thoughts in the past 30 days, sparking calls for urgent systemic mental health support.

The Dutch healthcare institute has called out drug manufacturers for allegedly withholding information. A spokesperson for Gilead told Euractiv they already submitted a comprehensive dossier.

"If you believe there are going to be thirty-three people sitting at the same table (...) in all probability, the answer is no, not at all," Kellogg said.

Europe can’t just hold out for four years, hoping for the return of another Biden-like figure.

But member states, health experts, and the traditional tobacco industry itself have called on the Commission to act.

Both Poland and Spain have said they would need more assurances before making a decision.

Capability targets are essential to coordinate military build-up across Europe.

Commission does not exclude AI in the workplace legislation with humans at the centre.

The WHO's call comes as new figures show that limiting alcohol consumption could prevent one million new cancer diagnoses in Europe by 2050.

Reporting requirements "must be reduced to the minimum that is absolutely necessary."

Belgian MEP Liesbet Sommen spoke with Euractiv about critical medicines shortages, EU Pharma Package progress, and SANT's evolving role.

On 30 January, Euractiv hosted a discussion on the European Commission’s "CERN for AI" initiative and what a European AI Research Council could look like in practice.

While nearly 30,000 Bulgarians need biomarker diagnostics annually, the state only covers the costs of one biomarker for breast cancer.

The elimination of the tool would have “negative consequences,” according to the government.