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USR party leaders withdraw support for candidate in Romanian presidential election ‘coup’

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:39
Several figures of Romania’s opposition USR party are instead now backing the independent mayor of Bucharest.
Categories: European Union

No rules expected on ‘access to land’ in upcoming EU telecommunications’ law

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
It is also unlikely that the Commission will issue guidance on access to land in 2025.
Categories: European Union

Virkkunen takes aim at AI Act reporting obligations

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
"It is the credibility of the EU to consumers that is at stake,” said Frederico Oliveira da Silva, deputy head of digital rights at the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).
Categories: European Union

EU fails to unveil plan for new Ukraine trade framework as deadline nears

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen has made clear that the next deal will be less generous.
Categories: European Union

How Germany could derail a global pandemic deal

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
Germany and a handful of countries, such as Denmark and Switzerland, have taken a strict stance on what boils down to a footnote in the agreement's text.
Categories: European Union

INTERVIEW: UN migration director rules out ‘large-scale returns’ to Syria 

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
"We want to help people go home, but we want to make sure they do so safely," the head of the UN's International Organisation for Migration told Euractiv in an interview.
Categories: European Union

Grin and bear it: Fico’s plan to slaughter hundreds of Slovak bears faces backlash

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 06:00
For Fico, Slovaks "cannot live in a country where people are afraid to go into the forest and where humans become food for bears.” 
Categories: European Union

European industry big win: Germany, France both support sovereign EU-based tech infrastructure

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 05:00
That was the easy part, now the real difficulties unfold.
Categories: European Union

Repurposing EU gas grids needs cooperation for competitive wins [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 02:06
‘Yes’ to a common European approach for hydrogen and decarbonised gas, but caution urged on technology harmonisation.
Categories: European Union

Is migrant trauma, worker exploitation driven by EU subcontracting rules? [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 01:40
The European Commission is promising to deliver a reform package next year as campaigners seek to limit the ability of construction companies to abuse what is currently allowed under EU subcontracting law.
Categories: European Union

Denmark pushes for EU strategic investment in life sciences

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 01:23
The Danish Life Science Council says the EU must be better at prevention, embracing personalised medicine and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
Categories: European Union

German coalition delays nuclear re-entry, doubles down on gas

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 19:33
"The schedule for taking coal-fired power plants off the grid or into reserve must depend on how quickly controllable gas-fired power plants can actually be built", the coalition agreement states.
Categories: European Union

Hungary keeps stalling Ukraine’s EU accession effort

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 18:28
Budapest using its tools to stall process for months.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – What is Germany waiting for?

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 18:13
Germany has a coalition deal – but will have to wait another month for an actual new government. What are they waiting for?
Categories: European Union

Parliament wants to make sure the future Biotech Act strongly prioritises investment

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 18:03
Beyond the financing aspect, a significant number of right-leaning MEPs have also called for the future legislation to be aligned with existing texts.
Categories: European Union

Netherlands proposes anti-spy checks at universities

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 17:33
The Dutch initiative is the latest amid growing paranoia in European capitals over espionage by hostile actors on university campuses.
Categories: European Union

EU Parliament readies to ease pre-winter gas storage targets

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 16:47
The two biggest parties in the house are proposing that gas storage facilities be filled to 80% instead of 90% before winter.
Categories: European Union

Von der Leyen expresses timid support for Eurostack tech sovereignty project

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 16:31
German MEP Tiemo Wölken called von der Leyen's comments an important signal, but not everyone is convinced.
Categories: European Union

Virkkunen dodges question on withdrawal of AI Liability Directive

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 16:23
Virkkunen said that the withdrawal was not due to JD Vance's speech in the Paris AI Summit last month but due to the Draghi Report.
Categories: European Union

EU business leaders to gather with Commissioner Séjourné over US tariff impact

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 16:15
With US President Donald Trump's tariffs and EU retaliation both buffeting trade, top European business executives will again gather to discuss the fallout.
Categories: European Union

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