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Brussels ‘buy green and European’ plan risks deepening strain on EU countries’ ailing budgets

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 12:19
Think tank Bruegel warns green procurement push could trigger regulatory, fiscal and geopolitical risks
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Electricity grids: a cornerstone for a competitive EU economy

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 12:00
A new report by EU DSO Entity explains the connection between grid investments, energy prices and electricity bills, and shows why investing in electricity grids is a no-regret option and vital to ensure a thriving economy.
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 - 08:30 - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Committee on Budgets - Committee on Development

Length of video : 90'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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Germany yet to notify Brussels of huge gas power subsidy scheme

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 11:51
“Berlin has yet to submit a formal plan or proposal,” a source tells Euractiv
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EU countries push back against von der Leyen’s ambitious returns proposal

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 11:38
After months of wrangling, capitals seek more leeway to reject or replace another country’s return orders
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 - 08:45 - Committee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 60'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

EU food safety chief wants to fix ‘Kafkaesque’ rules on natural pesticides

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 11:32
In Germany and Austria, winegrowers can no longer use basic substances such as sodium bicarbonate because it is sold as a “low-risk” plant protection product. They are forced to buy the commercial version but at a higher price
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Latest news - AFET committee meetings - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

  • Thursday, 16 October, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".


AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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FIRST AID: USAID and tariffs on the SANT committee’s agenda

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 10:41
In today's edition: Abortion, Biotech Act, Nobel Prize, EU-Indo trade deal
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 - 08:00 - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Committee on Development

Length of video : 30'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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Judge orders embezzlement trial for Sánchez’s wife

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 10:39
The ruling comes just a day after another Spanish court said Sánchez’s brother, David, would also face trial on charges of malfeasance and influence peddling
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 - 07:15 - Committee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 15'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

All eyes on protecting children

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 09:33
In today's edition: GDPR fines, Meta's defence AI for Europe, BEREC's cyber worries
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VOLTAGE: Rewiring Germany’s ‘Energiewende’

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 09:10
In today's edition: deforestation, water pollution, CBAM
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HARVEST: The Black Tuesday of forest rules

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 08:57
In today's edition: Organic trade, EUDR, CAP
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FIREPOWER: Kubilius’ defence Big Bangs

Euractiv.com - Wed, 24/09/2025 - 08:35
A Big Bang for defence journalism as the EU goes through a Big Bang for defence policy, the Defence Commissioner told attendees to Euractiv's FIREPOWER launch party
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Building a common market for European defence

Written by Sebastian Clapp and Martin Höflmayr with Falk Vambrie.

The European defence industry is highly fragmented, with limited collaborative investment and procurement, divergent national regulations, and protectionist tendencies that undermine efficiency, interoperability and competitiveness. The Letta report makes the case for a concerted effort to advance towards the development of a ‘Common Market for the Security and Defence Industry’, which focuses on regulatory simplification, pooled procurement, and cross-border industrial integration. While the Draghi report puts its finger on the EU defence sector’s fragmentation, under-investment, and external dependencies, it urges coordinated action to strengthen the industrial base, boost joint innovation, and align national efforts through common policies and incentives. According to the White Paper for European Defence, a truly integrated EU defence market would be among the largest globally, strengthening competitiveness, readiness and industrial scale. It would enable firms from the European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB) to expand across the Union and stimulate cross-border cooperation, mergers and new ventures, increasing the availability of EU-made defence products.

The new Defence Readiness Omnibus aims to remove procedural bottlenecks and facilitate up to €800 billion in defence investment under the Rearm Europe/Readiness 2030 plan, combining streamlined procurement rules, simplified intra-EU transfers, and revised financial instruments. Achieving readiness and autonomy requires predictable joint planning, harmonised standards, and public-private coordination. Without genuine market reform, Europe’s rising defence spending risks being absorbed by inefficiencies rather than delivering real capability gains. A functioning common defence market is therefore essential not only for competitiveness, but also for deterrence, resilience and strategic sovereignty in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment.

The European Parliament advocates a fully integrated internal market for defence to overcome fragmentation, urging regulatory reform, joint procurement, and cross-border industrial cooperation as essential steps towards greater efficiency, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Building a common market for European defence‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

EU members of NATO: Composition of defence spending

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