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The European Commission concluded negotiations on a free trade deal with New Zealand on Thursday (30 June), slashing much of the remaining tariffs between the two trading partners while keeping certain protections for agricultural products and including unprecedented sustainability provisions.

While teachers welcome Ukrainian refugee students into schools across the bloc, many are faced with the challenge of language barriers. Academics have called for empathy and solidarity to guide their integration into EU society. 

Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday (30 June), in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports.

The EU seems to be backing down and is in talks to exempt the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad from sanctions after Lithuania started treating the flow of goods from mainland Russia to its Baltic Sea outpost as trade subject to the latest package of measures.

Kidney disease is soon to become a leading cause of death, while at the same time carrying one of the highest financial burdens for society. Researchers are working on improving disease management in a way which simultaneously reduces costs.

Digitalisation and integrated care can offer a new range of solutions for improving the quality of diabetes treatment and even securing better patient outcomes. The use of digital tools in diabetes care, which requires constant control, represents an interesting case...

Diabetes registries collecting patient data and new digital tools directly used by patients are considered by stakeholders some of the best options to improve the quality of diabetes care ahead of the EU’s health data revolution. About 32.3 million adults...

The fate of EU nationals with temporary status in the UK will go to judicial review, a High Court judge ruled on Thursday (30 June), in a legal case with major implications for around 2.5 million EU nationals living in the UK with five year residency. 

Russian political ideology explains the external aggression: the Empire has no fixed borders and cannot have them, given that it stands for Christianity against various traitors to the true faith, locked inside national borders, writes Evgenii Dainov.

This week we discussed negotiations between the bloc’s 27 environment ministers. In particular, their joint positions on five laws which are part of a broader package of measures to slash planet-warming emissions by the end of the decade. We also...

The European Parliament must stop the proposal to include gas and nuclear power in the EU's sustainable finance taxonomy, especially after the war in Ukraine and the need to phase out Russian gas, writes a group of MEPs.

On the eve of handing over to the Czech Republic, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union can look back on many achievements in the digital field during its six-month chairmanship.

In a late success for the French presidency of the EU Council, negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council agreed to extend the rules on information accompanying the transfers of funds to crypto assets.

Welcoming Ukrainian refugees into schools and universities across Europe is a tremendous opportunity to prepare the country's youth on their European path, write Commissioners Mariya Gabriel and Margaritis Schinas, who detail the EU's support for member states and teachers.

Rewatch this EURACTIV Hybrid Conference where stakeholders discussed the policy tools that can strengthen EU security of supply. Addressed questions included: - How can gas supplies be secured in the most efficient and sustainable way, while at the same time ensuring the protection of EU citizens and industries? Is a holistic approach achievable? - What is the role of gas infrastructure? Can gas infrastructure operators connect Europe to the global market? - What solutions exist to transport and store renewables and low-carbon molecules over long distances with the existing and future LNG, underground storage and transmission facilities?

The European Commission aims to scale up renewables in heating and cooling as a way to phase out Russian gas, although industry sources say there is still much to do to ensure a level playing field with dominant fossil-fuel heating technologies.

Ten consumer groups coordinated by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) have accused Google of unfairly steering consumers to sign up for a Google account, allowing the company to harvest large amounts of personal data.

Hoping to achieve its 2024 target of producing 500,000 heat pumps a year, the German government is pushing the industry to make necessary investments amid fears it will end up like the solar panel industry.

The Czech Republic will take over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Friday with all eyes on Ukraine, which has been battling Russian forces since February.

Green ammonia plays a prominent role in the 20 million tonne renewable hydrogen target of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan. Now it’s time for the EU to put its money where its mouth is, writes Joel Moser.