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While it is becoming clear that the EU's approach to China is that of limiting potential risks over fully cutting ties, the bloc will still struggle to achieve a coherent strategy if it does not get its communication right.

Amid Brussels' China recalibration and unveiling of economic security strategy, businesses stress vital role of nurturing mutual trust in fostering global trade and investment.

The EU's new 'STEP' funding platform is unambitious and runs the risk of internal market fragmentation, French centrist Renew MEP Valérie Hayer, who co-leads the Parliament’s work on the EU budget and own resources, told EURACTIV in an interview.

After armed men killed nine Chinese nationals at a gold mine in Central African Republic, a video circulated on the internet saying France had secretly ordered the attack and planned to discredit Russian mercenary group Wagner in the country.

France's exclusion from a meeting of pro-renewable countries organised by Austria on Monday (19 June) "does not set a precedent" as Paris will be invited to the next meetings, a European diplomat close to the file told EURACTIV.

China hit back on 21 June after US President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a "dictator", saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, in an unexpected spat immediately following efforts by both sides to lower tensions.

Ireland’s recent decision to systematically display preventive health messages on bottles of alcohol has crystallised tensions, with European doctors and wine lobbies pitted against each other. By May 22, 2026, wines and spirits sold in Ireland will be required to...

Espionage, illegitimate influence peddling, disinformation campaigns and cyber-attacks increased in Germany in 2022, with activities mainly linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey, the report on the protection of the constitution published Tuesday (20 June) reads.

Sweden's parliament on Tuesday (20 June) adopted a new energy target, giving the right-wing government the green light to push forward with plans to build new nuclear plants in a country that voted 40 years ago to phase out atomic power.

A 50-billion euro plant to produce green hydrogen is among the many investments announced on the occasion of the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Kazakhstan on 19-21 June.

Anaphylaxis, a severe and life-threatening reaction triggered by allergies, is a major health risk due to its rapid onset while immediate access to adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) is not equal in the EU. It results namely in a drop in blood...

How to prevent anaphylaxis and inequalities caused by divergent access to first-line emergency treatments across Europe?

Read this article in Romanian. The newly appointed Minister for Digitisation, Bogdan Gruia Ivan laid out his priorities to speed up Romania’s digital transition as the country lags behind European peers. Social democrat Ivan recently took over Bucharest’s Innovation, Research...

Poland’s climate minister, Anna Moskwa, caused shockwaves in Brussels last week when she announced that Poland would file a lawsuit against a recently-adopted EU regulation requiring all new cars in Europe to be zero-emission as of 2035.

EU member states gave their initial thoughts on the European Commission’s proposal to slash CO2 emissions from trucks and buses on Tuesday (20 June), with familiar fault lines opening between countries pushing for greater ambition and those who want the proposal to be "more realistic".

Leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries are expected in London from Wednesday for a two-day conference to secure funding to help Ukraine recover from the ravages of war.

To ensure circularity, it is critical that secondary raw materials find their way into new products with the least environmental impact.  Paper recycling is already high-quality recycling, as it is recycled back into paper products. A material recycling loop is...

Romanian prosecutors on Tuesday (20 June) charged US-British social media influencer Andrew Tate, who has gained millions of fans by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle, with human trafficking, rape and forming a gang to sexually exploit women.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria wanting neutral states to have more of a voice in security talks, Slovakia's president confirming she will not seek re-election, and so much more.

This week EURACTIV’S health team explores why fertility is decreasing across the globe, what challenges people face when they want children and the situation of fertility treatments in Europe. For that, Health Reporter Marta Iraola talks with Dr Carlos Calhaz-Jorge,...