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Why technologies are the missing piece in the EU’s simplification efforts   [Promoted content]

16 hours 21 min ago
Cutting red tape is just the start of boosting Europe’s competitiveness. We need a smarter way to apply rules — easing compliance and embracing digitalisation. Regulatory technologies already automate the reporting and tracking of legal obligations. Scaling them across sectors would strengthen the single market and unlock growth.
Categories: European Union

Office shuffle: Swedes settle in at NATO’s Brussels headquarters

16 hours 22 min ago
Euractiv noticed moving boxes stacked outside the new digs at NATO HQ. It's just the latest way Sweden has settled into NATO structures.
Categories: European Union

Russia’s Putin looks to Belarus to dig him out of war-time potato shortage

17 hours 22 min ago
"It turns out that we don't have enough,” the Russian leader said this week of national potato stocks.
Categories: European Union

EU citizens won’t accept democratic backsliding, says new study [Advocacy Lab Content]

21 hours 8 min ago
‘Fine if they do. Fine them if they don’t’ – a new study demonstrates that Europe’s citizens expect their leaders to abide by European Union principles, values and laws. If they fail to, citizens want penalties enforced.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s tariffs to remain in effect after latest court ruling

Thu, 29/05/2025 - 22:50
An order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington provided no opinion or reasoning but directed the plaintiffs in the case to respond by June 5 and the administration by June 9.
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US court blocks most Trump tariffs

Thu, 29/05/2025 - 09:42
The dollar and global stocks surged following the announcement.
Categories: European Union

Sánchez plays the Brussels stage with Catalan language push

Thu, 29/05/2025 - 06:26
All Junts needs to satisfy its grassroots is that it has obliged Sánchez to make a decent effort and put the Catalan language on the EU stage. It’s the performance that’s important, not the result.
Categories: European Union

Trust is critical to EU health data success, says WHO

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 20:25
As the EU enacts its landmark health data law, officials warn that public trust, not just infrastructure, will determine its success, citing past misuse cases, such as 23andMe, as a cautionary tale.
Categories: European Union

Palm Oil: Balancing sustainability, livelihoods, and global demand [Advocacy Lab Content]

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 19:51
This special report traces how producing countries are navigating climate commitments, international pressure, and the daily realities of millions who depend on the crop.
Categories: European Union

Indonesia and Malaysia tackling deforestation as new EU restrictions loom [Advocacy Lab Content]

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 19:49
Some stakeholders say the European Commission’s deforestation designations are too political for some, and too soft for others. Can the Commission’s balancing act protect the environment without destroying jobs?
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s EU path fuels ‘superfund’ concerns for cohesion and farm finance [Advocacy Lab Content]

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 19:15
Farmers are worried the EU’s regional and agricultural support systems won’t be adequately shielded from the impact of Ukraine’s accession to the Union.
Categories: European Union

Russia proposes to hold next talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on 2 June

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 19:03
Delegates from Russia and Ukraine met earlier this month in Istanbul for the first time since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded, but failed to reach a ceasefire.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Regulating the ‘Wild West’ of porn platforms

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 18:01
Rolling out proper age verification raises ethical, commercial, and technical questions that the DSA alone cannot answer.
Categories: European Union

France eyes China-EU climate leadership with Washington out of the room

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 17:45
France wants Brussels and Beijing to publicly reaffirm the importance of the Paris climate agreement while preparing for an EU-China summit in July.
Categories: European Union

EXCLUSIVE: EU Commission must go to Budapest Pride, say 60 MEPs

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 17:05
A cross-party group has accused the Commission of "failing to fulfil its duties”, in a letter seen by Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Europe’s ocean-related objectives and the EU Green Deal

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:52
The EU4Ocean Coalition is bringing together citizens, educators, youth, and organisations to protect the ocean through collective action and education. Backed by the European Commission, this movement is tackling climate change, pollution, and overfishing by making ocean literacy a shared responsibility.
Categories: European Union

Journalism in the Age of AI

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:39
European journalists can leverage AI to strengthen citizens’ trust in their work.
Categories: European Union

Dodging Taurus debate, Germany pledges to help Ukraine build own long-range weapons

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 15:55
The German defence ministry said the first systems could be deployed by Ukraine “within just a few weeks”.
Categories: European Union

Swiss-Irish pharma duo meeting to discuss tariff tactics

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 15:43
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter will visit pharma powerhouse Ireland tomorrow for high-level talks ahead of President Trump’s pharmaceutical tariff verdict.
Categories: European Union

Spain’s Sánchez pressures von der Leyen over Israel’s ‘illegal invasion’ of Gaza

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 15:21
Wednesday's meeting in Brussels came a day after von der Leyen described Israel's actions in Gaza as "abhorrent".
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