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Cardinal Ambongo reminds us of the African Climate Dialogues, conveying demands of African voices from Church and civil society ahead of COP27. They are asking for climate justice from one of the continents that suffers the most from the consequences of climate change.

A speech by EU Council head Charles Michel scheduled to be broadcast at the opening of a major Chinese trade fair was abruptly cancelled due to wrangling over censorship, diplomats told AFP Tuesday (8 November).

The EU’s attempts to crack down on sweetheart tax deals between corporate giants and national treasuries have suffered a major setback after the European Court of Justice struck down a European Commission ruling that Luxembourg had granted selective tax advantages to Fiat through transfer pricing. 

Korea’s recent opening of a mission to NATO is a clear sign that the Asian country is here to stay, as the defence alliance becomes an important component of Seoul's future security strategy, writes Ramon Pacheco Pardo.

As the reality of climate change becomes more apparent, it is likely that activists’ tactics will become increasingly extreme. Blocking roads and cycling in front of planes may, unfortunately, be just the beginning. 

Greece is calling off the privatisation of its northern port of Alexandroupolis and has decided it should remain state-owned as an asset too precious to relinquish, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday (7 November).

Spyware is being systematically used as a tool of control in some EU countries and a “profound rethink” of European governance is required to protect democracy, according to the lawmaker leading the Parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the Pegasus spyware scandal. 

Resilience is not the absence of shocks; the real measure of resilience is how quickly a society, an economy or a polity can bounce back, write Dr Arunabha Ghosh and Nandini Harihar.

The definition of Artificial Intelligence and how the new EU’s rulebook for this emerging technology will be implemented will be the focus of a political meeting on Wednesday (9 November).

As negotiations in Brussels get underway to amend the functioning of the EU's carbon market, Patrizia Toia and Jerzy Buzek outline some key elements of the reform they say are needed to address price volatility.

As world leaders meet in Egypt to address climate change, EURACTIV spoke to Lee Beck, senior Europe director at the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), about the EU’s pioneering climate policies and the ground-breaking "methane fee" coming into force in the US as of 2024.

French pharmaceutical industry has expressed "great concern" about the risk of gas and electricity shortages this winter and fears for the supply and production of medicines in France.

Tehran is aware that the Nakhchivan corridor agreed under the 2020 Russia-brokered ceasefire would connect mainland Azerbaijan not only with its exclave, but also with its ally, Turkey, Iran’s regional rival, writes Nikola Mikovic.

Germany and Belgium on Monday (7 November) joined a small number of wealthy countries to commit funding to help developing nations facing damage and losses caused by climate change, committing €170 million and €2.5 million respectively.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about German parties split over punishing climate activists, the Czech foreign minister calling on the EU to fight Russian propaganda in Africa, and so much more.

The sustainable food system chapter in the recently signed EU-New Zealand trade agreement should become an example for the rest of the world, New Zealand’s agriculture and trade minister Damien O’Connor told EURACTIV.

With Twitter in disarray since the world's richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users.

With cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause of death in Europe, we must significantly step up efforts to address them early on in life, paediatrician and professor at the University of Ljubljana, Urh Groselj, has urged.

Romania has more than three billion cubic metres of natural gas in storage, a record amount, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said Monday (7 November).

Ukraine accused Russia of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war's most important battles.