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EURACTIV debriefed with MEP Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel from the 23-24 summit, its highlights being a meeting with the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and a decision to grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova.

EU countries are seeking changes to a raft of new and revised climate policies, raising concerns these could be weakened and the EU could miss its 2030 emissions reduction target.

Six years ago today, Britons woke up to a political earthquake, a referendum that led to their exit from the EU and three years of chaos. As of this morning, one of the principal advocates of that chaos is on his way out. 

Ryanair cabin crew went on strike in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on Friday (24 June) in a dispute over pay and working conditions, the latest in a wave of walkouts by workers across different sectors in Europe.

EU member states and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the long-awaited file on serious cross-border threats to health on Thursday (23 June). The deal has a strong focus on prevention, Parliament rapporteur Véronique Trillet-Lenoir told EURACTIV.

EU leaders met on Friday (24 June) to prepare for further cuts in gas supplies from Russia, limit the impact on inflation, and seek alternative supplies.

Investments in new fossil fuel projects will no longer enjoy legal protection on EU and UK territory under a deal reached on Friday (24 June) to reform the 1994 Energy Charter Treaty.

Ahead of a G7 summit this weekend, the German government gathered ministers from 40 countries in Berlin on Friday (24 June) to draw up strategies for global food security in the face of Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports.

Bulgarian parliament handed a mandate on Friday (24 June) to the outgoing cabinet of Kiril Petkov to approve a French proposal allowing Sofia to lift its veto on the start of North Macedonia's EU accession talks.

Following negotiations that went well after midnight, the Bundestag adopted a bill in the early hours of Friday (24 June), allowing more companies to register online.

In the next few days, there will be a vote that could help accelerate the energy transition and the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the whole European Union. Huibert Vigeveno is the Downstream Director at Shell. Environment ministers from...

After last Sunday's legislative elections in France (19 June), EURACTIV took a look at how many of the newly elected 577 lawmakers belong to the farming community.

As part of its efforts to combat tobacco-related diseases, Eurispes has recently conducted a study at the European level about the role of new instruments in overcoming tobacco combustion, which is the leading cause of tobacco-related diseases. Eurispes study focuses...

The Von der Leyen Commission recently passed its mid-term. With Andrea Garcia Rodriguez, the lead digital policy analyst at the European Policy Centre, we discussed what the EU executive has achieved in this first half of the mandate and potential...

Climate change has proven to have serious effects on human health, with changes in the air we breathe particularly affecting people with respiratory diseases.

Air pollution is known for worsening our health, yet many cities continue to fail in meeting set targets. This will create more and worsened health conditions, adding even more pressure on our challenged health systems, stakeholders say.

While EU agricultural spending for climate action is high, this has not brought emission reductions, says a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Finland’s PM endures the big public Waiting, EU Council expansion arguments are cvgrating and Lithuania indulges a spot of Russia baiting.

Europe, the US, and Africa are all reeling from the prolonged Russia/Ukraine crisis. They need to forge a new grand bargain that holds out the promise of shared energy security, food security, job creation and long-term green growth and prosperity, argues Vera Songwe.