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In December 2023, a provisional agreement was reached on a corporate sustainability due diligence Directive, with a primary goal of enhancing human rights protection. This report will examine abusive subcontracting practices and explore additional measures to combat them.

EU policies strive to provide citizens and businesses with secure, sustainable, and affordable energy. This report looks at the InterConnect project, analysing its impact and outcomes.

The Commission presented on Friday (15 March) its simplification package to reduce the administrative burden of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), loosening some environmental requirements and allowing more flexibility for the member states in the implementation of the policy.

The European Commission announced today (15 March) that it will unveil measures to address the surge in imports of Russian agricultural products, particularly cereals, into the EU.

EU institutions struck a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in the early hours of Friday (15 March), having finally landed an agreement on the thorny issue of opt-out for secondary use of health data.

German, French and Polish leaders highlighted on Friday (15 March) a joint set of priorities in supporting Ukraine, including stronger defence industrial cooperation, to quell rumours of disunity.

European officials announced on two separate occasions this week that they are intentionally pursuing policies that will, at least in the short term, impede Europe’s economic growth.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Construction Minister Klara Geywitz voiced optimism on Friday (15 March) that falling interest rates and new tax incentives will revitalise the country’s crisis-shaken construction sector and boost overall economic growth.

The EU's executive announced on Friday (15 March) a series of deals and subsidised projects for the defence industry, in a bid to boost ammunition production and joint procurement to speed up deliveries to Ukraine.

The EU is set to seal a highly sensitive and strategic deal worth up to €8 million with Egypt on Sunday (17 March), continuing its strategy of investing in the countries of origin or transit of migration flows.

Numerous complaints over mass pre-election emails sent by an EU lawmaker to Greek voters living abroad without their consent have caused political turmoil, with resignations and expulsion in the ruling conservative New Democracy party (EPP).

After months of protests in Europe’s cities and roads, and an unexpected political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council on 1 February, farmers will be back on the agenda of the EU leaders at the summit on 21 and 22 March.

A draft treaty to protect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, agreed at the Council of Europe (CoE) on Thursday (14 March), leaves it up to countries to decide how to include the private sector in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). 

Anyone with even a passing familiarity with economics will likely have heard of the “invisible hand” of the market metaphor. 

French candidates topping the lists for the EU elections in June laid bare their differences on nuclear energy and the EU electricity market in the first televised debate of Public Sénat on Thursday (14 March).

This article explores the InterConnect project, showcasing its impact on smart homes, buildings, and grids across Europe. It emphasizes the project's results and the community it champions, highlighting the blend of technology, collaboration, and citizen involvement.

The European Industrial Summit in Antwerp and the subsequent Antwerp Declaration for an Industrial Deal put industrial policy back on the agenda of the EU, argue Judith Kirton-Darling, William Todts and Marco Mensink.

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.

While specific EU climate targets are out of reach for Germany, its economy is well on track to meet the national target of cutting emissions by 65% by 2030.

Finland wants the EU and its member states to ramp up their crisis management capacities to avoid getting blind-sided by future upheavals, emergency talks and potential cracks in the bloc's unity, according to a non-paper seen by Euractiv.