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The EU should invest upfront into the bloc's defence industry production capacity as a means to de-risk their investments, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told a group of international media, including Euractiv, on Thursday (11 January).

The majority of European drivers purchasing a used car are foregoing second-hand electric vehicles (EVs) in favour of their combustion engine equivalent, car dealers suggest - a development set to undermine the EU goal of cutting road transport emissions.

Alain Berset, former president of the Swiss Confederation, and Indrek Saar, former Estonian culture minister and socialist party leader, are running alongside EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders for the Council of Europe secretary general post.

The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice Juliane Kokott released its opinion on the Google Shopping case on Thursday (11 January), suggesting that the EU top court confirms the European Commission’s fine of €2.4 billion.

Despite last year's regulation for reduced prices on domestically produced medications or those using Polish components, Polish patients are still waiting as the Ministry of Health delays publishing the drug list, hindering the implementation of the regulation.

In the space of just one month, the European Commission has approved more than €8 billion in French state aid to decarbonise industry and develop renewable energies, according to EU figures released this week.

European researchers are among the leaders in the field of quantum-secure cryptography - but as the race for quantum standard-setting ramps up across the pond, they might be on course to give up their intellectual property (IP) rights in exchange for a voice in the process.

In this episode of EURACTIV’s Beyond the Byline podcast, we look into Charles Michel’s announcement to participate in the upcoming European parliamentary.How is it influencing the race for EU’s top jobs and what are the reactions?

As farmers continue to stage huge traffic-blocking protests across Germany, a growing number of voices within the ruling Greens are blaming major supermarket chains' pricing policies for many farms' currently dire economic situation.

Five EU food producers organisations have urged the EU's Agriculture Commissioner to adopt a cap mechanism for sensitive commodities for which the bloc liberalised import from Kyiv.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Italian agriculture minister and Draghi being among the top guesses for a Brussels move ahead of EU elections, the German chancellor’s ‘surprise’ over the new French prime minister, and so much more.

Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday (10 January), but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the staunchly Christian Orthodox state.

An investigation into the case of obituaries glorifying Adolf Hitler that was put up on the facade of the Sofia Synagogue on Saturday was launched by the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, a member of Fratelli d'Italia (ECR) and brother-in-law of PM Giorgia Meloni, and former PM Mario Draghi are both coming into frequent discussion on the topic of who will be moving to Brussels and in which role ahead of the 2024 EU elections

The non-profit digital rights organisation Noyb filed an additional complaint on Thursday morning (11 January) with the Austrian data protection authority about Facebook's “pay or okay” system, this time focusing on the withdrawal conditions.

Transporters and farmers from across the country staged roadblocks on ring roads in Bucharest and other cities on Wednesday in response to, among other things, compulsory civil liability policies, demanding the prices of these policies be capped.

In June 2024, European citizens will go to the polls to elect new Members of the European Parliament. This event is the first of a series of institutional changes which will mark the start of a new five-year mandate for...

Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday (11 January) at the top UN court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the first time calls by some right-wing ministers to permanently occupy the enclave.

Unidentified vandals attacked the Czech Television (CT) building in Prague on Wednesday, leaving a sign criticising the way the public broadcaster reports on the war between Israel and Hamas, CT Director Jan Souček said on Wednesday.

Former Ministers Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were arrested on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, where they were offered shelter by President Andrzej Duda, in a ‘spectacular arrest’ that may have included a fake bus breakdown that kept the president from intervening, according to Polish media.