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Work on fostering a global hydrogen economy is progressing, with the launch in Dubai of a 30-country coalition committed to mutual recognition of certificates and a new international standard. Hydrogen, a clean burning gas, is expected to play a crucial...

The budget crisis that shook Germany's three-way ruling coalition only weeks before its second anniversary has painfully exposed the contradictions between the disparate government partners.

Ninety years ago this week, the United States repealed Prohibition, ending the 13-year failed experiment of banning beer, wine, and hard liquor. Despite this history, the temperance movement is alive and well - driving prohibitionist policies in the EU and around the world.

The EU executive gave the green light to public spending up to €1.2 billion by seven member states for their common research interest project on interoperable cloud and edge computing for multi-providers.

A socially equitable green transition ought to rely heavily on technological innovation, American tech mogul and philanthropist Bill Gates told a high-level 'Growth and Climate' conference in Paris on Tuesday (5 December).

Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and top aides to US President Joe Biden will make their case to US senators on Tuesday (5 December) about why a fresh infusion of military assistance is needed to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders.

Six Ukrainian children will be returned to Ukraine from Russia under a deal brokered by Qatar, a Qatari official said, with a source involved in organising the returns saying they had been staying with relatives in Russia or Russian-occupied territory.

In its digital quest, the EU stands at a crossroads, employing the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCS) to balance cybersecurity, autonomy, and global aspirations while probing the efficiency of governance and sovereignty, writes Francesco Cappelletti.

A network comprised of six hospitals located across Belgium is aiming to carry out age-specific care dedicated to adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with cancer, that is young adults between the ages of 16 and 35 years.

By 2030, the world needs to triple its total renewable energy capacity while protecting 30% of the earth’s land and sea. In Europe, that means an area roughly the size of Latvia may need to be converted for wind and...

A major advertiser in Bulgaria announced that it will stop “cooperation” with a news website singled out as “problematic”, ahead of the publication of a report according to which global brands are sending $2.6 billion to misinformation websites each year.

European recyclers have raised concerns over plans to hand out free CO2 allowances to steelmakers, saying the methodology considered by Brussels puts recycled steel scrap at a disadvantage compared to primary steel made from iron ore, which is more polluting.

The Czech Parliament has approved a law amendment setting out new obligations for suppliers and distributors of medicines, pharmacies and state authorities in what the health ministry sees as a solution to tackle medicine shortages. But the pharmaceutical sector is unconvinced about the potential positive impact.

The European Union has set a goal to increase the production and utilisation of renewable hydrogen in the fertiliser industry but like other sectors, there is no quick fix for achieving climate neutrality and the key to advancing decarbonisation is...

Car manufacturers lobby group ACEA released a list of policy recommendations for the European institutions for the next five years, outlining measures the industry says are vital to meet the economic and environmental challenges facing the sector.

Re-issuing a cancer patient’s unused medication to a fellow patient can save up to €50 million annually in the Netherlands, a study conducted at four Dutch hospitals and published in JAMA Oncology has found. However, the Falsified Medicines Directive is preventing a wider roll-out of this environment- and cost-friendly programme.

The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states reached a provisional deal on Monday (4 December) on new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make products easier to repair and recycle while fighting planned obsolescence and banning the destruction of unsold textiles.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva committed to concluding the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in Berlin on Monday (4 December), despite the blowback the deal received from France and Argentina.

The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee adopted the annual competition policy report with a broad majority on Monday (4 December), suggesting expanding the reach of the EU’s Big Tech law to the cloud and Artificial Intelligence sectors. The Digital Markets...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán demanded on Monday (4 December) that a summit of EU leaders next week avoid any decision on Ukraine's coveted goal of getting a green light for membership talks even as the country fights Russia's invasion.