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Despite the short and long-term initiatives already in the pipeline, health ministers are eager to further expedite action on medicines shortages and secure an open strategic autonomy on health.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for faster construction of fortifications in key sectors under pressure from Russian forces, particularly in eastern Ukraine, the focal point of Moscow's advances 21 months into its invasion.

The European Commission adopted the delegated act regulating the auditing of algorithms under the DSA last month. We discussed the challenges in this field and possible implications in terms of technical standards and interlinks with the AI Act with Catalina...

This week, the Beyond the Byline podcast delves into the European Commission’s recent decision to approve the release of 920 million euros as part of Hungary’s recovery and resilience plan. The decision raises concerns over incomplete achievements in areas such...

Weeks of road blockades by Polish truckers protesting at the border will reduce Ukraine's overall imports by about a fifth in November and could cost Kyiv one percentage point of GDP growth if they drag on, a Ukrainian official said.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French government pressing ministers to use a new French messaging app, a recent survey pointing to most Poles opposing EU treaty reform, and so much more.

Governments have collectively pledged more than $400 million to establish a loss and damage fund for the victims of climate disaster. Euractiv’s media partner, Climate Home News, reports.

Slovenia’s annual inflation rate fell to 4.9% in November, the lowest in two years and two percentage points lower than in the previous month, although it remains among the EU’s highest, fresh data from the country’s statistics office reads. Prices...

Israel's military said it had resumed combat against Hamas in Gaza on Friday (1 December) after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a seven-day temporary truce by firing towards Israeli territory.

Romania’s guarantee return system for plastic, glass and metal packaging went live on Thursday, with an ambitious target to recycle around 7 billion pieces of reusable PET plastic each year to massively increase the country’s current separate collection rate of about 12-13%.

The centre-right ruling New Democracy party (EPP) announced on Thursday that it will allow the possibility of postal voting for the first time in the June 2024 EU elections, triggering the reaction of opposition parties.

Projects meant to fight disinformation and strengthen media education will be left unfunded as Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová decided to repurpose EU funding worth €300,000 to repair the roof of the Slovak Philharmonic and support libraries. With the deadline to...

It is very unclear what the composition of the European Parliament will look like after next year’s European elections, MEP Evžen Tošenovský of the ruling ODS party told Euractiv Czech Republic while expressing fears that the party’s move from the...

Portugal recorded a budget surplus in public accounts of €6.2 billion for the year as of October, which is €3.4 billion more than for the same period last year, Portugal’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry...

The world's largest regional security group opened its Skopje summit Thursday (30 November) with Russia and Ukraine's allies in open conflict, rattling the organisation created to overcome tensions during the Cold War.

The Party of European Socialists (PES) stands ready to take all necessary measures against its local member in Bulgaria which announced its intention to form a broad coalition with pro-Russian, nationalist parties, PES Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck told Euractiv.

Countries’ carbon footprints are determined by what they buy and sell from each other, not just by their own production. So trade policy should play a role in countries’ efforts to decarbonise – alignment of the two is long overdue, write Laurence Tubiana and Richard Baron.

More than one in two Polish people expect their government to oppose the EU treaty reforms proposed by the EU Parliament, according to a survey conducted by United Surveys. The outgoing PiS government criticises the recently approved report in parliament,...

The European Union is at a critical juncture, and it is now necessary for it to unite to “become a state”, former prime minister and ECB governor Mario Draghi said during a book presentation. Draghi, the economist famous for the...

French ministers will have to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal as messaging services starting 8 December for security reasons, with the government already urging them to switch to a new French-made messaging app called Olvid. In a government note...