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The European Commission tabled an update to passenger rights rules on Wednesday (29 November) in a bid to prevent a repeat of the confusion and frustration experienced by passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic travel disruption.

Both experts and patient associations in Spain praise the quality of treatments provided by the public health system but demand greater attention and resources put towards the difficulties posed by the multi-sectoral management required after discharge.

Discover the pivotal moments from "Cementing Europe's Future: Buildings for a Net Zero Age" in our newly released highlights video. This event marked a significant milestone in the journey towards a sustainable future, focusing on the vital role of the cement and its value chain in achieving net zero goals.

Advanced spyware, likely Pegasus, has been used against Serbian civil society just weeks before snap parliamentary elections, human rights organisation Amnesty International confirmed on Tuesday (28 November). “This is the first known case of spyware use in Serbia,” a spokesperson...

Innovation is key to the digitalisation of our society. Open global technology standards, based on standard-essential patents (SEPs), are the foundation upon which companies continue to innovate and create new products and services. Without SEPs, for example, it would not...

The gas and oil industry is reducing emissions, storing CO2 and producing hydrogen. In doing so, we are supporting the economy’s transformation towards greater sustainability – and helping to solve the climate problem.

European Commission defence experts are asking EU countries and the arms industry how it can make the latter more flexible, cooperative and less dependent on third countries ideas on mapping production capacity, setting up a one-stop shop, and securing budgets, according to documents seen by Euractiv.

France's draft national energy and climate plan (NECP), recently handed in to the European Commission, fails to mention a renewable energy objective for 2030, referring instead to a "decarbonised" energy target incorporating nuclear power, in contradiciton with the EU's renewable energy directive.

The Spanish presidency of the EU Council shared a revised mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament on the thorny issue of regulating foundation models under the upcoming AI law. The AI Act is a flagship bill to regulate Artificial...

EU countries and the European Parliament said Wednesday (29 November) they have reached a preliminary agreement on curbing industrial emissions, including those from intensive poultry and pig farms and from ore mines.

Editorial word: A new chair for the public health committee By Clara Bauer-Babef  EU lawmakers from the European Parliament’s subcommittee on public health (SANT) on Tuesday morning (28 November) elected their new chair: Polish MEP Adam Jarubas (EPP), to replace...

No agreement was reached between the Italian government and the main trade unions – CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL – regarding the 2024 at the Palazzo Chigi on Tuesday, which means the general strike of 15 December will go ahead....

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights grew from the ashes of the Second World War and has always been a universal concept. Seventy-five years later it is as important as it was at its creation, writes Udo Bullmann. MEP Udo...

Ahead of this year's COP28 climate summit in Dubai, UN agencies have released several reports offering updates on global progress in limiting climate change. This article sums up the most important findings.

Turkey froze the local assets of 20 organisations and 62 individuals based in various European countries, Australia and Japan, citing alleged ties with Kurdish militant group PKK, a decision published in the Official Gazette showed on Wednesday (29 November).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about France's plan to ban disposable e-cigarettes, central European countries forming a working group to tackle migration, and so much more.

Russia's Internal Affairs ministry is preparing a bill that would oblige foreigners entering the country to sign a "loyalty agreement" that would bar them from discrediting official policies, the TASS state news agency reported early on Wednesday (29 November).

Bulgaria plans to digitise prescriptions for all medicines by the end of 2024, the health ministry announced after the initial success of e-prescriptions, which managed to reduce the use of antibiotics by nearly 30% in a short period.

Worsening mental health conditions and rising suicide attempt rates in young people combined with inaccessibility, lack of psychiatric beds, and unmet timely care are weighing down on Slovak youth.