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The Spanish presidency of the EU Council of Ministers has drafted a series of obligations for foundation models and General Purpose AI as part of the negotiations on the AI Act.

What if the products we know and use every day, such as packaging, textiles, cleaning products and cosmetics, could be more sustainable and help reduce pollution? Knowing that almost everything around us is made of carbon gives us the chance to look for more sustaible sources to substitute fossil carbons, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The European Commission is expected to recommend formally opening Ukraine’s EU accession talks on Wednesday (8 November) but is likely to insist on the need for Kyiv to fully meet the previously set conditions.

Even though companies are increasingly committed to green programmes, only 1% have aligned their future spending with their decarbonisation objectives, according to a report published by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) centre at the London School of Economics.

A new Global Benchmark report by Ireland’s Unispace Life Sciences reveals that large pharmaceutical organisations are focusing business development on sustainability, skills, and digitalisation in order to speed up transition to Pharma 4.0 era. 

Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (7 November) that a remark by an Israeli junior minister who appeared to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza had raised a huge number of questions.

To howls of outrage from airlines, the Netherlands has confirmed a cap on airport flight numbers in a bid to curtail noise pollution and climate emissions. The move raises difficult questions about the expansion of air travel.

Georgia said Monday (6 November) that Russian troops had killed a Georgian civilian near the breakaway South Ossetia region, controlled by Moscow forces since Russia's 2008 invasion.

Germany could soon become the first European country to put in place a policy framework for supporting investments in hydrogen infrastructure, in anticipation of EU regulations that are currently still in the making.

Ahead of a crucial European Parliament vote, the World Health Organisation (WHO) sent a letter to MEPs – obtained exclusively by Euractiv – expressing increasing concern about the state of play of the EU’s flagship Beating Cancer plan due to “scientifically inaccurate and worrisome” wording on alcohol use.

Russia on Tuesday (7 November) formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for undermining post-Cold War security with the enlargement of the NATO military alliance.

The EU is moving forward with new legislation to boost the recycling of rare earths contained in permanent magnets, used in everything from wind turbines to electric vehicles as well as home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovakia asking Czechia to revive Visegrad to coordinate on migration and EU budgets, the Dutch poll leader showing openness to a right-wing minority coalition, and so much more.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider "tactical little pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international pressure.

The French-led 'nuclear alliance' will meet again in Bratislava on Tuesday (7 November), with host Slovakia set to discuss the European Commission's role in accelerating the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

Inflation, the standard of living, and Kosovo are the main topics highlighted in the ruling party and the opposition’s campaigns ahead of the 17 December elections. Political scientist Boban Stojanović told Euractiv Serbia that this campaign will be the dirtiest...

Romania’s decision to limit cash payment for individuals and businesses, which will come into effect on Saturday, has sparked controversy from within the governing coalition, with leaders criticising their fiscal measures. The new rules impose daily cash payment limits of...

As Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE party and the Catalan separatist formation JxCat, led by former regional president Carles Puigdemont, close in on a deal, Spanish judges have challenged the ‘all-important’ but controversial amnesty law, while some colleagues are pressing...

The commercial sale of ammunition does not go against previous governmental declarations of stopping military aid to Ukraine, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after he also greenlit European Council conclusions that included military aid for Ukraine. Slovakia’s Defence Ministry worried...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico asked his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala to revive the Visegrad Four group (comprised of Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) to coordinate on migration and the EU’s multiannual financial framework. Slovakia’s desire to revive the Visegrad...