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The extension of the COVID-19 vaccine waiver to include diagnostics and treatments will once again be on the agenda at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Council on Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on Monday and Tuesday (30-31 October).

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.

While gene therapies have the potential to transform the approach to rare diseases and improve the quality of life for patients, stakeholders and patients complain that they are very expensive to develop and difficult to access.

Gene therapies can transform the approach to rare diseases and improve the quality of life for patients. But developing and accessing them is hampered by regulatory burdens, cost and reimbursment schemes. In this special report, Euractiv takes a look at...

EU policymakers’ understanding of this area’s metaverse and regulatory needs has been developing in several initiatives. We took stock of the EU institutions’ thinking and current market trends with Anselm Kuesters, head of division at the Centre for European Policy, and...

The EU often compares itself to the US, with European industry players using the EU's apparent economic underperformance as an argument for business-friendly regulations, but such comparisons can also lead to misguided conclusions.

The United States has information that the Russian military is executing soldiers who do not follow orders related to the war with Ukraine, the White House said on Thursday (26 October).

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday (26 October) opposed the European Union giving Ukraine €50 billion in aid, and his Slovak counterpart cited corruption in expressing reservations over extending new financial support to Kyiv.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German chancellor waving off humanitarian concerns about an Israeli offensive, the Bulgarian prime minister saying that the chances for joining Schengen are ‘well above zero’, and so much more.

The US and China have disagreements and need "in-depth" and "comprehensive" dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize ties, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, said on Thursday (26 October), kicking off a long-anticipated visit to Washington.

The EU's biggest hydropower players have gathered to form an alliance and are asking for aid from Brussels as the industry suffers from slow growth due to green concerns and a challenging investment environment.

The arrest of two alleged Russian spies in Slovenia in November last year was hailed a success for intelligence and security services at the time, but now it has become the subject of serious accusations against Prime Minister Robert Golob,...

Romania continues to participate in ongoing negotiations for Schengen accession, but the reality is that the area of free movement no longer functions, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday ahead of the European Council. While Austria says that its opposition...

The Slovak Christian Democrats party (KDH) was the only party to vote against the association of the European Centre-Right LGBT+ Alliance to the EPP, and its president, Fredrik Saweståhl, is planning on raising the issue of its leader’s homophobic statements...

The topic of EU reform is being discussed since as many as nine new countries, including Ukraine and Albania, want to join and the EU will need to be ready to accommodate them, while some say it is unsustainable for...

Portugal’s construction industry is facing its worst-ever labour situation, as 70% of foreigners entering the country to join the sector have no experience, the country’s Construction Union said on Thursday. “I have nothing against foreign workers, but around 70% of...

Spain ended this year’s third quarter with a new record employment rate of 21.3 million people despite the overall rise in unemployment as figures for youth remained well above an “acceptable ceiling” by EU standards, a report from the National...

Two US fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday (27 October) in retaliation for attacks on US forces by Iranian-backed militia as concerns grew that the Israel-Hamas conflict may spread in the Middle East.

Italian lawmakers will have another go at debating the minimum wage bill at the end of next month, it was decided on Thursday, even though the bill, tabled by the left-wing opposition and now postponed several times, is likely to...

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented the government’s anti-riot plan in Paris on Thursday to mayors whose cities have been hardest hit by rioting following the police killing that sparked widespread unrest across the country in June. On 27 June,...