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Members of European Parliament welcomed the proposed revamp of the bloc’s regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals during a discussion this week but did not shy away from criticising certain aspects.  The Parliament’s Public Health Committee (ENVI) this Wednesday (20 September) opened...

Young conservatives came together in Brussels to talk about how they see the future of Europe, in response to the Conference on the Future of Europe, the EU democracy experiment promoted by the institutions, where randomly selected citizens had a say in EU policymaking.

US President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (21 September) that strong US support for his war to repel Russian invaders will be maintained despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers to sending billions more in aid.

Residents in Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist stronghold cowered in basements Friday (22 September) as a fragile ceasefire held two days after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the region in a lightning offensive.

Microsoft is getting closer to a successful merger with video game-holding company Activision Blizzard, as the British Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday (22 September) that the revised offer from the tech giant sufficiently addressed their concerns.

Discussion over PPWR continues, but packaging waste accounts for just 2.5% of total waste generated per capita. If policymakers are serious about tackling waste, they will now need now to turn their attention to the remaining 97.5%.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  “EU companies told me they face many obstacles and legal uncertainties in China.” – posted Věra Jourová, Vice President of...

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be deployed in limited cases to ensure e-fuels reach full climate neutrality, green group Transport & Environment has told Euractiv, responding to claims by e-fuel producers that 100% emissions reductions are not possible.

This week, the EuractivTech Brief podcast looks at the EU law on telecom infrastructures: the Gigabit Infrastructure Act. To find out how the legislation went from an European Commission proposal, amending the 2014 Broadband Cost Reduction Directive, to a Parliament’s...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdoğan complained on Thursday (21 September) that he was uncomfortable with the use of what he described as "LGBT colors" at the United Nations, which is decorated this week with bright colors promoting the Sustainable Development Goals.

Europe's trade chief will push Beijing for fewer restrictions on European businesses on a four-day visit to China, when he can expect tough conversations over a planned EU investigation into electric car imports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about a high-ranking Russian priest expelled from Bulgaria in prison van, Italian government begins discussions on clean nuclear, and so much more.

Moldova will uphold its gas supply contract with Russia's Gazprom in order to ward off crises over power prices in the country and hardship in its breakaway Transnistria region, Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said on Thursday (21 September).

The time for trade-offs is over - pitting people against the planet is dangerous and not how we will thrive, argue Francine Pickup and Astrid Schomaker.

The main opposition leftist Syriza party is on the brink of collapse as internal elections to replace former PM Alexis Tsipras in the party’s leadership has turned into an unprecedented toxic civil war.

The EU needs to take the opportunity to strengthen the social dimension of its economic governance regime, argue Estrella Durá Ferrandis and Alba Huertas Ruiz.

Western nations are sending representatives to India, home to 90% of the world's cutting and polishing of the rare gems, to discuss potential effects of any G7 restrictions on imports of rough Russian diamonds, two Biden administration officials said.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) recommend targeting people at risk in vaccination campaigns against respiratory viruses as the cold season is starting. 

Tensions between Belgrade and Pristina are rising once again after the arrest of three ethnic Serbs in Kosovo and Serbian President Aleksander Vucic saying he will visit the country without permission, with Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla saying he will be...

Albania's controversial but yet-to-be-built Skavica mega-dam, which threatens some 41 villages in the north of the country, will be reviewed by the country's highest court following a constitutional complaint by a coalition of energy and environmental NGOs.