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Elon Musk said he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea's port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia's fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a "major" act of war.

The EU and India will have a window of opportunity this winter, before the elections in both places next year, to hold concrete discussions on how to advance their relationship, which has an important geopolitical dimension, a geopolitics expert told EURACTIV in an interview.

The UK has set out plans to invest up to £650 million to support domestic nuclear fusion research programmes running until 2027, after confirming earlier this week that it would not join the EU’s Euratom nuclear energy research scheme.

EU member states are close to greenlighting the launch of European navigation satellites from US territory early next year to avoid disruption in service provision, EURACTIV has learnt.

How effectively do social media platforms curb Russian disinformation? A recent European Commission report paints a worrying picture – and points the finger at Elon Musk.

Four people were killed and scores wounded on Friday (8 September) in Russian air strikes on Ukraine, including a deadly attack in which a missile slammed into a police building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.

In recent years, the EU has leveraged its buying power to encourage global leadership and action against climate change, establishing import rules to curb the negative impacts of deforestation, biofuels, and carbon-intensive products. With the EU importing over 90% of its oil and gas, it now has an opportunity to drastically cut methane emissions in the energy sector by establishing an EU Methane Import Standard in the forthcoming Methane Regulation. On the flipside, legislation that only accounts for domestic methane emissions would be a major step back from the oft-stated goal of the Von der Leyen Commission for the EU to lead from the front on this issue. With many important questions surrounding the feasibility, legality, and broader impact of such a standard, this event will bring a diverse group of policy-makers, NGOS, academics, and industry stakeholders together for a constructive discussion on how the EU can best tackle methane emissions abroad. The event will showcase CATF and Carbon Limit’s new report on this issue, and build clarity around the legal, regulatory, and technical steps needed to create a comprehensive, effective, and WTO-compliant standard. Organised by: Clean Air Task Force (CATF) Media Partner: EURACTIV

The German parliament adopted on Friday (8 September) a controversial ban on new fossil heaters starting from 2028 at the latest, following months of government infighting and an injunction by the country’s top court.

Spain may be the top foreign holiday destination for Germans, but one German in particular did not fancy a trip to sunny Andalusia: Agriculture minister Cem Özdemir, who gave this week’s EU ministers’ meeting in Córdoba a miss.

Spain is increasingly relying on Russian natural gas even though its overall imports are falling, government data showed on Friday (8 September).

Georgia's failure to integrate into the EU would play into Russia's hands, the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell warned on Friday (8 September), urging Tbilisi to refrain from 'counterproductive' polarisation.

As France heads into 2024 budget negotiations, industry and political leaders warn that the housing crisis is much worse than anticipated, pointing to French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to deliver on his promise to ramp up construction of new buildings.

The US Central Intelligence Agency, which is trying to recruit more Russians as spies, has released a video targeting Moscow officials with an appeal to tell the truth about a system it said is riddled with lying sycophants.

By establishing new punishments for countries helping Russia evade sanctions, the EU may have created a rod for its own back, write Steven Farmer and Iris Karaman.

The European Union has been in contact with Greece to mobilise support after Greece was hit by a deadly storm on Thursday (7 September), which came only days after a two-week deadly wildfire died out in the north. At least...

Berlin will likely fall short of its target to challenge Russian and Chinese influence and fail to reach NATO’s spending targets with its new budget, experts say, as several ministers vented their frustration over lack of funding for their files.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Gatekeepers will now have to adapt if they want to benefit from the Single Market”  - Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, told EURACTIV.

The European Commission has proposed the European Disability Card as an EU-wide cross-border proof of disability. While welcomed, the proposal was also criticised as insufficient by disability organisations, which now urge co-legislators to take action, particularly on work and study matters.

EU lawmakers, led by French centrist MEP Christophe Grudler, are preparing to challenge the European Parliament's stance on EU electricity market reform, with a formal "objection" due to be presented next Tuesday (12 September).

A beefed up Innovation Fund that has a clear focus on metals processing and gets European know-how off the ground is needed to ensure Europe's place in the glocal critical minerals race, writes Julia Poliscanova.