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Central and Latin American countries threw cold water on the EU's efforts to rally the continent's support for Ukraine and called for colonial reparations in a counter-proposal of an upcoming EU summit draft declaration, seen by EURACTIV.

The French Senate published a highly-critical report on TikTok’s “strategic influence” in France on Thursday (6 July), making the case that the social media platform may amount to a “national security threat” and a ban should be considered.

The French government said on Thursday (6 July) that EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders had "no competence" to comment on policing in France, criticising his stance.

The European Commission proposed to adapt some outdated laws on seeds, trees, and other plant reproductive material to the goals of the EU's flagship environmental policy, the Green Deal.

The proposed reform of Germany's competition law, which expands the scope and powers of its national competition authority, could become a model for the EU, economy state secretary Sven Giegold (Greens) said.

In its long-awaited verdict on the risk posed by the divisive herbicide glyphosate, EU food safety authority EFSA has found 'no critical areas of concern,' although it said data gaps did not allow conclusions on certain aspects.

The EU executive’s strategy for shaping the metaverse and the next generation of the internet centres on existing programmes and statements of intent on new ‘toolboxes’ and partnerships, according to an early draft seen by EURACTIV.

A new European Court of Auditors report shows the risks of relying only on electric vehicles for the future of road transport. As EU Biofuels Chain members write, Europe needs to be more open to a range of technologies.

Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.

A coalition of parliamentarians from the main political groups called on European Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola to stop using Google’s advertising services over reports the money could be used to fuel Russia’s propaganda. The letter was sent to the head...

Lithuania wants to improve economic ties with Taiwan and increase cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners, according to a new strategy document published on  Wednesday (5 July). Lithuania’s new Indo-Pacific strategy calls Taiwan’s trade ties one of its “strategic priorities”, a position...

Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday (5 July), with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts.

A German official said on Wednesday (5 July) the country has been working to secure long-term supplies of critical and strategic raw materials as it assesses the possible effects of Chinese export controls on some metals used in semiconductors.

None of the world's 30 major banks have explicitly included nuclear energy in their criteria for issuing green or sustainability-linked bonds, researchers said on Thursday (6 July), despite an EU decision last year to label it as sustainable.

Most of the €200 billion euro energy aid package adopted by the German government last year will remain unused, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said when presenting the draft budget for 2024 and long-term financial plans for the following years.

Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine had one of the highest populations of people living with viral hepatitis in Europe. While the times of war increased the risks for infection, civil society is showing dedication to addressing the rising...

Average global temperature hit 17.18C on Tuesday (4 July) and experts expect record to be broken again very soon, EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN he wanted a counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces to have started sooner than it did in June and that he had urged Western allies to quicken the supply of weapons for that mission

In this week's episode of EURACTIV's Beyond the Byline podcast, we delve into the pressing issue of police violence in France.

The newest European Commission proposal on new genomic techniques (NGTs) leaves the issue of patentability for plants obtained by these new methods unanswered, with the EU executive pushing back possible actions to 2026.