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Without deescalating the situation in the north of Kosovo, there is no room for continuation of the EU-facilitated dialogue process between Belgrade and Pristina, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday (14 June). His comments came in response to...

Germany’s first-ever national security strategy presented on Wednesday (14 June) described Russia as the biggest threat to Europe's security but provided few concrete steps on how to deal with emerging challenges and remained non-committal on European defence projects.

After months of delay, the German government adopted its National Security Strategy on Wednesday (14 June), in which they rejected the controversial issue of 'hackbacks', a form of active cyber defence.

The EU pharmaceutical market's problems 'cannot be solved with the stroke of a pen in Brussels', drug manufacturers warned, emphasising that new European pharma rules must not neglect patent protection.

Several NGOs have criticised the composition and functioning of the European Commission’s expert body on carbon removals, saying it gives too much weight to business interests and leaves no room for 'balanced debates'.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to divide his country even after death, as a decision by the government, which includes his former party, to honour him with a national day of mourning on Wednesday (14 June) sparked controversy.

Tuesday's agreement of Germany's three-party ruling coalition on the controversial heating law averted a looming government crisis, but the cracks between the governing parties are nevertheless widening, with more trouble already on the horizon.

Ahead of Wednesday's (14 June) European Parliament AI Act vote, stakeholders came together to discuss the outstanding challenges posed by generative AI technology, from risks of disinformation and bias to competition and the need for international alignment.

At least 78 migrants drowned early on Wednesday (14 June) and more were feared missing after their overloaded boat capsized and sank off Greece, in one of Europe's deadliest shipwrecks this year.

The European Commission's competition authority found that Google may have abused its dominant position in the online advertising market, concluding the preliminary phase of an antitrust investigation started in 2021.

Type 2 diabetes is responsible for more than one million premature deaths in Europe each year. We know that this catastrophe can be averted and that life-altering complications can be delayed or prevented. Why are we not acting and translating evidence into practice?

Under the aegis of French President Emmanuel Macron, French institutional investors will pledge at least €6 billion in funding to support investment in French Tech, EURACTIV France reports. The announcement is expected to take place during the president's appearance at the VivaTech trade show on Wednesday (14 June).

The EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is showing signs of aging. Re-opening it is the only way to ensure a better solution that benefits both sides as well as the environment, write Saskia Bricmont, Yannick Jadot, and Thomas Waitz.

Centre-right lawmaker Jens Gieseke (EPP) said he regrets the ban on the sale of new fossil-fuelled cars by 2035 and would fight for a “technology open” approach for a similar regulation for trucks and buses.

There has been a lot of noise about the EU’s nature restoration law this week. But what is all the fuss about? EURACTIV brings you the lowdown ahead of the crucial vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee on Thursday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some of which he said were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs the US dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

French MPs have called for a renegotiation of a free trade agreement between the EU and Latin American countries, despite a push from Brussels to swiftly ratify the deal, which has been on the table for more than thirty years.

The high-profile political spat over the end of fossil fuel boilers in Germany may end up benefitting demand for connections to city-wide heating grids similar to those currently deployed in Berlin, with plans to connect 100,000 buildings every year.

EU health ministers gave the go-ahead to the European Commission’s recommendation to step up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), also welcoming its One Health approach.

Intellectual property rights of vaccines during pandemics remain an open question, as proven by the Green lawmakers' opposition to the European Parliament special report on the lessons from COVID-19.