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Fiscal tightening would be necessary to fight inflation, said Finance Minister Christian Lindner following the recent reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the EU Commission, which indicated that Germany will continue to be plagued by high inflation. On...

A €3 million tender for research services related to the implementation of the EU’s tobacco control policy which aims to create a ‘tobacco-free generation’ was granted to the European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) – the only tender bid –...

Ukrainian refugees are temporarily returning home to receive sexual and reproductive healthcare after finding their options limited in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, while others seek illegal solutions, according to a study published by the Centre for Reproductive Rights. A...

Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Monday (15 May).

Parliamentarians of the UK-Ireland Assembly on Tuesday (16 May) called for a closer defence relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom due to the security threat Russia poses since the war in Ukraine. In their draft report, the European...

The next elections for the European Parliament will be held between 6 and 9 June 2024, according to a letter by the Swedish minister of EU affairs, whose country holds the rotating EU Council presidency, to the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

The Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik is a chance to display Europe's unity and shared principles, write Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir.

The French data protection watchdog, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), published an action plan on Tuesday (16 May) addressing privacy concerns related to Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative applications like ChatGPT. ChatGPT, the world’s most famous chatbot, expanded...

A majority of the EU Council of Ministers seem to favour expanding the scanning of private messages to audio communications to detect child sexual abuse material, according to a new document dated 12 May and seen by EURACTIV. Last week,...

Europe's joint gas purchasing platform, which aims to match gas demand with the best supply deals, has found offers totalling 10.9 billion cubic metres, almost fulfilling its legal obligation, the European Commission announced on Tuesday (16 May).

In recent months, some French and foreign press and certain intellectuals and politicians have denounced what they said was an illiberal drift in France. But while democracies may be under threat elsewhere, France is thriving.

Ukraine said on Tuesday (16 May) it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.

The EU acknowledges Kazakhstan's efforts to ensure its territory is not used to circumvent European and international sanctions against Russia, the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell said in talks with the new Kazakh deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister on Tuesday (16 May).

The introduction of the digital euro is an opportunity to make our European money system fit for an ever more digitalised world. However, in order to ensure citizens’ trust in the project, the digital euro needs to be a true public good, argues Henrike Hahn.

The climate crisis is undoubtedly the greatest challenge of our time. As the impacts are starting to be felt, Europe must move ahead on implementing its adopted policies, write Paul Schmidt, Johannes Pollak and Michael Kaeding.

The European Commission is open to introducing a mechanism for protecting trade secrets in the Data Act as long as it remains an exception rather than the rule, according to an internal note seen by EURACTIV.

Replacing a prosecutor general whose inadequacy for the job became plain to see following an alleged assassination attempt should be the first step in reforming the Bulgarian judiciary, writes Nick Kochan.  

Low-cost giant Ryanair scored a significant legal win last week as the EU general court ruled that the EU Commission was wrong to greenlight Germany's state cash injection for Lufthansa during the COVID crisis.

Every country, every industry needs a tailored solution for its energy transition. Now the G7 energy ministers have highlighted the potential of green ammonia to unlock sustainability wherever wind and solar cannot reach.

European agriculture ministers strongly criticised how the EU executives dealt with countries like Poland after they had unilaterally issued temporary import bans on Ukrainian agricultural products such as grain.