Rescue teams search for missing in Bosnia floods

Est. 2min

The floods follow an unprecedented summer drought which caused many rivers and lakes to dry up, and affected agriculture and the supply of water to urban areas throughout the Balkans and much of Europe.

Politics 06-10-2024

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

Est. 4min

Local and national government officials say they are trying to combat the rumors, including one spread by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Global Europe 06-10-2024

Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaign

Est. 5min

The strikes came after days of bombing by Israel of Beirut suburbs considered strongholds for Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, killing its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and possibly his potential successor.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained at Brussels demo

Est. 2min

The rally was calling for the European Union -- headquartered in Brussels -- to end subsidies for fossil fuels in order to achieve its ambitious goal of making the continent carbon neutral by 2050.

Politics 06-10-2024

Thousands protest in Hungary demanding end to state media propaganda

Est. 2min

The centre-right TISZA party, led by media-savvy political newcomer, Peter Magyar, is posing the biggest challenge to right-wing nationalist Orban since he swept to power in 2010.

Health 05-10-2024

Pharma giant agrees to license new HIV prevention drug to 120 countries

Est. 3min

The drug has the potential to change the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic, but activists highlight major caveats with the licensing deal.

Politics 05-10-2024

Germany, France, other EU states push to speed up migrant returns

Est. 3min

The signatories argue that current regulations left too much room for interpretation that was increasingly left to judges, not elected governments.

Global Europe 05-10-2024

Moldovan police say criminals plotting to seize public buildings in election campaign

Est. 3min

The run-up to the 20 October presidential election, which is coupled with a referendum on EU membership, is becoming increasingly heated.

Health 04-10-2024

Commission still analysing Hungarian infringement review, nationalisation of IVF centres under scrutiny

Est. 5min

The government's interventions in fertility care, aimed at addressing falling birth rates, raised eyebrows in the European Commission. As a result, the Commission initiated an infringement procedure due to regulations limiting access to reproductive treatments.

Health 04-10-2024

Slovak Health Minister Zuzana Dolinková resigns

Est. 6min

Slovak Health Minister Zuzana Dolinková has resigned. She steps down after 11 months in charge of the troubled Health Ministry. In her Friday press conference, she criticised this week's budget consolidation measures.

Economy 04-10-2024

Germany’s Scholz last-minute orders on EV tariffs vote reflect new and old rifts in EU trade saga

Est. 13min

What this morning's vote means is that while the lack of a qualifying blocking majority allowed the European Commission to declare that it had “obtained the necessary support” from EU countries, the backdrop for supporting the tariffs is deeply blurred and far from set in stone.

TEHRAN, IRAN - 17 SEPTEMBER: The growing number of individuals not adhering to hijab regulations has become increasingly noticeable as two years have passed since the outbreak of the longest-running protests in Iran's history, which erupted on 17 September, 2022, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after being detained for allegedly violating the mandatory hijab rule in Tehran, Iran on 17 September, 2024.
Global Europe 04-10-2024

The Brief – The fall of Iran’s mullahs

Est. 7min

Iranian society is like a volcano, waiting to explode, dissent is reportedly growing over an array of political, social and economic crises.

Agrifood 04-10-2024

Top EU Court rejects French ‘veggie steak’ ban, opens door to other restrictions

Est. 4min

The ruling could pave the way for France and other member states to prevent the marketing of products such as “veggie steaks” by other means.

Politics 04-10-2024

Safe country of origin must cover entire territory, not specific regions, EU court rules

Est. 3min

As the whole country must now be safe for asylum seekers to return, recent efforts by member states to return Syrians by declaring some areas of the country safe will be stunted.

EU imports ever more gas from Russia than the US

Est. 2min

The EU has imported significant volumes of Russian gas this year, valued at around €10 billion.

Tech 04-10-2024

Digital Fairness Checked, Council on cloud certification schemes

Est. 11min

The Commission's report on digital fairness was released, showing areas of reform in consumer protection law, while the Council called on ENISA to increase transparency for cloud certification schemes.

Tech 04-10-2024

EU’s top court sets time-limits on using personal data for targeted ads

Est. 3min

The CJEU ruling could have implications for AI training, where companies scrap data to train AI models, according to the European Center for Digital Rights (Noyb).

Economy 04-10-2024

Member states fail to block Commission duties on Chinese EVs

Est. 3min

Ten EU countries voted in favour of the duties, with five voting against and 12 member states abstaining.

Politics 04-10-2024

European Commission sues Portugal over failure to combat industrial pollution

Est. 2min

The European Commission is taking Portugal to the EU Court of Justice over failures to combat pollution from industrial activities, the European Commission announced in a statement published on Thursday.

Global Europe 04-10-2024

Russia calls current confrontation with West more dangerous than the Cuban missile crisis

Est. 3min

A Russian high official said that a mistake at the current juncture could usher in disaster, but questioned whether or not those in the West were able to "sensibly assess the consequences of their course".

Politics 04-10-2024

Poland sets condition for Ukraine’s EU accession

Est. 5min

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland setting a condition for Ukraine's future EU accession, Slovakia's Fico suing Aktuality.sk’s editor-in-chief over bestselling book about him, and so much more. 

Politics 04-10-2024

Brussels pressures Czechia over Roma children discrimination

Est. 3min

The European Commission has issued a formal notice to Czechia for failing to comply with EU anti-discrimination laws, citing the continued segregation of Roma children in schools.

Politics 04-10-2024

Romanian former top NATO official linked to election scandal attacks journalist

Est. 4min

Mircea Geoană, the former deputy secretary general of NATO, has resorted to disinformation as part of his response to a journalistic investigation exposing links between a former key figure in his informal campaign and a Russian businessman.

Politics 04-10-2024

Houses of Bulgarian commissioner-designate have MEPs intrigued

Est. 4min

Two houses belonging to commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva and her husband Angel Zahariev in Bulgaria and Greece have aroused interest among MEPs, Euractiv Bulgaria learned from European Parliament sources.

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