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Germany has suggested splitting off the more controversial parts of the draft regulation aiming to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material online, according to the country’s position paper dated Thursday (12 October) and seen by Euractiv. The proposed regulation aims …
The European Parliament’s environment committee voted Thursday (12 October) to water down proposed pollution standards for vehicles, as conservative and liberal lawmakers joined forces to block green and socialist ambitions.
To cool down the “overheated” debate on the protection of wolves, Germany’s Green Environment Minister Steffi Lemke has presented a proposal to make the shooting of wolves that killed livestock easier within existing EU law.
National healthcare systems must be integrated into the EU's approach to rare diseases, EU lawmakers and stakeholders urged on Wednesday (11 October), underlining the importance of the European Reference Networks (ERN).
It’s incredible how quickly the war in Ukraine disappeared from news feeds since the terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel early in the morning on 7 October. Even for all-news TV channels that used to churn out news items on Ukraine …
“Europe’s Amazon” is threatened by a waterway project across Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. On the verge of parliamentary elections in Poland, 135 thousand people signed a petition calling politicians to stop the project of the E40 waterway.
The European Commission has called on member states to adopt policies aimed at lengthening the life expectancies of citizens, but it did not make any concrete proposals and shied away from tackling controversial topics such as an increase in retirement ages.
Israel said there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed, after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel to be allowed in to prevent overwhelmed hospitals from "turning into morgues".
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a 'disaster on top of a disaster,' urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation.
Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel called up its reservists and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming.
Europe currently still has substantial windows of opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and diversify its energy supply towards a more sustainable future, whilst also strengthening its independence through newly globalised energy partnerships. But truth be told: the …
Commissioner Thierry Breton supported the need to find a financing model for investment in the EU telecom sector and advocated for more control and security in its infrastructure in view of the sector's growing geopolitical significance and competition with the US and China.
In a show of diplomatic strength, the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have invited EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit their country's forests and refrain from overburdening the sector ahead of an election year.
NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a "determined" response if a deliberate attack is proven, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (11 October).
The European Commission has proposed to renew the approval of the contentious herbicide glyphosate for the next decade, but only if member states give their green light. So where do they sit on the issue?
With Polish citizens due to head to the polls to vote in the country's national elections on Sunday (15 October), this week Euractiv’s Beyond the Byline podcast is exploring what is at stake in the vote. The incumbent Law and Justice …
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany making it easier for asylum applicants to find work, Fico wanting to meet with EU leaders during the European Council summit in October, and so much more.
The former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told Euractiv that he is “absolutely sure” that instructors from the Wagner Russian mercenary group were transferred from Syria to Gaza to help prepare the terrorist attacks on Israel perpetrated on 7 October.
US President Joe Biden warned Iran against getting involved in Israel's conflict with Hamas amid fears of a wider regional conflict, while ongoing Israeli air strikes around the Gaza Strip drove hundreds of thousands from their homes.
Greece’s Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas ongoing war as Athens fears new migration waves and potentially “hidden” terrorists, Greek media reports. Presided by …
Smoking is the chief cause of preventable cancer and is responsible for a high number of yearly deaths in Europe. Regulatory efforts at EU level in the fight against smoking, based on bans and taxation, are insufficient for people who are not able to quit smoking. New data suggests that e-cigarettes play a key role in smoking cessation even more than conventional pharmaceutical methods. To this end, it is important to make a distinction between measures that contain smoking initiation and policies to help heavy smokers.
Israel kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip Wednesday (11 October), as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has killed thousands. The veteran right-wing …
Thierry Breton, the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, unveiled the core proposals of a highly awaited EU telecom legislation, the Digital Networks Act (DNA), where he supported the concentration of telecom operators and the creation of EU telecom "champions".
Building renovations, like those encouraged under the draft Energy Performance of Buildings directive, are key to improving people's well-being and reducing emissions, but they must be flexible and rolled out with social safeguards, writes Ciarán Cuffe.
