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Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on the election of Pope Leo XIV as head of the Catholic Church.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed legislative changes to improve EU countries’ capacity to fight child sexual abuse effectively.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed legislative changes to improve EU countries’ capacity to fight child sexual abuse effectively.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Denmark and Italy seeking support to rein in the European human rights court, a Commission letter raising questions over the timing of the Czech nuclear contract, and so much more.

The move fulfils part of a compromise deal aimed at securing its entry into the Schengen Area.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has officially confirmed that the blaze was an act of arson orchestrated by Russian intelligence.

The former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit has become a flashpoint in Taiwan-China tensions and Lithuania's domestic politics.

Supporters of a young far-right candidate say they are sick of the 'endless war between the two main parties'.

Friedrich Merz's election victory raised expectations of a German U-turn on defence. His first week in office has left people wondering what he'll deliver.

Relaxing 'ESG' criteria for defence companies could free up more private investment in areas like ammunition production.

The Commission is proposing five new cohesion policy areas, including defence. Critics argue that traditional territorial cohesion priorities now face the risk of a generational policy pivot.

Europe needs a unifying goal to tackle the surging youth mental health crisis. The ‘Z Zurich Foundation’ has published a report detailing how the wellbeing of the young can be front and centre of EU policy.

The EU’s Industrial Carbon Management Strategy has spurred some new investment, but the sector is still waiting for overdue deliverables promised by the Commission.

Biosolutions are central to Europe’s green transition, offering scalable, nature-inspired alternatives to traditional industrial methods. This Special Report takes a closer look.

Maintaining the status quo is not viable if Europe wants a thriving economy, according to MEP Morten Løkkegaard.

Euractiv publishes the document asking Czechia to hold the signature of the €16 billion deal

After campaigning on the delivery of the German-Swedish cruise missiles, the new chancellor suddenly backs 'strategic ambiguity'.

Now in their 17th round, this latest volley of sanctions is hardly going to put a dent in Russia’s war economy. For that the EU would do better closing the loopholes in its existing sanctions.

Whether Germany will flout the EU's fiscal rules to boost defence spending will "be clarified in the next few weeks," said new finance minister Lars Klingbeil.