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The fines are the first imposed under the EU's Digital Markets Act – but the two European commissioners in charge are abroad for the occasion.

MEPs in the Budgets Committee have backed the first report outlining Parliament’s vision for the next long-term EU budget.
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The meeting will be replaced by lower-profile discussions held behind closed doors by senior officials.

Europe's two largest economies, Germany and France, both contracted from March to April.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Macron reportedly weighing snap elections after the summer, Italy’s first Albania repatriation ending where it started – in Italy, and so much more.

The plan is under review, as the European Commission checks whether Slovakia's approach aligns with EU rules and the Habitats Directive.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, offer a shared global vision for a more prosperous and equitable world. SDG 3 focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all, and Target 3.3 sets the ambitious aim of ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and combating hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by 2030.

While Filip Turek claimed the picture was taken in Germany, internet users pointed out it was on a motorway in Czechia where the speed limit is 130 km/h.

The French President has reportedly been consulting members of his inner circle buoyed by a rebound in his approval ratings and a return to international prominence.

Drastic action on child-friendly tobacco marketing may now make more political sense for Athens.

Four trips and a week for an individual that may have cost over €5,000.

France's overseas territories make it the world’s second-largest maritime domain. But can Paris provide the funding necessary to forge a shared national identity?  

Projected output was cut for Germany, France, Italy, and the overall euro area – but Spain's forecast was revised upwards.

After years at the bottom of NATO’s defence rankings, Madrid is now racing ahead.

According to the pitch, dual-use technologies in particular would be targeted for a funding boost.

A month ago, FIGIEFA hosted a hybrid event with Euractiv entitled 'The Automotive Aftermarket: A Cornerstone for Europe's Industrial and Mobility Future'.  In it, the European association of independent automotive parts distributors and wholesalers reaffirmed the readiness of the entire Independent Aftermarket (IAM) to collaborate closely with EU institutions in a successful implementation of the European Commission's Automotive Industrial Action Plan, emphasising that a future-proof European automotive strategy requires the recognition of the full lifecycle of vehicles, including the aftermarket.

Trump's looming tariff threats have prompted several announcements, even as the EU pleads for more investment in Europe.

IDF Europe’s new publication offers a real-world overview of access to diabetes care across Europe, highlighting persistent gaps in prevention, management and care. It calls for urgent policy action to ensure equitable, person-centred care for all people living with diabetes.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Germany’s climate conservatives giving ‘green’ a patriotic rebrand, a Czech church in spa town being linked to a Kremlin kompromat campaign, and so much more.

Ukraine in the past has described the Minsk agreements as a "trap" for the country, which had allowed Moscow to prepare for the 2022 full-scale invasion.