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French MPs back assisted dying – but with a right-wing Senate ahead, this life-or-death law is far from its final breath.

More than a million EU citizens are pressuring the Commission to ban conversion therapies – but the path to a ban is anything but straight.

Overexploitation of the EU water resources is impacting sanitation and sustainable agriculture. As Europe maps a path to water resilience, hard choices must be made.

With five years left for the EU to hit its 2030 energy milestones, the European Commission is urging member states to urgently step up their ambitions and implementation efforts to reach their energy efficiency targets.

As the Great Powers falter and a new world order emerges, ‘middle powers’ are evolving with new influence, offering strategic investment opportunities.

Germany strives to reshape its development aid program into a system of mutual benefit deals amidst societal backlash, while it urgently needs development aid for its own goals.

The proposal includes major boosts to military investment, signalling shifting priorities amid growing security concerns.

In today’s Poland, outrage is currency, grievance is gospel, and anyone preaching compromise might as well be speaking a foreign language.

The UK has unveiled its largest Royal Navy expansion since the Cold War, aiming for "war-fighting readiness" without increasing its defence spending plans.

Ukraine has not responded to the ceasefire proposal, but has previously demanded an "unconditional" ceasefire – which Russia rejected.

The ruling effectively undermines the government's recent decision to reject all asylum-seekers at the border.

AGRI MEPs also cast doubt on the Commission’s ability to deliver “a coherent and technical sound proposal within this timeframe."

Peter Kažimír is the first figure linked to Robert Fico’s previous government to be convicted of corruption.

Europe’s hauliers and truck manufacturers say problematic legislation and underfunding are stalling the right conditions for an EV truck market scale-up.

Policy gaps, delays, dangerous omissions, and problematic state conduct are putting people with diabetes at risk, while diabetes prevalence is constantly increasing.

The small blaze ocurred in the area where construction work is ongoing.

The primary risk to health systems today isn’t just illness – it’s the growing shortage of trained professionals to provide care. What if you needed help, and no one was there? By 2030, the world will face a shortfall of over 11 million health workers. This global challenge will add pressure to Europe’s health systems, already grappling with ageing populations, increasing cross-border care needs, and widening skills gaps.

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek quit after accepting a €40 million bitcoin “donation” from a convicted drug dealer, triggering political firestorm.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about EU-US migration cooperation, a political firestorm in Italy after insults and threats were directed at children of government figures, and so much more.

EU Green deal goals orbit around sustainable farming. Resilient food systems are a necessity. Yet, outdated policies will not let that happen. It is time to align policy with science and market necessities and in Koppert we are ready.