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Euractiv’s Health Policy Conference heard speakers call for the EU’s health ambitions to be urgently translated into coordinated, concrete delivery.

The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, confirmed after the talks that Brussels was acting following "a strong majority".

"Restrictive and unworkable" rules would put at risk the EU industrial resilience, climate targets, and strategic autonomy, two key lawmakers argue.

KU Leuven is breaking fresh ground after 600 years.

If enlargement is a geopolitical game, the Balkans want to play ball.

4.6 billion items are sent to EU households annually, with many coming from China.

EU countries could deport asylum seekers to states they merely transited through - or even to places they’ve never set foot in - so long as a bilateral agreement or informal arrangement exists.

The crisis intervention force "will allow Europe to act faster when crises erupt”, the EU's top diplomat told reporters.

The new law criminalises paid online sexual services, including cam shows and sex chats.

During the 2025 IDU Forum in Brussels, leading figures of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party convened to define a strategic framework for long-term centre-right cooperation in Europe, highlighting democratic legitimacy, institutional responsibility, and policy-driven transnational engagement.

Concerned about relentless cuts to 24/7 acute care in small Swedish hospitals, doctors are voicing opposition to the government’s haphazard approach.

Despite delays and limited outreach, Bulgaria’s EU-funded assistive technology programme offers life-changing support to people with disabilities. NGOs are calling for broader access and long-term sustainability.

The European Commission is focusing on building a strong European Health Union with the aim of improving the resilience of Europe’s health systems and better protecting the health of its citizens. A key component will be equipping the EU and its Member States to better prevent and address health crises, as well as the harmonisation of health services across the EU.

"Our current budget was designed for a world which no longer exists," von der Leyen said.

The step is seen as another attempt to give the country a chance at economic recovery after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in January.

Supporters of Comté argue that its production standards are already among the most environmentally ambitious in Europe and view the criticism as part of a broader attack on livestock farming.

It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.

David Lammy told Euractiv and other outlets that the deal only "begins to arrest the decline" in relations with EU capitals.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a Spanish court ordering Airbnb to delist over 65,000 illegal tourist rentals, Borissov highlighting Erdogan ties as key to protecting the EU’s external border, and so much more.

After Sunday’s surprise win, Nicuşor Dan faces no honeymoon – just economic woes, a fragile government, and a populist-packed Parliament.