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Leading industry figures acknowledge that not all biomass brings benefits to the climate, insisting that only low-value wood and forest residues should make the cut under EU law.

APPLiA goes 3D: explore our office, meet the team virtually, get to know some of our key activities and campaigns.

The EU is preparing counter-measures on China in response to Beijing's new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday (13 July), but envoys stressed the likely steps will not amount to economic sanctions.

The UK government’s handling of the corona-crisis threatens to split the union of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - already weakened by Brexit - as separatism stands to enjoy a virus dividend.

Access to data and 'real world evidence' obtained from observational data is needed to help push research and innovation on rare diseases, with support needed to encourage and harmonise this across Europe, stakeholders have said. 

Participants at a virtual conference called “Re-starting the EU economy - How can industry contribute to a resilient and sustainable industry?" agreed on one point: the key is to  keep the market open, but with new inputs.

In the past two decades, a combination of scientific breakthroughs coupled with strong incentive systems has seen considerable progress for rare disease patients, but this innovation has tapered off in recent years.

There are multiple challenges inherent to drug development for rare diseases, all consequences of the small number of patients. For most of these diseases, the body of pre-existing knowledge is extremely limited with a lack of crucial information such as...

COVID-19's potential to wreck long-term damage on global commerce means the World Trade Organisation (WTO) faces a crucial period under a new director-general, who may end up hailing from Africa for the very first time.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to make sure coronavirus bailouts, especially those in the transport sector, are compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

The European Union has called for respect of a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh after a "serious incident" claimed the lives of three Azerbaijani soldiers as tensions in the breakaway region escalated on Sunday (12 July).

The economic competitiveness of regions, and notably rural regions, depends on good connectivity. This means not just roads and railways, but also internet highways. Connectivity to fast internet in rural areas is still almost half of what it is on...

The European Commission has approved the Dutch government’s €3.4 billion support package for national airline KLM, despite criticism levelled at conditions linked to pay cuts.

More than ever, reliable connectivity is important. Europe’s airline passengers increasingly now remain connected when they fly. EAN, provided by a European consortium combining Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom’s capabilities, and built on DG CONNECT’s spectrum work, makes this possible.

Last week, we had the dubious pleasure of witnessing the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán team up with his Slovenian counterpart Janez Janša and the Serbian President Alexander Vučić. Their request? Asking to be “left alone”; apparently because they do not wish to be bothered by the European Union’s "cultural Marxism", writes Dacian Cioloș.

The EU’s Special Representative for normalisation between Belgrade and Priština, Miroslav Lajčak, said on Sunday (12 July) that a video conference between representatives of Serbia, Kosovo and the EU had produced an agreement on the key elements of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue....

In the meantime, Croatia’s health authorities have issued new travelling instructions. The temporary ban on crossing the Croatian border does not apply to EU citizens (regardless of their place of residence), the Schengen Area, and associate members of the Schengen...

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz laying out the conditions for the EU's long-term budget and the EU Recovery Fund, Italy's government mulling to renew the coronavirus restrictions currently in place, and so much more.

In the presidential runoff, Poland’s current president Andrzej Duda (PiS) received 51.21% of the vote, while his opponent, Rafał Trzaskowski (PO), obtained 48,79%, after 99,97% districts counted. The turnout was the highest in Poland’s history of presidential elections with 68.9%,...

Meanwhile, the Portuguese new agency Lusa.pt, together with Spanish news agency Efe, will be debating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism in a joint forum that will bring together international organisations and European Commissioners, as well as ministers and...