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The Danish Life Science Council says the EU must be better at prevention, embracing personalised medicine and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.

"The schedule for taking coal-fired power plants off the grid or into reserve must depend on how quickly controllable gas-fired power plants can actually be built", the coalition agreement states.

Budapest using its tools to stall process for months.

Germany has a coalition deal – but will have to wait another month for an actual new government. What are they waiting for?

Beyond the financing aspect, a significant number of right-leaning MEPs have also called for the future legislation to be aligned with existing texts.

The Dutch initiative is the latest amid growing paranoia in European capitals over espionage by hostile actors on university campuses.

The two biggest parties in the house are proposing that gas storage facilities be filled to 80% instead of 90% before winter.

German MEP Tiemo Wölken called von der Leyen's comments an important signal, but not everyone is convinced.

Virkkunen said that the withdrawal was not due to JD Vance's speech in the Paris AI Summit last month but due to the Draghi Report.

With US President Donald Trump's tariffs and EU retaliation both buffeting trade, top European business executives will again gather to discuss the fallout.

The deal between the Christian Democrats and centre-left SPD comes at a politically sensitive time in Brussels.

The future of European cohesion policy is under intense scrutiny, as policymakers and experts across the EU grapple with mounting administrative burdens and the need for a more inclusive approach to competitiveness.

The Parliament wants the Commission to take urgent action to protect European companies from the surge of low-value e-commerce imports from non-EU platforms.

Brussels is also considering further countermeasures in response to US protectionism.

The political report recognises the close link between water resilience and agriculture

The Commission needs to meet its big talk on AI with billions in funding.

Many of France's 170,000 SMEs are reliant on US exports – but some saw a trade war coming and are rapidly adapting.

The SANT committee says it is in favour of allowing ITRE to issue an opinion on the text.

The PECH committee agreed to launch negotiations on the proposal with the Council, which adopted its position last December, following formal approval in plenary.

Friedrich Merz – now expected to become chancellor in May – has said US tariffs, market chaos, and war in Ukraine all made a coalition deal more urgent.