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Slowness kills: The Iberian peninsula’s blackout should teach Europe to be faster

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:00
Europe’s procedures for building critical infrastructure are far too sluggish for a world of energy shocks, climate emergencies, and the reverberations of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

The digital euro: Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 05:45
Isn’t the euro already digital whenever we tap a card or transfer money online?
Categories: European Union

Italy plans military reserve force of 10,000 amid push to meet NATO targets

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 05:20
Italy eyes Austrian-style reserve corps as it scrambles to boost troop numbers and hit NATO’s defence spending goal.
Categories: European Union

Czech government survives no-confidence vote amid bitcoin scandal

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 05:13
Opposition bid to topple Czech government fails, as Prime Minister Petr Fiala counters political fallout from €40M bitcoin-linked resignation.
Categories: European Union

Portugal PM warns not implementing Mercosur would set ‘bad example’

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 05:06
Luís Montenegro warns EU risks losing credibility and weakening its global position if it fails to ratify the Mercosur trade deal after decades of negotiations.
Categories: European Union

EPP opens up to von der Leyen’s controversial money for reforms plan

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 19:53
But only if the reforms are proportionate, targeted, and clearly linked to relevant EU policies.
Categories: European Union

Slovak police attempted to detain ex-minister over Ukraine ammo donation

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 18:15
Eight people were detained on Wednesday amid an investigation led by European prosecutors, with the ex-minister dismissing his attempted arrest as "political theatre".
Categories: European Union

Setting sail to transform the EU’s shipping horizon [Advocacy Lab Content]

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 17:58
As new regulations confront Europe's shipping sector, how will these changes shape and secure the future of EU shipping? This Special Report unpacks the policy cargo.
Categories: European Union

‘Don’t regulate without us’, shipping industry calls for realistic framework [Advocacy Lab Content]

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 17:51
Strategy design and delivery should be derived by policymakers, alongside financiers and logistics stakeholders, says Commissioner Tzitzikostas.
Categories: European Union

The Brief: Between a rock and a hard place – what to do with Macron?

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 17:20
When it comes to Middle East foreign policy, Macron hasn't put a foot right in months. Might he be tempted back into domestic politics?
Categories: European Union

MEPs demand 18-month Covid recovery loan extension

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 16:01
"Critical investments risk being left unfinished" as time winds down on the EU's pandemic recovery fund, MEPs have warned.
Categories: European Union

Last-minute objections raised over buy EU rules EU defence industry programme

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 15:43
A letter from 10 EU countries complains about rules against buying for defence firms based outside the bloc.
Categories: European Union

Belgian pharma sector wants agreement ‘course correction’ in trilogue

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 15:14
Belgium's Health Minister told Euractiv that joining those who would have 'sunk the deal' would have taken the EU further from a solution. Belgium backtracked, says the pharma sector.
Categories: European Union

Rutte says all NATO countries will hit 2% defence spending target this year

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 14:33
That would mark the first time all of NATO has reached the mark. The allies are now deep in talks to raise it higher.
Categories: European Union

EPP tells European Commission to kill anti-greenwashing legislation

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 14:00
The Green Claims Directive lacks popularity even among environmental and consumer organisations. 
Categories: European Union

EU rejects Israel’s calls for regime change in Iran

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 13:36
“Let's be clear: regime change is not part of the EU's agreed position,” said an EU spokesperson.
Categories: European Union

INTERVIEW: Phasing out temporary protection for Ukrainians is a good strategy, EU’s new Ukraine envoy Johansson says

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 12:59
But "whether it's successful or not is too early to say, because the situation on the ground in Ukraine is changing every hour, and the war is still ongoing."
Categories: European Union

Revitalizing Europe’s Regions: Amazon’s Investment in Central and Eastern Europe [Promoted content]

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 12:00
When I visit Amazon facilities, I meet people whose lives have been transformed. A young woman in Dortmund who was fascinated by tools and electronics as a child, and is now pursuing her passion as a mechatronics trainee. Skilled workers in Vienna looking for new opportunities where they can work with cutting-edge technology. These stories represent the real impact of change for people and regions that are searching for a prosperous future.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission sides with Berlin in switchgear row with France

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 11:50
"Let us not increase our dependencies on other parts of the world,” the EU's climate commissioner said.
Categories: European Union

Holy land grab? EU to pressure Egypt over monastery ruling

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 11:11
EU socialists are challenging Egypt’s recent move to seize land from one of Christianity’s oldest monasteries.
Categories: European Union

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