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Brazen attacks on judicial independence may have escalated after France's bombshell verdict – but they are not new across Europe.

“We don’t talk about it,” one source told Euractiv.

“The Commission is passing the buck to EU countries,” explained Thomas Schwab, an expert with the Berlin-based Bertelsman foundation.

More than three years after the petition, the court is ready to decide whether Germany’s capital will follow Paris' lead.

Belgium's authorities will have to provide information about prison conditions by 15 April

The issue isn’t just how many students are admitted to medical school in Italy —it’s whether they can actually become doctors. 

A victory on appeal for Le Pen could potentially clear the way for the far-right leader to still run in the 2027 French presidential election.

“We will not tolerate cartels of any kind, and that includes those that suppress customer awareness and demand for more environmental-friendly products” said European Competition chief Teresa Ribera

Timing this week only matters if the aim is to fold enforcement of the DMA into the Trump trade war, but why should the Commission march to the beat of that drum?

Brussels is intensifying its battle against hybrid threats, particularly the “weaponisation of migration” by boosting the interoperability of major EU information systems.

European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents could decide 30 April if no agreement is reached

“What turned it into a disaster wasn’t just nature - it was the result of decades of unsustainable construction,” according to former Greek MEP Kriton Arsenis.

No technology currently exists that enables access to encrypted data without undermining the privacy and security guaranteed by encryption.

Without the protective "umbrella" of Marine Le Pen, does Bardella have the political weight to prevent factional infighting within the party?

The vote could solve a difficult situation where whoever backs down stands to lose both a privacy watchdog and institutional prestige.

"We are ready to support any country that requires an increase in Brazilian exports - even for geopolitical considerations," said Luis Rua, trade secretary at Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture.

A temporary ban of a social media platform can be carried out by the French authorities, but the ruling says that the ban has to be of a fixed duration, and the TikTok ban was indefinite.

Under this “targeted amendment” over-polluting EU carmakers will have three years instead of one to meet stricter emissions limits on new car sales.

In an era dominated by digital monopolies and the rapid spread of disinformation, what does the future hold for independent news outlets? European Parliament President Roberta Metsola shares her insights on the challenges and opportunities facing journalism today.

The annual number of asylum applications dropped by a third in 2024 to 213,000 compared to the year before, she said.