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On Tuesday, the International Trade Committee adopted revised rules for screening foreign investments in the EU.
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The European Food Safety Authority needs reform to allow it to work faster and more collaboratively, its outgoing director told Euractiv in an interview.

Mental wellbeing has become more present on the EU policymakers’ agenda in recent years, especially when it comes to young people. According to the European Commission, nearly half of European youth aged 15-29 have unmet mental health needs, compared to 23% of adults.

Once again, the spectre of Foot-and-mouth Disease looms over Europe. And right now it appears that some key risk factors are being overlooked by policymakers in Brussels and national capitals across the continent.

For soybean and almonds, the new EU duties would apply from 1 December, according to a draft document obtained by Euractiv.

Soybeans, tobacco, steel, and textiles will all be affected.

And the CSAM latest draft compromise circulated by the Council Presidency on Friday.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Salvini eyeing a return to the interior ministry - testing Meloni’s government unity, Bucharest in turmoil over disputed US envoys and support for Ukraine, and so much more.

The new Affordable Energy Action Plan poses a difficult puzzle to EU policymakers. With Europeans struggling to pay energy bills, a rising scarcity of affordable housing, and the challenges posed by electrification, improved energy efficiency in buildings could be the missing piece.

McGrath did not go into details, noting that the European Public Prosecutor's Office is an independent institution.

Tensions escalated after one of the appointees made public statements contradicting Romania’s official Ukraine and EU stance.

The move is widely interpreted as part of Salvini’s broader attempt to reclaim political influence and take back control of the ministry.

Both jurisdictions hope that tech companies will firm up ways to weed out illegal content, while allaying broader privacy fears.

Many official meeting requests have either gone unanswered or have not yet resulted in any meetings being scheduled.

As Germany prepares to tighten its border regime, its existing controls have not done much good for Europe, the interior minister of neighbouring Luxembourg told Euractiv in an interview.

2025 could become the first year since 2011 in which Germany did not receive the most asylum applications in the EU.

EU lawmakers in Brussels want to give off one impression in the face of Trump's tariffs on pharmaceuticals – keep calm and carry on.

Trump's explicit threat of retaliatory measures would be tested when the EU would fine US companies under the DMA and the DSA.

Even with backing from most groups, MEPs say big questions still hang over the draft law - especially on labelling and patenting of NGT 1 crops.

The impact of the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 is prompting optimism, but challenges remain for land access, permits, and funding.