Euractiv.com

After seven rollercoaster months, European politicians mostly resemble beat-up-birds these days. And they might not have much time to enjoy their ice-cold poolside drinks this summer. 

Europe's insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework - first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligations by 25%.

The UK has become the first European country to authorise the sale of lab-grown meat, albeit for pet food rather than human consumption, following approval by the country’s regulators earlier this month. 

The official lineup for the new European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) was confirmed on Friday (19 July), with a make-up promising more political action in this term.

The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will be among the main tasks for the new European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries, with the European People's Party (EPP) in pole for the chair post.

Stakeholders attending the negotiations on a future pandemic agreement say that new engagement modalities lack transparency and damage trust in the process.

The European Parliament is discussing the establishment of a monitoring group for the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which comes into force in August, a leading EU lawmaker for the file told Euractiv.

The CJEU dismissed all of Bytedance's arguments as to why it shouldn't be a gatekeeper under the EU's digital rules, while re-elected Commission President von der Leyen laid out a series of promises for tech policy.

The TARGET project aims to train coaches to promote gender equality within youth football teams and beyond

A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems.

While European Union officials remain largely oblivious to blockchain technology, despite its potential to plug gaps in the bloc's digital ambitions, a large-scale crypto conference took place in Brussels last week  but was largely overlooked by officials.

Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL) was elected vice-president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, 16 July, a first for a racially diverse MEP from an outermost region, and he aims to bring the voice of peripheral areas to the heart of the European institutions.

The German FDP’s decision to vote against a second term for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen despite tight margins drew anger. Meanwhile, after months of mutual wooing, Giorgia Meloni's vote against von der Leyen could also backfire.

The Romanian government on Thursday urged Romanians to renew their expired US visas as part of efforts to join the Visa Waiver Program, which allows visa-free travel to the United States.

No evidence has been found that Poland sold Iran pumps to equip military drones, the Polish prosecutor's office said, commenting on the ongoing investigation.

Two Czech MEPs from the hard-right ECR group confirmed to Euractiv Czechia that they voted for Ursula von der Leyen, but "with a heavy heart", stressing that the vote on the entire European Commission in the autumn will be crucial.

The Israeli parliament voted Thursday (18 July) to oppose a Palestinian state as an "existential threat", a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers the army had Hamas "by the throat".

Support among Catalan citizens for a hypothetical future independence of Catalonia from the rest of Spain has fallen to 40%, a record low, while 53% oppose its independence, data from an official poll showed on Thursday.

After months of mutual wooing, Giorgia Meloni voted against the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission, a move that could backfire.

After coming second in the early legislative elections of 30 June and 7 July, the Macon-backed coalition managed to keep the presidency of the National Assembly, thanks to the support of right-wing MPs.