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In a surprise move, recently re-elected Czech MEP Martin Hlaváček (ANO, PfE) announced Monday that he would not seek a second term in the European Parliament.

Europe and Africa will only be relevant on the international stage if they join forces to balance the rising influence of the Indo-Pacific region, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said on Monday.

Opposition parties in Italy are up in arms over the decision to rename one of the country's most famous airports, Milan Malpensa, after late former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Germany will not provide fighter jets to Ukraine, the government made clear on Monday after Friedrich Merz, leader of the main opposition party, suggested as much.

The Spanish government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) should declare a state of "migratory emergency" in the whole of Spain and not just in the Canary Islands - the region currently hardest hit by the influx of irregular migrants from West Africa - the main opposition centre-right Partido Popular (PP/EPP) said on Monday.

Ministers from agricultural powerhouses Spain and Germany spoke out against Hungary's stance on "novel foods" at the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels on Monday (15 July).

Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, quietly obliged.

Former US president Donald Trump on Monday (15 July) picked controversial Republican Senator JD Vance, who has openly spoken out in favour of isolationist foreign policies, as vice presidential running mate for his White House bid.

Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday (15 July) to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group's leadership, which killed scores of Palestinians who had sought shelter in a makeshift camp.

The "arc of conflict and instability" threatening Europe's borders will be the focus of the upcoming European Political Community (EPC) meeting near London, the UK's new government said on Saturday (13 July).

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday (13 July), the enclave's health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.

Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday (13 July) campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate's blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him.

European leaders defended US President Joe Biden after a number of gaffes during a NATO summit while the continent's media took them as further evidence he was not fit to defeat Donald Trump in November's presidential election.

The European Central Bank has overreached in pushing Italian bank UniCredit to get out of Russia, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday (12 July).

The United States should realise that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday (13 July), in which he also highlighted his country's friendship with China and Russia.

Ahead of next week's European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, German Conservative MEP Peter Liese (CDU, EPP) outlined his centre-right group's priorities for the new term, including the urgent revision of the EU's Medical Devices Regulation.

With no majority emerging in the French parliament following the July 7 legislative elections, President Emmanuel Macron has to deal with opposition parties trying to interfere in the appointment of a future French commissioner.

Recent advancements in low-carbon fuels for ships will likely mean new verification and reporting requirements. But the flexibility of ships has made for unique challenges – and opportunities.

Europe as a centre for health technology innovation has taken off in recent years with dozens of European companies leading the way in developing innovative solutions with the potential to raise the standard of healthcare and health systems globally.