Euractiv.com

For many Europeans, flipping a light switch or turning the faucet for warm water is an unremarkable action, yet around 42 million people across Europe could not warm their homes effectively, the EESC is demanding more action.

The non-inscrits are often overlooked in the European parliament, but what are they? Who are they? And what, if anything, does it mean to be non-inscrit?

The Finnish Parliament passed a controversial law, on Friday (12 July), aimed at stopping asylum seekers at the Finnish-Russian border, with Moscow being accused of using migrants to put pressure on the Finnish borders. 

On Thursday (11 July) the bloc dropped the target of making the use of photos taken by farmers with their smartphones mandatory by 2027, in a setback for ambitions to digitise Common Agricultural Policy checks on farmers.

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 EU Commission legally bound Apple to committments to open its 'pay and tap' technology and opened up a front with Elon Musk's X.

Germany’s plans to reduce the scope of its national supply chain due diligence law, in line with the EU directive that will enter into force later this month, could collide with EU law, legal experts told Euractiv.

The European Commission accused social media platform X of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over its verified accounts policy and lapses in transparency, in preliminary findings released on Friday (12 July).

In Ukraine, the efforts by the government and international NGOs to clear mines are falling short of the urgent needs of farmers, who often do the work themselves.

Despite the adoption of the European Chips Act, the EU electronics manufacturing industry is set to decline, undermining European security, industrial resiliency, and competitiveness.

Is openness at the heart of the EU’s competitiveness strategy? Euractiv spoke with Lorenzo Frollini founder, CEO & CTO of Flywallet, a wearable technology, biometrics and AI company. Frollini explains why Flywallet supports open digital ecosystems. 

Socio-economic inequalities and traditional burdens remain, as opportunities expand for women, in almost all countries, they are waiting longer to have children. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 found that women in high income countries are having fewer children than previous generations.

The level of disinformation in national elections, such as the recent ones in France and the UK, was higher than in the previous European elections, disinformation experts said in recently published reports.

The German hydrogen funding vehicle H2Global has contracted an UAE-linked firm for a quarter million tonnes of hydrogen for €200 million, to be delivered from 2027.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the far-right VOX breaking off regional deals with the right-wing PP party, the new Patriots for Europe group facing its first rift, and so much more.

Ukraine seized a foreign cargo ship on the Danube River and detained the captain on suspicion of helping Moscow export Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied Crimea, officials said on Thursday (11 July).

Romania's government on Thursday approved a national artificial intelligence strategy for 2024-2027, falling in line with EU ambitions for the bloc to become a global leader in the field.

Poland, Germany, France and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to develop ground-launched cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometres as they gathered on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.

US intelligence discovered that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, CNN and the New York Times reported on Thursday (11 July).

Cracks are appearing in the newly formed far-right Patriots for Europe group, with France’s Rassemblement National opposing Italy’s Lega’s proposal for the vice presidency of the group.