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Ireland is preparing to ban disposable vapes amid warnings of industry pushback and enforcement gaps

Potatoes flew as protesters clashed with police while EU leaders met nearby

The Commission has rebooted the board of its European Innovation Council, with business and startup people replacing researchers

In a political statement, the Commission spelled out measures aimed at appeasing trade deal critics

Europe has taken a decisive step toward strengthening its competitiveness, safeguarding cultural heritage and reinforcing the integrity of its Single Market. As of 1 December 2025, European producers of craft and industrial products can register their product names under the European Union’s new geographical indication (GI) protection system. This long-anticipated development extends GI protection—previously reserved […]

Commission experts were caught off guard by last-minute health plan

To meet its 2030 renewable targets, Europe must quadruple offshore wind capacity. However, supply chain bottlenecks and a 62 GW installation gap loom. The EU must balance domestic strength with strategic foreign sourcing to ensure energy security and industrial competitiveness.

MEPs' workload split, which Euractiv has learned, reflects the administration's referral suggestions from the end of November

"I would prefer that we find a solution in kindness and agreement. But the clock is ticking," Mette Frederiksen said

In today's edition: CBAM day, CCR overhaul, bike chargers

In today's edition: Abortion vote, tobacco and compulsory licensing

Expanding the range of meat-free meals in schools and hospitals will help Czechs eat healthier, believes nutrition expert Miroslav Krotký. According to him, the new rules for school lunches will bring many benefits, but the media is often spreading nonsense about them.

Europe’s raw materials plan is ambitious but flawed. Without binding social, environmental and human-rights safeguards, just transition measures and strategic procurement, Europe risks social backlash, industrial capacity loss, and credibility loss in its green transition.

In today's edition: Mercosur, organic trade, promotion funds

Soraya Bekkali, Alexion SVP Europe, Canada and International region, discusses the realities patients with generalised Myasthenia Gravis face across Europe, and how modernised, evidence-based care pathways and equitable access are key to closing care gaps and improving patient outcomes in rare neuromuscular diseases. EV: Alexion is at the forefront of therapeutic innovation in rare neuromuscular […]

In today's edition: Cheaper cross-border calls, EU deepfake icon, AI at work

The interior ministry stressed that the court ruling was only a suspension

"The reparation loan is sailing in uncharted waters," De Wever warned, adding that the EU should instead support Kyiv's war effort by issuing joint debt

"Burqas, niqabs, or other clothing that hides people's faces have no place in a Danish classroom," Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus Stoklund said

"We assume that in many cases, these drones are controlled by hostile powers," Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said