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Israeli airstrikes killed at least 78 people in Gaza, Palestinian health officials said, in one of the besieged enclave's deadliest nights of Israel's 11-week-old battle with Hamas.

Serbian opposition demonstrators broke windows at Belgrade's town hall Sunday (24 December) during protests over alleged electoral fraud, and police responded with pepper spray, an AFP reporter saw.

Faced with the fear of deindustrialisation, Germany sought to adopt a French-style industrial policy in 2023, including massive subsidies and protectionist ‘Buy European’ clauses – but was caught up by its constraints sooner than expected.

Ukrainians are gearing up to celebrate their first Christmas according to a new calendar, another step towards erasing all traces of Russian influence as their military fends off a Kremlin invasion.

Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified on Saturday (23 December) as a candidate for Russia's next presidential election, preventing her from running against Vladimir Putin on a platform of opposition to the war in Ukraine.

The UN Security Council called for boosting humanitarian assistance for Gaza, but the UN chief said the way Israel was conducting its military operation was creating "massive obstacles" to aid distribution inside the battered enclave.

In today’s discussion, we will delve into the intricate world of politics, focusing on the rise of populism in Europe. As liberal democracy continues to shape the political landscape, various movements claim to represent the true voice of the people,...

With prostate cancer the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumour among men in Poland, the country is hoping that PRAISE-U - a multi-country screening and detection initiative - will help reduce mortality rates.

A new report on the Netherlands’ attractiveness as a destination for clinical research found that the country is excelling in several key areas, including access to healthcare, research output and specialist areas.

A new AI-based model that can predict women’s breast cancer risk will now be tested in clinical practice at a hospital in Sweden.

The Slovakian parliament voted to delay a reform that would cap waiting times for hundreds of medical procedures, as the state did not prepare the necessary mechanisms - making the planned January 1 2024 start date unfeasible.

Member states’ ambassadors failed to find a majority over a platform work directive deal struck last week, dealing a heavy blow to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and raising concerns the file may not get through before the end of the mandate.

With the last post-summit briefings delivered and final trilogue deals hashed out in the corridors of Brussels this week, the policy bubble couldn't wait to slam its laptops shut and retreat for the holidays.

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) has expressed concern to Ireland’s parliament – the Oireachtas - over delayed access to innovative medicines.

In 2023, DSO Entity conducted an online side-campaign to the European Commission’s Year of Skills, with the objective to inform on the needs of the energy sector related to the problem of upskilling and reskilling the workforce to help achieving...

Germany’s shock intervention to save the combustion engine captivated Euractiv readers in 2023, as the auto behemoth’s last-minute change of heart saw it upend the usual rules of EU policy making.

With four Renew MEPs having just returned from a two-day trip to the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, French MEP Christophe Grudler, who led the delegation, spoke to Euractiv France about how humanitarian aid is being delivered across the border.

Marcela Cristini, senior economist at the Argentinian Foundation for Economic Investigations in Latin America (FIEL), argued that the new Argentinian government would favour the trade deal between the EU and Mercosur but that the EU’s ecological requirements went too far....

The EU’s economic policy of the past few years is a story of twisted attempts to adjust its policies to the requirements of the real world within the rigid, ordoliberal framework of the EU Treaties. But as long as this framework remains in place, the EU will keep undermining its security, its economic growth, as well as its democracy.

Environmental groups have applauded a landmark political agreement reached at EU level last month to ban the export of waste for disposal both inside and outside of Europe, saying it puts an end to “waste colonialism” from rich nations.