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Never waste a crisis to turn it into the opportunity. This could be a motto for the recent EU wake up to new reality of the security of supply of the critical and strategic raw materials to European supply chains. With Critical Raw Materials Act agreed in neck-breaking record speed, the EU industry is increasingly more aware to the need to change approaches to raw materials sourcing and build supply chain alliances that secure resilience and help achieving the Green Deal ambitions.

Although COVID vaccination of healthy children is not recommended by experts, the Swedish government confused parents after a minister said vaccinating children is not illegal but would have to wait until spring 2024.

Europe’s socialist parties must convince voters that the transition to a green economy is socially just, centre-left leaders have argued in a series of policy proposals ahead of next June’s European elections.  

How is the European People’s Party (EPP), Europe’s oldest and largest political family, preparing for next year’s EU elections? Will Commission President Ursula von der Leyen run for a second mandate? What did the EPP mean by saying they are...

Growing evidence about potential raw materials shortages, insufficient EU battery production capacity, increased BEV repair costs, and large infrastructure and grid needs reinforce calls to vote for a technology-inclusive approach.

President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday (21 November) accused France of inciting conflicts in the Caucasus by arming Azerbaijan's longtime rival Armenia, with which it has fought two wars.

In this episode, the Beyond the Byline podcast dives into the upcoming Dutch elections. Who can win the race, and what will the election result bring to the Dutch and the European Union? This Wednesday, 22 November, the Dutch are...

As the EU comes to terms with a new energy reality, east coast US LNG offers clean, flexible and reliable solutions at a pivotal moment.

The Members of the European Parliament involved in the AI law will discuss the governance aspect of the legislation in light of the recent discussions on the most powerful AI models on Tuesday (21 November). The AI Act is a...

European Council President Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday (21 November) on yet another reassurance mission by a high-ranking EU official, just three weeks before a decisive end-of-year EU summit over support to Ukraine.

EU member states should do more to guarantee basic rights to children and the European Commission should consider establishing a European Authority for Children, argue Dragoș Pîslaru and Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová.

A global fund under which wealthier nations would help emerging economies cope with climate change should not be based on divisions from three decades ago, the EU's climate chief said on Monday (20 November).

The European Commission on Monday (20 November) extended by six months to June 2024 a scheme enabling EU countries to help companies hit by energy price spikes caused by Russia's war on Ukraine.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday (20 November) criticised sticking to what he called the country's "inflexible" debt brake and took a swipe at Finance Minister Christian Lindner on prospective subsidy cuts, saying it was "all just talk".

Investment in the development of the cleantech sector in Europe is too slow and unevenly spread across EU member states, writes Ciarán Humphreys. And despite its best intentions, it is not clear that the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will rectify this, he warns.

Thierry Baudet, the leader of a far-right political party in the Netherlands, was assaulted during a campaign event two days before a national election on Wednesday (22 November), his party said.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about China betting on France in its relations with the EU, Poland planning to help Finland counter Russia’s migration pressure, and so much more.

A court on Monday (20 November) convicted more than 230 defendants at the end of one of Italy's largest-ever mafia trials which targeted the 'Ndrangheta crime group in its heartland in the southern region of Calabria.

Serbia lacks over 20,000 professional workers, as many are moving abroad or quitting because of working conditions, Goran Aleksić, the director of the Business Association of Road Traffic Serbia Transport, told Euractiv, adding that over 50% will be gone by...

German companies operating in Romania expect the country’s economy to slow down, according to a survey by the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday. The survey was carried out by the  Chamber of Romanian-German Trade and Industry (AHK...