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Pardoning Catalan separatists is the only way for Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez socialist PSOE party (S&D) to secure a majority to form a stable government, he insisted, indirectly admitting that passing an amnesty law for those involved in...

The conservative ruling nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS, ECR) is trying to rope in newly elected opposition lawmakers to secure a majority in parliament to form a future government after being left without a parliamentary majority following the general...

Czech political parties affiliated with the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) will form a joint candidate list for the 2024 European elections to counter populists and boost the chances of right-wing parties to...

Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters stormed an airport in Russia's predominantly Muslim Dagestan region on Sunday (29 October), where a plane from Israel had just arrived, forcing security forces to close the airport and remove the demonstrators.

For decades heavy industry around Dunkirk in northern France has belched out millions of tonnes of climate-heating gases. Now the area close to the Belgium border – one of Europe's industrial powerhouses – wants to catch its pollution before it escapes.

In this week's edition: EU summit aftermath, Ukraine peace talks and no breakthrough on Kosovo-Serbia.

Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday (28 October) in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing the Palestinian militant group.

At least 32 people have died and 14 remain missing after a mine fire in Kazakhstan, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Saturday (28 October).

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday (27 October) he would be interested in succeeding Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of NATO, although he only saw a small chance of being picked for the job.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed hundreds of thousands of supporters at one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies since the Israel-Hamas war began, courting his Islamist political base a day ahead of the centenary of Turkey's secular republic.

High-ranking officials from more than 50 countries are expected in Malta this weekend for a third round of closed-door Ukrainian-backed peace talks where Kyiv aims to build support for its blueprint for a just and lasting peace.

Hamas said on Saturday (28 October) its militants in Gaza were ready to confront Israeli attacks with "full force" after Israel's military widened its air and ground attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

No one could accuse members of the European Parliament of lacking ambition in cajoling EU leaders into reopening the EU treaties. 

The very first European Wine Day (27 October) is being held in Toulouse - a city more known for its pink houses and aeronautical factories - while the European win sector is, however, turning sour.

EU leaders reassured Ukraine on Friday (27 October) of their continued support as they face tough negotiations over the bloc's budget and an unpredictable war in the Middle East.

A bid to create EU-wide legislation to protect journalists and whistleblowers from Strategic Ligitation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) is faltering due to a few certain member states not wanting to concede control over their judicial systems, MEP David Casa told Euractiv.

The extension of the COVID-19 vaccine waiver to include diagnostics and treatments will once again be on the agenda at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Council on Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on Monday and Tuesday (30-31 October).

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While gene therapies have the potential to transform the approach to rare diseases and improve the quality of life for patients, stakeholders and patients complain that they are very expensive to develop and difficult to access.

Gene therapies can transform the approach to rare diseases and improve the quality of life for patients. But developing and accessing them is hampered by regulatory burdens, cost and reimbursment schemes. In this special report, Euractiv takes a look at...