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Brexit is back - or at least debates about relations between London and Brussels are. 

A little more conversation, a little less action please – no, that doesn't come from a bad Elvis impersonator, but from Ursula von der Leyen and describes her new ‘softly, softly’ approach to food system transformation intended to replace the hard-hitting Farm to Fork strategy.

From 20-22 September, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament will hold the 2023 ECR Group Youth Summit in Brussels, bringing together over 100 young people from 12 EU Member States.

Poland's foreign ministry said on Friday (15 September) it had fired the head of its legal service and cancelled all its contracts for outsourcing visa applications amid a growing scandal over migration a month ahead of elections.

Iran has not detailed any conditions under which it would release a Swedish EU diplomat held captive for over 500 days, a senior official said Friday (15 September).

The Human Brain Project (HBP), one of the largest ever EU-supported research initiatives, has taken significant steps in neuroscience by creating an atlas of the human brain - hailed by researchers as an invaluable resource for both medicine and technology.

Increasingly frequent heat waves due to climate change, and rising pollen amounts in the air are impacting the quality of life of respiratory patients, a report has found. 

Climate change is exacerbating threats to human health, especially affecting the health and well-being of those suffering from respiratory diseases.  Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing at least 238,000 premature deaths per year,...

The European Commission's monitoring of Bulgaria and Romania under the so-called “Cooperation and Verification Mechanism” (CVM) officially ended after 16-and-a-half years on Friday (15 September), with much of the work in the meantime taken over by the annual Rule of Law cycle covering all member states.

In her 2023 State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke of creating a "better future" for younger generations, a vision that resonates deeply with Save the Children. We urge the EU to prioritise children's rights on multiple fronts, from addressing child poverty to safeguarding children on the move and advocating for children's rights globally. It's time for bold and united action to ensure a brighter present and future for all children in Europe and beyond.

Health warnings on alcohol should be made mandatory across the European Union, according to a recent report by the European Policy Centre, a think tank that praised the European Commission for giving the green light to Ireland's plans in this direction.

The European Union should ensure its plans to impose 20% to 35% tariffs on imports of high-carbon goods like steel, iron ore and cement comply with World Trade Organisation rules, China said on Thursday (14 September), and not overstep agreed global green trade policies.

Paris will incorporate EU climate targets in its upcoming environmental and energy planning laws, Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher's entourage said this week, playing down delays in submitting France's updated National Energy and Climate Plan to Brussels.

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Europe still has a long road ahead in its fight against HIV, according to a new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which identifies key targets such as prevention, testing, and ending discrimination. The United...

The European Parliament approved plans to secure the EU its own supply of critical raw materials Thursday (14 September), as Brussels seeks to reduce its dependence on China for key minerals needed for green and digital technologies.

The European Central Bank hiked a key interest rate to a record high Thursday (14 September) as it battles soaring inflation, defying calls for a pause to take pressure off the faltering eurozone economy.

As the EU’s power market reform heads for the finishing line, Germany’s simultaneous process is floundering amid government reluctance to move on politically sensitive topics.

Amid warnings of potential shortages for key medicines this winter, German health minister Karl Lauterbach presented a five-step plan and reassured the public that the country is “much better prepared” than one year ago.

With Raffaele Zallone, expert on data privacy law, IT contracts, ecommerce, and Internet law and regulation and Thomas Duhr, vice-president of the German Digital Economy Association (BVDW), we discussed the effectiveness of the GDPR enforcement on national level and how...