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The negotiators of the European Parliament and member states agreed on some points about corporate accountability rules this week, and the Spanish EU Council Presidency is expected to push on the talks starting in September in order to strike a deal before the end of the current term.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament adopted their position ahead of negotiations with the EU ministers on Commission’s new rules to curb pollution in the industrial sector proposing to exclude cattle farming from the count.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted in favour of the EU Nature Restoration Law on Wednesday (12 July), defeating a right-wing attempt to reject it and paving the way for discussions with EU countries to finalise the contested legislation.

Hackers suspected of working for Russia's foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a cybersecurity firm report published on 12 July.

As inter-institutional negotiations kick off on the Platform Workers Directive, EURACTIV has learnt that the European Commission will endeavour to get the final text closer to its initial proposal, expecting most of the pushback to come from EU countries.

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced on Wednesday (12 July) the creation of the HERA Invest initiative, offering €100 million for innovative solutions to future health threats. HERA Invest, a flagship initiative of the European Health Emergency...

The European Parliament's stance on the Industrial Emissions Directive has failed to meet the expectations of environmental organisations, though some also pointed to a few silver linings.

The European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will take effect on 1 January 2024, must be ambitious enough to act as a compass for the green transition, argues a group of French business leaders.

G7 countries are expected to announce an international framework for Ukraine’s long-term security arrangements on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius on Wednesday (12 July).

Submarine cables account for the majority of the world's internet traffic, but as concerns over malicious actors moving to cripple or interfere with internet infrastructure increase, the European Union has a number of its own projects underway, underpinned by hidden political dynamics.

The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has come out all guns blazing on the EU Nature Restoration Law ahead of a make-or-break vote on Wednesday (12 July) that is high stakes for the European Green Deal and for the EPP itself, writes Kira Taylor.

The European Union's goals for production of green hydrogen by 2030 are inflated and unrealistic, the CEO of Portugal's main utility EDP, said on Tuesday (11 July), citing regulatory uncertainty and slow progress so far.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Slovenian government being forced to withdraw a major health reform bill, the Dutch’s plan to boost the military capacities of their Eastern European partners, and so much more.

The meeting of the Council of Mandates to decide on lifting the parliamentary immunity of former deputy prime minister Arben Ahmetaj was postponed on Tuesday, and it came to light that he has left the country, likely to Canada. Ahmetaj...

The government of Kosovo has agreed to reduce the presence of police in the northern municipalities of the country that have been plagued by tensions with Serbs over the last months, amid a deal with the EU’s Miroslav Lajcak at...

With low expectations but cautious optimism, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on Wednesday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius amid a local race to get air defence equipment from Washington....

As the European Parliament debates how European health data space should be shaped, EURACTIV talks with the co-rapporteur of the file, Croatian MEP Tomislav Sokol (EPP), touching on primary and secondary use of data, the reasons why parliament supports the...

Sexual consent has been raised from 14 to 16, and those who do not abide by this law will be charged with rape and could face between 7-12 years of imprisonment, according to changes made in Romanian law. In addition...

Slovenia’s coalition parties have removed a key health reform bill from the agenda of an upcoming parliament session following heavy criticism from the data protection commissioner and the parliament’s own legal service for playing fast and loose with sensitive personal...

The UN Human Rights Council is heading towards a divisive vote on Wednesday (12 July) on religious hatred following recent Koran burnings, with some Western nations reluctantly feeling the draft resolution encroaches too far on free speech.