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As EU countries phase out coal, they support their affected regions in transitioning economically. Now it appears that such a regional policy to cushion climate action is needed elsewhere, too: To defuse social dynamite in rural areas, Europe must prepare its cow phase-out.

Paris is in talks with the European Commission to avoid penalties for having missed its 2020 objective under the EU’s renewable energy directive and failing to make up for the shortfall.

As the EU takes a critical look at the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), key stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to discuss the delicate balance between protecting products, preventing waste, and fostering sustainable economic growth....

Over 450 shops have been entirely looted and 300 bank points burnt to the ground in the week of riots that shook up France, the president of the employers’ union MEDEF revealed on Tuesday (4 July).

Talks at the UN International Maritime Organization headquarters in London are reportedly divided between wealthier nations, who want to see stronger shipping emissions targets, and developing countries concerned by the economic impact of green restrictions.

In a case against Meta, the European Court of Justice backed the competence of national antitrust authorities to identify data protection infringements and suggested consent might be the only legal basis for the company's data processing.

The upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius is not just any other summit: It needs to fix some big blunders made in the past, at the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and the 2008 Bucharest Summit, writes Ilhan Kyuchyuk.

The regulation to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online is unnecessary as there are other regulations for safety on the internet, Paweł Lewandowski, Polish undersecretary of state at the chancellery of the prime minister, told EURACTIV.

The European Commission presented on Tuesday (4 July) a legislative proposal to harmonise certain aspects of national procedural rules to speed up cross-border cases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

Rewatch this EURACTIV Hybrid Conference to learn more about the potential of a circular EU economy, and how making this shift could contribute to a climate-neutral Europe. Questions to be addressed include: - What are the opportunities for climate and circular economy synergies broadly, and across the key sectors of transport and textiles? - How can the new Commission and Parliament in 2024 be leveraged to renew the push towards circular economies? - What are the risks of not going circular, especially regarding material extraction?

In the pursuit of upskilling the hospitality sector, there has been a growing emphasis on the role of digital tools.

In an amendment to a French draft law to regulate the digital space, centre-right senator Patrick Chaize proposed on Monday (3 July) that in the face of riots threatening public order, hateful online content should be blocked within two hours after being posted.

Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to learn more about the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) and the definition and application of the Essential Use Concept (EUC). Has the CSS been successful in its ambitions so far, particularly concerning the European Green Deal? What impact could the EUC have on innovation, better regulation and wider policy goals?

NATO leaders are expected to sign off on new deterrence and defence plans for the Western military alliance to shape the allies' response in case of a potential attack, next week at their summit in Vilnius (11-12 July).

Italy needs to invest more and step up efforts to meet a European Union 2030 target for lower carbon emissions, a government document showed, highlighting the country's challenges to keep up with EU green ambitions.

At least three drones were intercepted in the skies over the Moscow region early on Tuesday (4 July), Russian news agencies reported citing emergency services, and one in the neighbouring Kaluga region.

NGOs warned of “opacities” in the way the pandemic recovery funds have been designed and spent across a number of European countries, which have often locked citizens out from decisions affecting them.

The EU's proposed packaging waste regulation can be fine-tuned to suit business needs but should not allow for too many exemptions, a senior EU official has said.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Brussels gearing up for riots as people in Belgium react to the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel in France, Poland to hold a referendum on the EU relocation scheme, and so much more.

Order is being restored in the country, said French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Monday, after nearly a week of riots and tension sparked by a police officer killing a 17-year-old during a traffic stop. “The priority is to ensure...