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The head of the Belgian telecom authority, Michel Van Bellinghen, told EURACTIV he sees no need for the senders-pay initiative and criticised the Commission for trying to recalibrate Europe's telecom regime in favour of deregulation.

Hungary needs to fulfil all conditions required to unblock EU funds as soon as possible to ensure they reach citizens and businesses, EU lawmakers from the budgetary control committee said, as rule of law problems persist.

The European Parliament’s lead negotiator for reforming Europe’s power market has caused concern by proposing the return of a controversial revenue cap in times of crisis for power generators with cheap production costs, like renewables and nuclear.

Speaking at a Democratic party event in New York last week, President Joe Biden clumsily outlined the rationale behind his four-day visit to the island of Ireland in April.

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday (17 May) an overhaul of the EU's Customs Union, suggesting a common EU Customs Data Hub as well as a new EU Customs Authority.

Opposition to globalism, immigration, and 'wokeism', alongside support for the traditional family should form the basis of a nationalist ideology across Europe and North America, according to speakers at a summit on national conservatism in London this week.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has started talks with the largest trade unions in the hope of restarting social dialogue after months of political wrangling over a contested pension reform, and building a new “life-at-work pact”.

Manufacturers' obligations, reporting, compliance and enforcement are the main areas of the first compromise on the new cybersecurity law EU lawmakers will discuss next week.

In a "green industry" text presented on Tuesday (16 May), the French government laid out its plans to support the reindustrialisation of France by favouring environment-friendly companies and the development of five selected sectors.

France will take part in the next gathering of the "renewable friendly" group of countries, the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, said at a meeting of the "nuclear alliance" on Tuesday (16 May), indicating the readiness of Paris to embrace both options.

An aspect of reproductive health which is still relatively neglected is the impact on fertility of E(-nvironmental) factors such as air pollution, organic pollutants, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals on fertility.

A new case brought to the EU court by the advocacy group La Quadrature du Net against the French copyright body Hadopi might have far-reaching implications for surveillance law across the EU.

The EU-India Trade and Technology Council met for the first time in Brussels on Tuesday (16 May), paving the way for cooperation in several strategic areas, but with underlying tension over international data flows clouding the horizon. 

The Greek government requested on Tuesday (16 May) the disbursement of the third tranche of its EU Recovery Fund, with the European Commission agreeing to a five-month period to evaluate the request.

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday (17 May), and faces a three-year prison term, with one year effective behind bars.

The 16 European countries participating in the "nuclear alliance" will prepare a roadmap to develop an integrated European nuclear industry reaching 150 GW of nuclear power capacity in the EU's electricity mix by 2050.

The right-hand man of Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck, state secretary Patrick Graichen, is expected to step back following allegations of cronyism during the appointment process for the state-owned energy think-tank dena.

As the European Union reaches the end of a five-year political cycle focused on the adoption of new legislation under its European Green Deal agenda, it is only common sense that the next phase should focus on implementation and delivery.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday (16 May) its agencies were tracking Western spy activity after the US Central Intelligence Agency published a video encouraging Russians to make contact via a secure internet channel.

China has notified several foreign missions in Beijing not to display "politicised propaganda" on their buildings, diplomats told Reuters, adding the request appeared aimed at Ukrainian flags they have displayed since Russia's invasion.