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US must provide ‘backstop’ for Ukraine, Starmer says after meeting in Paris

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 06:33
Starmer also called on EU to step up in its Ukraine spending.
Categories: European Union

Czechia urges EU to rethink hydrogen production rules

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 06:26
Officials argue that the current framework is based on unrealistic expectations.
Categories: European Union

EU demand for LNG fell to pre-crisis levels in 2024

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 06:00
Member states collectively spent €36 billion on LNG imports before December 2024, with nearly half of the money going to the US.
Categories: European Union

Polish healthcare workers facing mental health crisis, reveals new report

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 02:45
One in seven Polish healthcare professionals has experienced suicidal thoughts in the past 30 days, sparking calls for urgent systemic mental health support.
Categories: European Union

Dutch cancer patients forced to wait for drug pricing dispute resolution

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 02:34
The Dutch healthcare institute has called out drug manufacturers for allegedly withholding information. A spokesperson for Gilead told Euractiv they already submitted a comprehensive dossier.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s Ukraine envoy ‘clarifies’ what Europe’s seat at the table means

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 20:54
"If you believe there are going to be thirty-three people sitting at the same table (...) in all probability, the answer is no, not at all," Kellogg said.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Now what?

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 19:37
Europe can’t just hold out for four years, hoping for the return of another Biden-like figure.
Categories: European Union

EU shows no ‘sense of urgency’ in taxing novel tobacco products

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 19:24
But member states, health experts, and the traditional tobacco industry itself have called on the Commission to act.
Categories: European Union

Europeans try to muster coalition on Ukraine contributions, but split on peacekeeping troops

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 19:00
Both Poland and Spain have said they would need more assurances before making a decision.
Categories: European Union

Turkey blocks EU-NATO cooperation on military goals

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 18:46
Capability targets are essential to coordinate military build-up across Europe.
Categories: European Union

Legislating workplace AI remains on Commission’s radar

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 18:39
Commission does not exclude AI in the workplace legislation with humans at the centre.
Categories: European Union

WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer labels on alcohol as EU stalls

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 17:05
The WHO's call comes as new figures show that limiting alcohol consumption could prevent one million new cancer diagnoses in Europe by 2050.
Categories: European Union

Berlin gives the nod for slimming down of EU CO2 tariff

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 17:01
Reporting requirements "must be reduced to the minimum that is absolutely necessary."
Categories: European Union

Smaller EU states risk being left behind in critical medicines market, says Belgian MEP Sommen

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 16:34
Belgian MEP Liesbet Sommen spoke with Euractiv about critical medicines shortages, EU Pharma Package progress, and SANT's evolving role.
Categories: European Union

EU’s approach to advanced artificial intelligence – Time for a “CERN for AI”? [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 16:30
On 30 January, Euractiv hosted a discussion on the European Commission’s "CERN for AI" initiative and what a European AI Research Council could look like in practice.
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian government facing renewed pressure to fund biomarker testing

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 16:20
While nearly 30,000 Bulgarians need biomarker diagnostics annually, the state only covers the costs of one biomarker for breast cancer.
Categories: European Union

France to keep regulating power prices

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 15:35
The elimination of the tool would have “negative consequences,” according to the government.
Categories: European Union

Shipping companies push against crop-based biofuels

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 14:55
A Hapag-Lloyd representative said it agreed with environmental NGOs push back against crop-based biofuels.
Categories: European Union

Commission defiant against JD Vance free speech attack

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 14:46
Commission reacts to JD Vance comments on Romanian elections.
Categories: European Union

Trump targets EU shellfish as part of tariff plan

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 14:45
Only Spain and the Netherlands can export shellfish to the US, despite a White House document claiming the EU can export "all the shellfish it wants to America".
Categories: European Union

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