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To make German law fit for the Digital Services Act (DSA), Berlin proposed an advisory board that monitors the EU regulation's implementation and enforcement, according to a draft of the implementation law seen by EURACTIV.

The leader of Bulgaria's conservative GERB party, Boyko Borissov, is widely expected to propose on Wednesday morning (10 May) European Commissioner Maria Gabriel as the country's next prime minister, in the hope of forming a viable government after four failed elections.

French EU lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann on Tuesday (9 May) rejected the idea of a joint list with the radical left La France Insoumise (LFI) ahead of the 2024 European elections, arguing that the political differences between the parties were too large.

An ambitious new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector was approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday (9 May), despite a last-minute attempt by the far-right and conservative lawmakers to water down the regulation.

As digitalisation expands and the volume of data required to sustain it grows, attention is increasingly turning to the promotion of connectivity and what might be required to boost it in the future.

Dictators are afraid of people. It would be very worrying if democracies were too.

The legal service of the EU Council of Ministers slammed the EU proposal to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM), criticising, in particular, the ambiguity of detection orders and their possible impact on privacy rights. The CSAM draft law has...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed Ukraine as "the beating heart of today's European values" in a deeply symbolic visit to Kyiv on Europe Day (9 May) as Russia marked its World War Two Victory Day.

The EU probiotics industry is currently hindered by a ‘fragmented’ internal market that confuses customers and distorts the playing field for businesses, according to stakeholders, who call for regulatory harmonisation.

Telecoms sector regulation must look to the future if Europe's connectivity goals are to be met. Still, it is important not to lose sight of efforts to bridge the digital divide, according to stakeholders.  

One month before the European Commission is expected to propose a deregulation of certain gene editing techniques, the German governing coalition remains unable to find common ground and might be forced to abstain.

EU lawmakers voted on Tuesday (May 9) to speed up the legislative process and adopt a law aiming to boost ammunition production in Europe to the tune of €500 million, in order to supply Ukraine.

Addressing the EU lawmakers on Tuesday (9 May), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the need to reform the bloc, particularly if it wants to continue enlarging, and strengthen the European Commission's ability to bring member states to court over rule of law violations.

The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the EU proposal to regulate the short-term rental market wants to bolster competent authorities’ powers and make the accommodations’ registration process more stringent for platforms. Online platforms for short-term rental accommodation services like Airbnb and...

When it comes to transport, this idea of breaking the continent out of national silos is welcomed in theory, but often resisted at national level. Two examples make this clear, one in the aviation sector, the other in rail.

In a lackluster Victory Day speech on Tuesday (9 May), President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for what he said was an “ideology of superiority” which he compared to the Nazi claims for world domination.

While it would be possible and beneficial for Europe to completely replace Russian fossil gas supplies with green alternatives by 2028, it will require significant investment, upskilling and policy improvements, according to a study by the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group.

Regulators need to recognise the essential role of the chemical industry for the future innovation needed to realise a new, green economy.

Georgia has implemented 80% of the European Commission's recommendations to earn EU candidate status, the country's Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili told EURACTIV, as Tbilisi races to convince it to progress to the next steps in the bloc's accession process.

Unlike Ukraine and Moldova, Georgia missed out on receiving EU candidate status last June and were instead granted the European “perspective” and given a list of 12 priorities to develop and implement in terms of domestic reforms. With an oral assessment of progress by the EU executive expected by June, EURACTIV looks at Georgia's prospect of receiving EU candidate status in the near future.