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In today's edition: Biotech Act, Gastein vibes, and Várhelyi’s tough stance on tobacco

Munich became the latest to close its airspace on Thursday night after several drone sightings, causing more than 30 flights to be cancelled or diverted

In today’s edition: EU diplomats consider Schengen travel curbs for Moscow envoys, Belgian PM Bart De Wever signals openness to using frozen Russian assets, and Andrej Babiš’ ANO party leads as Czech voters head to a two-day parliamentary election

A serious cross-border EU strategy is needed to fight dementia, with effective prevention and early detection requiring billions in funding

A new civil code amendment grants IP judges more discretion, leaving generic and innovative drug makers divided on its merits

Former prime minister’s ANO party set to finish first, but coalition arithmetic remains uncertain

Health leaders, NGOs and ministers mingle at Europe’s Alpine policy retreat, where networking meets high price tags

The EU issued a statement welcoming and supporting the principles of President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, and urges all parties to accept and implement it.

Le président du Conseil européen, António Costa, a prononcé un discours lors de la séance d'ouverture de la réunion de la Communauté politique européenne à Copenhague, le 2 octobre 2025.

During the press conference held at the end of the informal meeting of heads of state or government of 1 October 2025 in Copenhagen, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.

Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz White shared his views on everything from the Middle East, to EU-US relations, as well as reflections on the scandals surrounding his country's prime minister

Farmers once warned that Argentinian beef would flood supermarket shelves during Mercosur talks, fishers now fear Thai tuna could soon do the same

Czech parliament failed to designate a digital watchdog for the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which populist parties in the country have branded a censorship tool

Bart De Wever has a knack for painting problems in visual terms, and likened the Russian assets held in Belgium to a goose laying "golden eggs". But the entertaining imagery demands a direct answer

Draft Council text backs state aid review and new financing tools, but stresses housing policy is a national competence

One big issue is the weak legal basis for his executive order on Most Favoured Nation prices

Leading populist politician Andrej Babiš made clear over the summer that he would stop the initiative, calling it “rotten”.

Intensive farming sectors are among those lobbying Jessika Roswall to slash green regulations

Luca Zidane, the son of France legend Zinedine, is called up by Algeria for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Somalia and Uganda.

Food industry and NGOs unite to oppose postponement of EU forest rules