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All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

Sarkozy’s conviction marks the first time a French president is expected to serve time in prison

The lobby group FoodDrinkEurope argued that “ultra-processed foods” is a contested term and that some countries would reject processing as a basis for health policy

The Jutland Declaration, which Euractiv obtained, pushes to beef up online child protection and is set to be signed by EU countries early next month

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Eulex Kosovo mission: the General Court dismisses the action for damages brought against EU institutions and an EU body

The EU has identified the need for major grid improvements to accommodate renewables, but investments are not happening at the pace needed

Outdated and overlapping laws are holding Europe’s telecommunications sector back, but a Digital Networks Act and new merger guidelines could hold the key to making it competitive again

Written by Marie Lecerf.

Maternity leave and voting procedures for Members of parliaments differ widely across the European Union (EU). Maternity-related absences are considered justified for Members of the European Parliament, but the current rules do not permit remote voting, proxy voting or temporary substitution. Maternity leave for parliamentarians is generally permitted across the EU’s Member States, although legal frameworks and practical arrangements differ. Some national parliaments only allow for temporary substitution in committee work, while others rely on informal agreements. Only a small number of countries, including Spain, Greece and Luxembourg, have formal provisions enabling Members on maternity leave to vote in absentia.

While several parliaments temporarily expanded remote participation during the COVID‑19 pandemic, such measures were typically limited in scope and duration. In most cases, voting in plenary continues to require physical presence in the chamber.

Discussions are ongoing at both European and national level to explore ways of supporting Members in reconciling their parliamentary duties with family responsibilities. Most recently, President Roberta Metsola proposed revisions to the European Electoral Act and the Parliament’s implementing measures, including the potential introduction of proxy voting for Members on maternity leave, aimed at aligning parliamentary rules more closely with evolving expectations around work-life balance. This briefing focuses exclusively on maternity leave and does not cover other types of family-related absence, such as paternity or parental leave.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Maternity leave and voting procedures in the European Parliament and EU national parliaments‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Dans le cadre de l'accord sur les indications géographiques, qui a été séparé de l'accord commercial plus large en 2022, l'UE devrait également protéger les produits traditionnels indiens, notamment le riz basmati.

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The approval of amendments also gives Slovak national law precedence over EU law

The social networking giant was recently fined €200 million over the ad shakedown under the EU’s Digital Markets Act

One resident said the cemetery in the capital had been left littered with discarded bottles and cans.

Les eurodéputés ont interpellé le commissaire au Budget, Piotr Serafin, sur la réorganisation proposée du budget pluriannuel de l’UE et sur la coordination entre les deux principaux organismes chargés de la lutte anti-fraude et la corruption. Si la Commission affirme vouloir améliorer l’efficacité et la transparence, plusieurs élus pointent des risques d’affaiblissement du contrôle et demandent plus de clarté sur la répartition des responsabilités.

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The decision comes as a growing list of European countries threatened to pull out of the 2026 contest in Vienna if Israel is permitted to take part again

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Belgium, backed up by several other countries, has firmly rejected calls to outright seize the assets and hand them to Ukraine

Plusieurs grands fabricants de médicaments européens ont déjà annoncé leur intention d'investir aux États-Unis et pourront ainsi bénéficier d'exemptions sur les droits de douane.

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“Taking Putin’s money and leaving the risks with [Belgium]. That’s not going to happen,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said in New York. Most of the assets are held in Euroclear, a Brussels-based clearing house – making Belgium a key player in EU negotiations

Bucharest’s budget deficit is by far the largest in the EU. Is this an economic danger – or a political one?

One of the online data brokers is located in Ireland, the Data Protection Commission told Euractiv, another is in an unspecified EU country