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While there is now a consensus on the need to reduce dependence on China, the EU is so slow out of the blocks that the "race for strategic autonomy" feels like wading through treacle

That next meeting will be crucial to determine whether an agreement is still feasible this year, a source close to the file said

Company believes that AGCOM erroneously assumed that CDNs qualify as telecom infrastructure

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 2 November 2025 – 9 November 2025

Joint press release at the occasion of the EU-Western Balkans ministerial forum on justice and home affairs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30-31 October 2025.

Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have all been invited

The controls on rare earths have rattled markets and snarled supply chains

Divisions over carbon offsets and review timelines leave Denmark racing to salvage a deal before next week’s COP30 summit

If the Latvian president signs the motion, the Baltic state will become the first and only EU country to leave the convention

Leader Rob Jetten is set to become the Netherlands’ youngest-ever prime minister

The data will reinforce the ECB's view that inflation is in check after the Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged again

Gérald Darmanin pressed ahead despite prosecutors warning that the move could undermine judicial independence

President Trump’s global tariff regime was voted down in the US Senate in a symbolic bipartisan vote, consumers still face an effective tariff rate of 17.9%, the highest since 1934

Europe’s cross-sector partnership on alternatives to animal testing will support the upcoming EU roadmap, working alongside the bloc’s chemicals, food and medicines regulators

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Voluntary action won’t deliver real demand for EU-made green products, letter says

In Italien gilt ab Samstag auf Skipisten eine Helmpflicht. In der Schweiz ist hingegen keine Pflicht geplant.

Die SVP will eine Zehn-Millionen-Schweiz verhindern – notfalls mit dem Ende der Personenfreizügigkeit. Die Mitte möchte die SVP-Initiative mit einem direkten Gegenvorschlag auskontern. Nun entscheidet die zuständige Ständeratskommission. Was läuft hinter den Kulissen?

Der FC Barcelona kehrt am 7. November für ein öffentliches Training ins Camp Nou zurück. Dies dient als Test für eine teilweise Wiedereröffnung des renovierten Stadions, die bis Ende 2025 geplant ist. Maximal 27'000 Besucher sind zugelassen.

The US has announced it is withdrawing some of its soldiers from Romania. In an attempt to allay fears, the Ministry of Defence in Bucharest said the decision had not come as a surprise and takes account of the fact that Nato has boosted its overall presence on the eastern flank. Press commentaries nonetheless reflect a sense of foreboding.