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What will EU defence look like? It's a question of commitment, coordination, and cash. But right now it looks like confusingly similar acronyms flying around the Brussels Bubble

Erdoğan seeks progress on long-stalled issues: modernising the EU–Turkey customs union and advancing visa-free travel for Turkish citizens

Second package planned for 2026 with wider industrial and internal-market focus

Patients and pharma industry were left on edge as party leaders clashed on health expenditure

Polish generic and innovative medicines industries are warning new rules breach EU principles and could undermine competitiveness and medicine access

Pharma groups push for fast-track approvals as part of Europe’s future crisis readiness

A new Dutch study queries rising drug expenditure, asking if expensive medications place excessive strain on the healthcare budget

EU split over how much climate action should happen at home versus abroad

Findings carry EU-wide relevance as Brussels tightens rules on these insecticides

Most EU countries said the rules should not take effect at the end of December

Talks set to resume next week after earlier clash between the two institutions

The EU-level organisation – led by France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands – will develop open source alternatives in key areas like AI, cloud, and social networks

The French MP tells Euractiv he will seek to overturn the lower court's assessment of the validity of transatlantic data flows

As AI rewrites the rules of journalism, critical literacy has never mattered more

MEPs are unhappy about the EU's executive decision to scrap a reform proposal on Standards Essential Patents

MPs say border realities must be reflected in EU tobacco tax rules

Chinese negotiators are expected for talks in Brussels this week

European energy businesses have expressed concern about the EU’s global competitiveness, asking, ‘Where does the EU’s energy union now stand?’

"We reiterate our call to all parties to continue to respect the ceasefire," a Commission spokesperson said, without mentioning Israel's air strikes this week

Europe is standing at a crossroads. On the one hand, it has committed to climate neutrality and strategic autonomy. On the other, its industrial competitiveness is under unprecedented strain, eroded by high energy costs, dependence on imported raw materials, and mounting global competition. The European chemical industry’s decline in recent years is a stark example of how multifaceted pressures can remove the engine from an economic powerhouse. Europe’s ability to reinvigorate it will truly underpin its resilience.