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In today's edition: Brussels' AI plan, Europe's smoking struggle, Nobel immune prize

Two years ago to the day, Hamas-led militants launched a massive assault on Israel, making it the deadliest day in the country's history

In today's edition: EU-Mercosur safeguards, alcohol labelling

Plus our dispatch from Strasbourg as EDIP comes to a head

In today’s edition: In today’s edition: French PM Sébastien Lecornu prepares for last-ditch talks to rescue his government, centrists in the European Parliament close ranks to shield Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission from censure motions, and EU negotiators edge towards a €1.5 billion deal to expand the bloc’s weapons industry

Solar and offshore wind energy are badly hit

Europe’s biotech sector drives growth, resilience and strategic autonomy, but market weakness and fragmented regulation are threats. The EU Biotech Act must accelerate and expand healthcare, strengthen sustainable supply chains, create skilled jobs and attract investment to anchor global leadership.

Some serious AI incidents are “almost certain” to not get caught under the AI rulebook or general-purpose code of practice, policy report suggests

"We are still hoping for a positive result,"an EU diplomat said, after the negotiations were blocked for months in the Council

Overall, 52% of Europe is unconvinced that the continent is prepared, in terms of military strength, for a prolonged conflict

Europe can rebuild credible, workable rules that deliver on objectives at lower cost. Or it can slide into deregulation that lightens paperwork while hollowing out substance. The former is difficult but salvageable. The latter is easy but costly in the long run

The European Parliament is about to test its rule-of-law convictions in the cases of MEPs Ilaria Salis and Péter Magyar

Europe’s reindustrialisation is driving innovation in worker protection technologies, but regulatory and structural gaps are preventing real advances

Europe’s new €1 billion Ocean Pact proves ocean health starts inland, with cities powering the change

Kazakhstan’s nuclear energy ambitions are tilting eastward, strengthening Moscow and Beijing while leaving Europe with little room to manoeuvre

In a joint memo, Berlin and Rome called for revising the EU law on car emissions to avoid “disproportionate penalties” for manufactures

New report highlights growing patient numbers, high out-of-pocket costs and limited access to care

“Geopolitical shifts and heightened policy uncertainty remind us that no currency's global position is guaranteed," Christine Lagarde told EU policymakers

Ursula von der Leyen might be the only politician in France to have had a good day

New EU plan aims to speed up the use of AI in medicine and healthcare