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2024 brings a new European Union mandate and a multitude of challenges. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) plans to be increasingly visible and relevant as the EU navigates climate and technological change, and new employment challenges.
From seeds to satellites, agriculture has come a very long way. Today's farms increasingly deploy drone technology, 5G mobility, and soil monitoring solutions from the deep tech sector.
Two NGOs are accusing Fabrice Leggeri, the former director of the EU border agency Frontex turned candidate for the French far-right Rassemblement National party, of being complicit in crimes against humanity and the torture of migrants, in a complaint filed with the courts on Tuesday (23 April
TikTok is "voluntarily" suspending the rewards functions in TikTok Lite, the company said on Wednesday (24 April), just days after the European Commission announced a second round of formal proceedings against the rewards programme.
A Commission official revealed key details of the content and shape of the upcoming EU Space Law, in particular its cybersecurity aspects at an event in Paris.
Though EU countries remain divided about nuclear power, the insecurity brought on by the war in Ukraine has sparked increased interest from politicians not seen in decades. But are they willing to match big talk with big wallets?
The European Parliament gave its final green light on Wednesday (24 April) to changes to some environmental conditions for receiving payments under the bloc's subsidy scheme, which are expected to come into force by June, after member states’ approval.
The European Parliament has approved updates to the passport-free Schengen area rules, including the introduction of border restrictions in case of ‘instrumentalisation’, or facilitating the entry of irregular migrants into EU territory.
UEFA and the German Football Association (DFB) hope to deliver an environmentally conscious EURO 2024, amid concerns surrounding the continuation of major sporting events in the age of climate change.
On Wednesday (24 April), members of the European Parliament definitively adopted the EU directive on tackling violence against women, after two years of intense negotiations with the member states.
The European Parliament adopted its position on Wednesday (24 April) on the overhaul of EU marketing legislation on seeds and other types of plant reproductive material (PRM), proposing to free seed exchanges between farmers and for conservation purposes of new bureaucratic requirements.
As Brussels emerges from a severe case of last week's ‘Lettamania’, the question must be asked: Who will benefit?
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany's youngest left party, has enough support to create and lead a new group in the European Parliament after the June elections, lead candidate Fabio De Masi confirmed on Wednesday (24 April), opening the door to "progressive forces" in a break with traditional left-wing dynamics.
Discover Europe's leather industry: a hidden economic powerhouse crafting EUR 8 billion in luxury goods while pioneering sustainability and social responsibility. Unveil its transformative role in the circular economy & its impact on social standards at the Green Deal Leather Conference.
The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (24 April) the European Health Data Space Regulation, a key step for Europe's digital healthcare that should facilitate access to cross-border medical data, by 445 votes in favour and 142 against.
The UK's competition authority is examining whether the Amazon's investment into Anthropic, and others of its type, fall under merger rules.
Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies.
Spain’s minister of the ecological transition, Teresa Ribera, has been nominated to lead the centre-left PSOE into the European elections – and likely become Commissioner afterward.
Europe and the United States should build a “transatlantic single market” to combat the “aggressive attitude” of much of the rest of the world, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, author of a strategic report on the EU's single market, said on Tuesday (23 April).
With many EU states grappling with medicine shortages, health ministers finally have their first chance to discuss the Commission’s proposal, for a Critical Medicines Alliance face-to-face in Brussels today (24 April), on the second day of the informal Health Council.
While France remains the last European country to have banned all neonicotinoids, the beet industry is urging France to authorise acetamiprid in order to put an end to the distortion of competition. The government could base its decision on a forthcoming EFSA opinion.
Faced with global competition from countries with cheap renewable energy, the EU should embrace a partial deindustrialisation rather than subsidise uncompetitive industries, according to a new report from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research published on Wednesday (24 April).
Following a meeting with the party’s leadership, Maximilian Krah, MEP for the Alternative for Germany (AfD/ID), brought in connection with a Chinese spy probe, stated that he will continue to run as EU lead candidate.
As member states prepare to ramp up the building renovation rate, there is an unprecedented opportunity to hardwire health aspects into the built environment. The brand-new edition of the Healthy Buildings Barometer maps why and how health, energy and climate …
