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South Korea’s nuclear gains in Europe are under pressure, as rising friction threatens to short-circuit further expansion.

Europaeum, a Hungarian project aiming to promote European identity, values, and unity has won the 2025 European Charlemagne Youth Prize.

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EU agriculture ministers are challenging a lead ban proposal, injecting defence rhetoric into a debate over hunting and fishing gear.

A Hungarian platform on European identity, a Czech project encouraging young people’s vote and a German legal support for discriminated people were recognised in 2025.
Committee on Culture and Education

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A Hungarian platform on European identity, a Czech project encouraging young people’s vote and a German legal support for discriminated people were recognised in 2025.
Committee on Culture and Education

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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Fico along with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are viewed as the most Kremlin-friendly leaders within the EU.

Strengthening Europe’s position in the global data-driven economy and advancing its digital single market is crucial. To achieve this, smart regulation serves as a key enabler, attracting investments, reducing market barriers and driving ethical tech innovation. Amid global competition for AI dominance and high expectations for cutting red tape during this Commission term, regulatory technologies (RegTech) emerge as powerful tools to streamline complex compliance processes, allowing saved resources to be redirected toward value creation.

The denial comes days after the Commission was requested for comment.

The European Commission’s Communication on A Steel and Metals Action Plan rightly identifies metals as strategic assets for Europe’s industrial future. Nickel falls within the scope of the action plan due to its criticality and strategic importance.

The four porn platforms have failed to protect minors on their platforms, especially lack of effective age verification measures, the Commission said.

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But a legal challenge could still be coming from the European Parliament, which was bypassed in drafting the joint procurement programme.

“It would be irresponsible, scandalous and a betrayal of the country to leave things as they are,” Bayrou warned. But his proposals to balance state finances will face tough opposition.

The US president’s “tariff firestorm” should be addressed through the “tools” provided by the WTO-led trading order rather than through unilateral retaliation, a senior official said.

EU lawmakers head to Rome to probe Italy’s spyware scandal, as outrage grows over claims Graphite was used to surveil journalists and activists.

As Pernod Ricard celebrates 50 years since its founding and 30 years in Brussels, Euractiv sits down with CEO Alexandre Ricard to discuss the importance of free trade, the role of the EU, and how a business rooted in geographic origin depends on open global markets to succeed.

Heavy industry is an important part of the European economy. Sectors such as iron and steel, cement, chemicals and mining not only provide essential materials, but also boost European industrial competitiveness.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Sweden launching an inquiry into stripping gang criminals of citizenship, MEPs heading to Rome demanding clarity on the spyware scandal, and so much more.

Marking a strategic shift from donations to co-production, a €430M tranche of Sweden’s Ukraine aid package will fund air defences, drones, and domestic arms production.