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Employers will have the right to require workers to get the COVID jab despite earlier comments by the Hungarian Prime Minister that obligatory vaccinations would not work. As part of a package of measures that includes wearing masks on public transport...

Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov accused former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of spreading fakе news that expired vaccines are being administered in Bulgaria. The minister sent a cable to the prosecutor’s office, claiming that Borissov, who is the leader of the...

Facebook has officially changed its name to Meta, as the company redirects its efforts towards the development of the “metaverse”, a move critics say is an attempt to distract from recent damaging revelations about it's conduct.

According to a new study, the public sector could take the lead in transitioning to a green economy and help grow the economy at the same time, but only if there is a change in the fiscal rules that are currently debated in the EU.

The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The leading committee of the European Parliament adopted on Thursday (28 October) a  legislative proposal intended to secure Europe’s critical entities from cyberattacks.

There is no universally accepted definition of hybrid warfare, but all agree that it’s a kind of war that doesn’t look like a war, although it aims at achieving the same objective: cause major harm to the enemy, through unconventional means, which are cheaper and more effective.

The EU's top diplomat rebuked on Thursday (28 October) the Kremlin's attempt to strong-arm Moldova over a new gas deal, saying a commodity like gas should not be used as a geopolitical weapon.

The EU’s counter-proposal to the request to waive intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID vaccines is meaningless as it deals with patents without any technology transfer, according to a health expert.

Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to make the European Medicines Agency more effective in tackling shortages of medicines and medical devices.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to make the European Medicines Agency more effective in tackling shortages of medicines and medical devices.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The European Union will aim to convince other countries to raise their climate ambition at the COP26 summit opening on Sunday in Glasgow. Here’s how.

This week our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on on the COVID 19, the fourth wave the European countries try to avoid, the offered third vaccine dose and the new measures decided by the EU members.

Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the EU after cardiovascular disease. 2.6 million people are diagnosed every year.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said that the recent Commission report on her country was “the best report of European Commission in the last few years". However, a more in-depth view actually shows that the report is very critical.

Where do the EU and its member states stand in terms of animal welfare and what is being done in terms of policy? In this infographic, EURACTIV takes a look at some of the key facts and figures.

European farmers’ leeway for planning the changes needed to implement Common Agricultural Policy's new green architecture is shrinking, as it remains uncertain whether all member states will submit the national strategic plans on time.

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted gender equality, mental and reproductive health across Europe, with little to no progress being made over the last 12 months, according to a report presented on Thursday (28 October) by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). 

Heating represents nearly half of the EU final energy consumption and is structurally one of the most difficult sector to decarbonise. Europe faces an urgent need to roll out a cost-effective plan that can match environmental and energy objectives.