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Ribera cites US visa sanctions as case for EU tech sovereignty

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 20:08
"We cannot allow someone to try to influence our own decisions," Ribera warned.
Categories: European Union, France

Meta pauses WhatsApp fee on rival chatbots for one month

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:44
Commission says the move allows time to discuss commitments in ongoing competition case
Categories: European Union, France

Belgium’s medicine security framework embedded in Critical Medicines Act [Advocacy Lab]

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:33
In a significant win for Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, medicine policy is emerging as part of Europe’s broader industrial and geopolitical strategy.

Kallas tells of ‘frustration’ over EU defence industry’s limited ramp up 

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:30
The industry's ramp-up is too slow but countries' needs are growing fast, Kallas said

A 7-Year-Old American Boy Is Trapped in China Because His Father Made Art

TheDiplomat - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:26
In what can only be described as collective punishment, the young son of detained artist Gao Zhen is being prevented from returning home to the United States

Press release - Press briefing on next week’s plenary session

European Parliament (News) - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:12
Spokespersons for Parliament and the political groups will hold a briefing on the 18 – 21 May plenary session, on Wednesday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Press release - Press briefing on next week’s plenary session

European Parliament - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:12
Spokespersons for Parliament and the political groups will hold a briefing on the 18 – 21 May plenary session, on Wednesday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Industry celebrates Critical Medicines Act, patients flag access concerns

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:59
Generics lobby calls rules a “step in the right direction” that will help stabilise supply chains

The Brief – The Taliban tour to Brussels

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:59
“The EU is mandated… to maintain operational engagement with the de facto authorities in Afghanistan. This [meeting] does not by any means constitute a recognition”

Politique du dragon

Défense en ligne - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:50

Faire « populaire » : voilà le mot d'ordre de nombreuses communes françaises dont les politiques culturelles projettent clairement leur idée de ce que serait le peuple : des consommateurs dociles d'images qui bougent. La Ville de Metz a ainsi récemment fait surgir dans l'une des artères principales de son centre historique une longue sculpture métallique ondulante, conçue par l'agence BKBS.

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Designing Europe’s next EU budget – How can the 2028-2034 MFF support competitiveness and resilience? [Advocacy Lab]

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:30
On 1 January 2025, discussions on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 moved into a more structured preparatory phase within the EU institutions. These talks come at a challenging moment for Europe, marked by geopolitical instability, weaker economic growth, and ongoing concerns about the EU’s competitiveness. The outcome of the negotiations will have […]

Spain under fire for using EU post-pandemic fund to patch pension deficit

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:29
Amid rising pressure from an aging population, pension sustainability is the Spanish government’s primary long-term fiscal challenge

EU weighs reprimanding Germany over budget breach

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:10
Brussels could recommend opening an ‘excessive deficit procedure’ against Berlin on 3 June

4 Kazakh Regions Likely to See Water Shortages in 2026

TheDiplomat - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:09
Following the 2025 regional drought, Kazakhstan authorities have warned about below-average reservoir levels and the possibility for summer shortages.

INTERVIEW: Albania pitches ‘more involving’ EU membership process to fight brain drain

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:02
Reforming enlargement would tackle a "brain drain" in the Western Balkans, Ferit Hoxha, Albania's Foreign Minister, told Euractiv

Human Rights Are Off the Agenda at the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing

TheDiplomat - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:52
The meeting will be a stark display of Trump and Xi’s shared anti-human rights vision of transactional geopolitics. Accountability will have to come from elsewhere.

EPP set to seek new delay on wastewater resolution amid internal divisions

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:37
Centre-right EPP remains deeply divided over calls to pause the new wastewater rules
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police: Pakistan’s Underfunded Frontline

TheDiplomat - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:32
KP police are the most targeted by terrorists. They are also the worst paid.

United Nations sounds the alarm over PFAS pollution in France

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:15
The extent of contamination in the ‘Chemical Valley’ near Lyon is causing concerns
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Space asset protection must become an EU strategic priority [Advocacy Lab]

Euractiv.com - Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:13
Europe needs to scale its space situational awareness capabilities to protect its space assets
Categories: Afrique, European Union

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