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With an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament has adopted a new instrument to fight economic blackmail. At the same time, however, the EU itself is facing accusations of coercion with its environmental rules.

An editorial word: Overarching effect of health in EU policies By Giedrė Peseckytė & Marta Iraola  Making changes at the EU level in the health field is not easy. The Lisbon Treaty sets common safety concerns in public health matters...

GRANADA, SPAIN - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev will not attend EU-brokered talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Spain this Thursday (5 October), Azeri diplomatic sources confirmed to Euractiv.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is closely monitoring drug shortages as access to medicines is once again at the heart of discussions in Brussels, since the demand for drugs increases during the virus season.

Following two rounds of tense negotiations, Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič received the European Parliament's blessing on Wednesday (4 October) to take on the climate and Green Deal portfolios in the European Commission.

Health screening programmes in Greece have expanded in recent years but coverage still remains low compared to other EU countries as government delays in implementing projects already decided on a political level persist.

The Forced Labour Regulation seeks to eliminate forced labour in EU supply chains but may stop short of reducing forced labour globally. How can this Regulation avoid disengagement in riskier regions and instead incentivise addressing violations where they are identified?

Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster on Tuesday (3 October) could signal a shift in the US House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine, with some of his possible successors strongly in favor of assisting Kyiv but others staunchly opposed.

32 former high-level politicians and EU officials published a manifesto, calling for a central fiscal capacity for the EU, a shift to a new EU business model as well as institutional reforms.

The European Parliament adopted its position on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) on Tuesday (3 October), though advocacy groups have renewed criticisms of certain provisions they say are falling short in protection against spyware and disinformation.

The rejection of the two Commission nominees is the latest twist in a saga that has seen growing political acrimony around the European Green Deal in recent months, writes Frédéric Simon.

The European Union is considering unlocking billions of euros for Hungary that were frozen over rule-of-law concerns as it seeks to win Budapest's approval for aid to Ukraine including a start to membership talks for Kyiv, senior officials said.

A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday (3 October) ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia, Slovakia and Austria introducing controls at their borders, Sweden stepping up its fight against gang violence, and so much more.

An agreement between 38 Western Balkan telecom operators and the EU – which slashes the cost of roaming – has come into force, lowering the cost of internet data for the regions’ residents when in the EU and vice versa....

Members of European Parliament debated the situation in Kosovo following the terrorist attack of 24 September, reportedly backed by Belgrade, with lawmakers calling for urgent action against Serbia and a lifting of sanctions against Kosovo. The debate was initiated by...

The demand for sustainable mobility is soaring, prompting a comprehensive transformation in the European transportation sector to combat climate change, with aims to achieve a 90% reduction in emissions by 2050. The aviation sector, a prominent carbon contributor, faces immense...

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Economists see the European approach to building climate-friendly industries as “superior” to the US subsidy spree. But politicians have other priorities – and are starting to grumble....

33 years after German reunification, wealth disparities still form the “most significant differences” between the former West and the East, German government Commissioner Carsten Schneider said, but differences within the government make it impossible to counteract.

UN human rights experts have called for major reforms of the US criminal justice system to combat systemic racism, citing testimonies that jailed Black women had been shackled during childbirth while male inmates were forced to work in "plantation-style" conditions.