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EU lawmakers have accused the European Commission of ignoring ‘grave violations’ of human rights in its ‘cash for migrant control’ agreement with Tunisia in a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published on Thursday (27 July). 

Reforms undertaken as part of the European Green Deal, including the recent update of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), are helping to accelerate the EU's decarbonisation, write Gabriel Papeians and Stefan Feuchtinger.

In this extremely hot summer, wildfires are raging in many countries across our continent, especially in the south. We usually blame them on climate change and extreme weather.

The new German hydrogen strategy takes itself and the EU closer to the front of the pack, but to close the deal, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic is needed, writes Jorgo Chatzimarkakis. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis is the CEO of the industry...

The German government has adopted a regulation extending the scope of the country’s mandatory origin label for meat after agriculture minister Cem Özdemir said the European Commission did not deliver on its promise for an EU-level proposal.

The EU has given the green light to Berlin to provide €40 million in state support to construct the country’s first on-shore LNG terminal that will increase security of gas supply and is expected to operate into 2044.

Germany wants to ramp up export credits for climate-friendly technologies while cutting back support for polluting ones, but without phasing out public funding for fossil fuels entirely, prompting criticism by environmentalists.

The European Commission opened a formal investigation on Microsoft on Thursday (27 July) over concerns the company might have bundled its collaboration product Teams with its productivity software part of the Office package.

A recently proposed universal ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in the EU would have a negative impact on pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicines, the pharmaceutical industry has warned.

The recent boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT has spurred a flurry of multilateral initiatives as regulators attempt to respond to the breakneck pace of development of AI systems, write Carisa Nietsche and Camille Ford.

Germany's federal states have agreed on proposals to improve the catalogue of eco-schemes, a new instrument under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to reward sustainable farming practices, whose take-up has so far been lower than hoped.

NGOs are suing the European Commission for having approved France's national plan for implementing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) despite allegedly breaching EU law - a move that French Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau calls a "destructive battle".

A European Parliament draft report about online services’ addictive design paints a damning picture of the mental health consequences of excessive screen time and calls for new EU rules to address the problem. Addictive design, which refers to capturing users’...

The European Commission and international health agencies are closely monitoring a growing incidence of avian influenza in mammals. Despite the low risk, the Commission says it is prepared to act in case human-to-human transmission starts.

People on the tourist island fear the impact of the loss of summer trade after fires that ravaged businesses and homes. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

The relentless march of climate change has taken a devastating toll on Europe's Alpine regions. From altered river flows to moving borders and shifting local economies, EURACTIV examines the multifaceted consequences of Europe's melting glaciers.

When two children are arguing over a toy, there are two options: you either take the toy away or make sure that everyone has a toy. And this is exactly the kind of dilemma the Commission is facing over the age-old question of agri-trade vs. environment.

Under the EU’s new digital rulebook, online platforms must let auditors look under the hood and grade their algorithms. But several questions remain around this unprecedented task.

The French left and members of the government welcomed on Monday (24 July) the result of Sunday's Spanish elections, in which the far-right Vox party lost 19 seats compared to four years ago, reducing its chances of taking part in any new government.

The impact assessment on the animal welfare rules overhaul has received the approval of the European Commission’s quality control board, according to sources, as the EU executive insists the revision remains a ‘high priority’ despite recent backlash on green files.