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Kazakhstan is betting on regulatory control to build a credible crypto market [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 22:41
Kazakhstan once accounted for over 27 per cent of global Bitcoin mining - in 2021, it was the second-largest player. Today, it’s charting a steady new course.
Categories: European Union

Hungary’s budget feels the heat with frozen EU funds and mounting fines

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 22:05
Hungary’s export risk exposure has further undermined Orban’s fiscal flexibility while EU recovery and cohesion funds remain frozen.
Categories: European Union

Cohesion under pressure, Hungary tests the EU’s red lines

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 21:49
For cohesion to remain a meaningful instrument of unity, the EU must balance pressure with pragmatism while upholding its core values. This Special Report looks at the road ahead.
Categories: European Union

Slimming CAP’s bureaucracy requires a digital transformation; the seeds have been sown [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 21:31
Simplifying the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy is much like simplifying a Rubik’s Cube, but the Commission is trying anyway – Euractiv scopes the road ahead.
Categories: European Union

Merz says Ukraine allowed to use Western weapons against targets in Russia

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 18:53
The US, Germany, France, and Britain had all lifted range restrictions on the weapons they delivered to Ukraine, the German chancellor said.
Categories: European Union

EXCLUSIVE: EU countries slam Hungary over Pride clampdown

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 18:05
EU countries join MEPs in urging the Commission to step up over Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws, according to the declaration.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Proud or cowed? Von der Leyen drops the rainbow stripes

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 17:40
Ten days ago, the Commission President swore her inalienable support for the LGBTQ cause. Now she's turning her back on Hungary's suppression of Pride.
Categories: European Union

ECB’s Lagarde pitches euro alternative to dollar in ‘fracturing’ world

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 16:27
The retreat of the US dollar could "open the door for the euro to play a greater international role".
Categories: European Union

Merz: Israel’s actions in Gaza can ‘no longer be justified’

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 16:12
The German chancellor's comments mark a shift from one of Europe's staunchest supporters of Israel.
Categories: European Union

Engage or Ignore? Kazakhstan’s Afghan Strategy [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 16:00
The U.S. may have moved on from Afghanistan. Kazakhstan has not. Our nation does not share a border with it, but the consequences of an abandoned warzone echo throughout the region — along with the responsibility to act. The question is no longer whether to engage, but how.
Categories: European Union

Poland to toughen penalties after violent attacks against healthcare workers

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 14:58
New draft legislation aims to increase punishment for attacks on medical staff and others who risk their lives to protect public order.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s NIH funding cuts hit Belgian HIV projects

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 14:40
Four projects at Belgium's UZ Gent have been halted by the suspension of funding for the National Institute of Health's international research partnerships.
Categories: European Union

Budapest Pride: Renew Europe hits out at von der Leyen’s inaction

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 13:26
A letter seen by Euractiv urges von der Leyen to request urgent legal measures to save the Hungarian march.
Categories: European Union

China’s e-commerce giant Shein found in breach of EU consumer law

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 13:03
"We will not shy away from holding e-commerce platforms to account, regardless of where they are based," said McGrath.
Categories: European Union

Ex-Austrian Chancellor Kurz acquitted of making false statements

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 12:46
Despite ruling, the one-time centre-right star still faces corruption probe.
Categories: European Union

Euractiv’s Health Policy Conference [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 10:00
As Europe continues to advance its health agenda in the current legislative cycle, the 2025 Euractiv Health Policy Conference brought together leading voices from the EU institutions, the World Health Organization, the European Medicines Agency, industry, and civil society for a timely discussion on the future of healthcare in Europe.
Categories: European Union

Trump wants Europe to buy more US gas – but do we even need more?

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 08:12
Europe targets cuts in natural gas consumption, even while mulling buying even more from the US. Top-level decisions are likely needed soon.
Categories: European Union

Denmark and Italy renew calls for debate on Human Rights Court

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 07:08
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a German court ruling against a consumer effort to stop Meta from training AI on user data, EU commissioners being asked to skip Budapest Pride over fears of an Orbán backlash, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

2040 strategy: Unlocking Europe’s secure, affordable and circular energy [Promoted content]

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 07:00
With 2040 Climate Target on the horizon, Europe must make a critical decision: will it unlock the full potential of its own circular energy resources or continue to rely on fossil energy imports that undermine sustainability, sovereignty, and affordability?
Categories: European Union

Beer, marches and snus – a highly political weekend in Poland

Mon, 26/05/2025 - 06:52
With Poland’s presidential runoff set for Sunday, a tense weekend saw debate controversy, a beer scandal, and rival marches in Warsaw.
Categories: European Union

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