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In an open letter, more than 40 civil society organisations have questioned the DPC's independence after it appointed a former Meta lobbyist to be its third commissioner

The penalties were reduced for all three after they acknowledged their violations and cooperated with the Commission

In the context of the EU’s reindustralisation efforts, aimed at strengthening its manufacturing sector, boosting economic growth, and enhancing its strategic independence, new technologies and innovations continue to emerge. Industrial workplace environments are evolving too, reshaping the landscape for workers across all industries. As these transformations can pose risks to workers’ physical and mental health, […]

Moscow quit the ECHR in 2022 in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine but the court says it remains liable

Water scarcity threatens Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. Fragmented rules and weak incentives hinder progress, but industry is ready to collaborate with policymakers. Harmonised standards, strong enforcement, and cross-sector industrial alliances can turn this challenge into a shared opportunity.

AMENDMENTS 1 - 324 - Draft report Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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Sánchez was also pressed on comments by US President Donald Trump, who suggested Spain should be expelled from NATO

Plus, Costa's EUCO letter, and Stoltenberg keeps his MSC backup job

AMENDMENTS 325 - 698 - Draft report Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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Experts warn that because some AI content can generate very emotional reactions, the use of the technology could sway public opinion

In today's edition: Energy taxation, cabin baggage, net-zero shipping

In today's edition: Italy's fine line on network fees, MEPs aim to bar under-13s from social media

EU trade chief Šefčovič similarly condemned Beijing’s “unjustified” measures and called for the EU to "accelerate" its efforts to reduce its strategic dependence on China

The contract is to upgrade energy and safety systems across the mammoth Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels

Competitiveness is at the heart of the EU’s agenda as it transitions toward a more sustainable economy. The Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal provide new direction to achieve this shift. Circularity focuses on the entire life cycle of many products via material use reduction, product maintenance and servicing, as well as strategies such […]

AMENDMENTS 699 - 825 - Draft report Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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In today's edition: World Health Summit, AI in health, French government

In today's edition: NGTs, lab fish, biofuels

Written by Gregor Erbach.

The forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP30 – to be held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, is a decisive moment in international climate action. By September 2025, countries have to submit the third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) that will determine whether the targets of the Paris Agreement remain within reach. NDCs are countries’ climate plans, setting national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets and means of implementation. Parties to the Paris Agreement must update them every five years to ensure progress towards the agreement’s temperature target. The updated NDCs cover a timeframe up to 2035 and must align with the outcomes of the first global stocktake and with Parties’ long-term GHG emissions reduction objectives.

Analysis by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that current efforts would lead to global warming of between 2.6 and 3.1 °C by 2100. Therefore, NDCs should demonstrate increased ambition, backed by concrete measures to deliver on the targets. Those major economies that have already submitted NDCs 3.0 (Brazil, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) have set higher targets for 2035 compared with 2030. However, these pledges would already take up about 36 % of the remaining post-2030 carbon budget for 1.5 °C, while these Parties represent only 19.2 % of global emissions.

The EU needs to submit its collective NDC 3.0 in September 2025, informed by the legislative proposal for amending the European Climate Law with a climate target for 2040.

Read the complete briefing on ‘The third generation of national climate plans: Analysis of major economies’ nationally determined contributions ahead of COP30‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Timelines of major economies’ successive waves of NDC submissions NDC 3.0 share of the remaining global post-2030 carbon budget

In today’s edition: French PM Sébastien Lecornu is set to outline policy priorities before lawmakers as censure votes loom, interior ministers are expected to clash over EU deportation rules in Luxembourg, and MEPs back stronger air passenger rights, putting them on a collision course with the Council