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With a proposal for a negotiating text for a pandemic treaty finally on the table, the work towards a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is slowly progressing.

Latest polling data from France on Tuesday (17 October) puts the nationalist Rassemblement National (RN), with MEP candidate Jordan Bardella in the lead, while President Emmanuel Macron's centrist and pro-European Renaissance party, lags behind as the European elections draw closer.

The European Union "cannot accept" Israel stopping water supplies to Gaza's population, which "clearly" violates international law, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday (18 October).

A deal on reforming the EU's power market, reached by the 27 EU member states on Tuesday (17 October), paves the way for Paris to ditch a much-decried scheme forcing state utility EDF to sell its nuclear energy production to competitors at below market price.

Beijing is clandestinely seeking to make Western politics more China-friendly by working on enlisting seasoned politicians, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has said, with a prominent case involving a senior far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament.

US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday (18 October) pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants.

As the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is being discussed between member state governments and the European Parliament, it looks like one of the most significant pieces of corporate legislation in a long time is on the line.

The Connecting Europe Facility committee met on Monday (16 October) to approve the allocation of EU funds for subsea cable projects, following a second round of calls for proposals, but the lack of clarity in distributing funds led to complaints from some EU countries.

The renewed negotiations for an agreement on cross-border access to electronic evidence in cross-border cases between the EU and the US are a welcome and necessary step forward in preserving transatlantic data flows, providing legal consistency in this area and clarifying individual rights within the context of modern law enforcement procedures. Every effort should be made to conclude such an agreement as expeditiously as possible.

An editorial word: The moment of truth for global health action By Amalie Holmgaard Mersh Deep health inequalities between countries were painfully clear when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. While wealthier countries locked down, set up testing facilities and acquired many...

Energy security and independence should be top of mind as the EU prepares for a bilateral summit with the US in Washington on Friday, writes Frédéric Simon.

Ukrainian forces used US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying on Tuesday (17 October) that the weapons had "proven themselves".

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (17 October) praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and invited global investment in the Northern Sea route which he said could deepen trade between east and west.

A strike on a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of Palestinians, deepening tensions and raising the stakes for US President Joe Biden as he flies to Israel on 18 October to signal support for its war against Hamas.

In today's edition of the Capitals, Germany doubles its diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation in the Middle East, Slovakia's nominee for environment minister does not believe in climate change, and so much more.

EU countries managed to break a months-long deadlock to agree their position on reforming Europe's electricity market on Tuesday (17 October), readying them for talks with the European Parliament to finalise the law in the coming months.

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was leaving Israel following a visit in which he expressed solidarity with the country following the 7 October terrorist attack by Hamas, rocket fire from Gaza forced him to take cover.

Humanitarian corridors need to be set up in Gaza, and refugees need to be provided with the necessary aid, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu told his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that Israel has the right to defend itself against...

January 2025 is practical for Bulgaria to join the Eurozone after the original plan of joining in 2024 was postponed due to inflation and a lack of political will to adopt the necessary legislation, according to the Bulgarian government. The...

The German government is currently preparing specific actions to tackle alarming rates of antimicrobial resistance which if implemented, could save up €462 million as well as prevent €462 million infections annually.