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Europe’s customs crackdown is working, and that is the problem. Belgium reports parcel declarations halved and €224 million collected in seven weeks. But the €3 duty, national fees and a €2 handling fee raise prices and leave Europe less competitive.

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Budget negotiations have so far taken an axe to the EU's aid external spending

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Nordic regulators see no MFN chill on drug launches so far, as Denmark’s task force weighs new pricing models to keep medicines flowing

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Tuesday 20 October 2026

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Tuesday 20 October 2026

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Around 300 people have been injured in the clashes, more than half of them police, according to the authorities

Also, in Tuesday’s edition: Commissioners warn about development budget cuts

The deal could inspire other countries, said the president of France’s health products pricing agency

The MEP rejects the allegations, saying they relate to professional activities that ceased when he took office

When insuring a home no longer makes business sense, the cost does not disappear

Almost unknown in public, Ouarda Bensouag is one of the most powerful figures in Brussels

Marko Kivila, chief executive of the Baltic states' joint venture behind the line, says the next EU funding programme should be ‘more predictable, more flexible, and faster to deploy’

Companies can't be expected to invest heavily in electrification while they face high electricity prices, said the four countries

MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees adopted their position on the EU’s Global Europe Instrument, the EU’s funding mechanism for external action for the period 2028-2034.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development

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