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In today's edition: Alcohol, Cigarettes, and how Bulgaria is losing the childhood obesity battle

Plus, Beretta choked by red/green tape, the European Air Shield, and a think tank dabbles in drone production.

In today's edition: Energy Union, COP30, 2040 target, critical minerals

In today’s edition: Dutch voters head to the polls as Rob Jetten’s progressive D66 gains momentum, a probe reveals the EU kept paying a convicted neo-Nazi MEP, and Brussels and New Delhi inch closer to a trade deal after ‘constructive’ talks

Earlier this month, a piece of good news rippled through Southeast Europe: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Moldova were admitted to the operations system of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the network that lets a transfer in Tirana zip to Tallinn—or almost anywhere else in Europe—as swiftly and cheaply as a domestic payment.

Although the government has since launched a €16 billion reconstruction plan, experts say prevention remains Valencia’s weakest point

European hospitals trusted Zivver for secure communications – but a US takeover has changed the rules without them knowing

Health leaders say Europe risks undoing decades of progress against deadly diseases if it withdraws support

The European Commission has long accused Hungary and PiS's Poland of democratic backsliding and eroding judicial independence

To remain a pole in the new multipolar world, Europe will need to use whatever breathing space this week's US-China summit might provide to secure its own supply chains, reduce dependencies, and boost its global leverage

Beretta could be blown off-course by the EU's regulatory tornado

Faced with threats edging ever closer, Europe is scrambling to build up its defences fast and almost from scratch

European industry actors are warning that the uptake in Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) is moving more slowly than predicted in the EU, prompting calls for fresh thinking in Brussels

New technologies are available to produce low-carbon fertilisers, but the industry says they are not getting the financial or policy support to develop them

France is turning to highly addictive tobacco products in a bid to fill budget gaps. But what about wine?

The World Organisation for Animal Health called on Europe to avoid alarmism

EU energy bureaucrats stand ready to make controversial proposals to boost power market integration soon

Ireland targets greater transparency in healthcare as consultations shape new drugs strategy and pharmacy pricing rules, despite funding concerns

NGOs relieved at recognition of need to assess climate impact of new projects

Limiting the EU-wide company entity to “innovative” companies could slow the project down by years, Zaharieva warned on Tuesday