La cyberattaque contre plusieurs aéroports européens qui a débuté vendredi 19 septembre et a perturbé les vols durant tout le week-end serait liée à une attaque par ransomware.
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Written by Clément Evroux.
CONTEXTOn 25 June 2025, the Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the European Union (EU) (‘the EU space act’). A majority of Member States have already adopted or are considering adopting legislation on space activities. The regulation’s relevance was highlighted by Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness, which explained the role of space systems and services in supporting the EU’s sovereignty and economy.
Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – TFEU (internal market) is the legal basis of the proposed regulation. It aims to create a single market for space activities, grounded on common safety, sustainability and resilience rules, which should apply in principle to any space operator providing space services in the EU. The proposal is expected to lay down rules on: the authorisation, registration and supervision of space activities and services carried out by space service providers; orbit traffic management; and the establishment of an EU space label. On resilience, the proposed regulation is expected to complement Directive (EU)2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU, and Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities. In the Parliament, the file has been referred to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), which has appointed Elena Donazzan (ECR, Italy) as rapporteur. In the Council, the working party on space has started examining the proposal.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL2025/0335(COD) – Proposal for a regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union – COM(2025) 335, 25 June 2025
NEXT STEPS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTFor the latest developments in this legislative procedure, see the Legislative Train Schedule: 2025/0335(COD) EU space law
Read the complete briefing on ‘EU space act‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
La Commission a balayé les critiques concernant une interview d’Ursula von der Leyen publiée ce week-end, qui consistait en des réponses écrites, sans entretien en face-à-face. « Les gens ne sont pas satisfaits », quelle que soit la nature des interventions médiatiques de la présidente de l’institution, a affirmé un porte-parole.
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Dan Jørgensen, commissaire européen à l’Énergie, sera au Groenland mardi 23 septembre pour visiter une mine de graphite et rencontrer la ministre de l’Énergie. Sa visite intervient dans un contexte de forte compétition internationale pour les ressources stratégiques de l’Arctique.
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Le gouvernement allemand envisage de durcir les conditions d’accès des citoyens de l’UE à ses prestations sociales. Le chancelier Friedrich Merz et son parti dénoncent des abus et appellent Bruxelles à redéfinir les règles de libre circulation pour mettre fin à ce qu’ils considèrent comme des « lacunes règlementaires ».
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Des militants et organisations ont manifesté ce lundi 22 septembre devant le siège de la Commission pour demander la scission de son activité publicitaire AdTech, déjà sanctionnée à hauteur de 2,95 milliards d’euros pour abus de position dominante.
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Written by Steven Blaakman.
Although euthanasia and assisted dying remain highly controversial in large parts of the globe, an increasing number of countries have legislation on it in place or are considering doing so. This is due to changing attitudes, advancements in medical technology and an ageing population.
Several EU countries are at the forefront of these legal changes; at the same time, each of them has come up with its own solutions for addressing challenges such as how to avoid abuse.
Neither EU law nor the European Convention on Human Rights contain provisions precluding EU countries from legislating on euthanasia. In response to questions from Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission has made it clear the EU is not competent to deal with the issue in any way.
Four EU countries – Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands – have legislation in force that allows euthanasia to be administered by a physician. Germany, Italy and Austria allow assisted suicide only.
The Netherlands and Belgium, the two EU countries that were the first to allow euthanasia, have seen an increasing number of people apply for euthanasia over the years, with studies showing no sign of the legislation leading to any abuse.
In addition, several EU countries are working on legislation on euthanasia or assisted dying. These include: Ireland, France, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia. The Portuguese parliament adopted relevant legislation back in 2023; however, owing to vetoes by the Portuguese president and rulings by the country’s constitutional court, it has still not entered into force.
Read the complete briefing on ‘Euthanasia legislation in the EU‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.