NGO Pesticide Action Network Europe found that a ‘forever chemical’ present in 94% of surface water and 63% of bottled water samples far exceeds limits set in the revised drinking water directive.

Bulgarian politicians from across the political spectrum strongly condemned the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and wished him and the injured a speedy recovery, while the leader of the pro-Russian nationalists blamed liberals and globalists for what he called a wave of violence without offering an argument.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI), who recently survived a politically motivated shooting, drew parallels between his experience and the recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, suggesting that their political opponents are inciting public anger and pushing individuals to resort to violence.

The Kremlin said on Sunday (14 July) it did not believe the US administration was responsible for Saturday's assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump, but accused it of creating an atmosphere that provoked the attack.

Polish politicians reacted to Saturday's attack on Donald Trump, with some opposition figures accusing the ruling coalition of fuelling political polarisation and linking Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the assassination attempt. 

VOX leader Santiago Abascal used the assassination attempt on Donald Trump to slam Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's PSOE and the left-wing Sumar platform, saying they are secretly lamenting that he survived the attack.

Geothermal energy is the first item on the agenda of an informal meeting of EU energy ministers on Friday and Saturday (16-17 July) in Budapest, where they will discuss how to overcome barriers to the deployment of this under-exploited energy source.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will reveal her position on whether she will support a second term for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after the latter presents her programme to Meloni's hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group on Tuesday, just days before EU lawmakers confirm her candidacy in a secret ballot.

US President Joe Biden used the formal setting of the White House Oval Office on Sunday (14 July) to ask Americans to lower the political temperature and remember they are neighbors after a would-be assassin wounded Republican rival Donald Trump.

Although geothermal energy plays a small part of the EU’s renewable energy mix, it has significant potential as a stable and local source in the Unions quest for energy independence.

Ahead of a discussion on the future of cohesion policy with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP/Renew) in Brussels on Monday (15 July), Bavarian CSU has warned against centralising the funds, mulled by the Commission, or cuts, mulled by Berlin.

The "arc of conflict and instability" threatening Europe's borders will be the focus of the upcoming European Political Community (EPC) meeting near London, the UK's new government said on Saturday (13 July).