EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager is concluding her mandate at the European Commission with two major victories as the top EU court ruled against Apple’s Irish tax arrangements and Google’s anti-competitive practices.

The Investigative Centre of Jan Kuciak (ICJK) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have suspended their participation in the state-run press freedom platform, citing the inappropriate nomination of a new member linked to a media outlet spreading disinformation.

Poland will start consultations with other EU countries bordering Germany to formulate a response to Germany's decision to introduce border controls, the Polish Interior Ministry confirmed to Euractiv.pl.

The metals sector, which provides precursor materials for many of the sectors covered by the EU’s new climate border levy, is having to make big adjustments to prepare for new requirements.

Germany's decision to tighten border controls drew praise from Italian Undersecretary of State for the Interior Wanda Ferro, who pointed to the left-wing parties in Europe aligning with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on migration.

The EU's renewable power sources outperformed fossil fuels in the first half of 2024, the European Commission announced, while key long-term climate plans have yet to be submitted.

EU considers organic an asset for building more sustainable agriculture, but France and other European countries are struggling with delays in the payment of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies for farms transitioning to organic cultivation.

The Old Continent was not expected to be at the heart of the first US presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump last night (11 September), so it was no surprise that it only cropped up in the context of the Ukraine war and defence spending.

In order to combine deep socio-cultural traditions with scientific research, Malta hasestablished a 'Catch-and-Release' programme, which draws upon the centuries-oldexperience of live-finch trappers. Nevertheless, the outcome of a forthcoming ruling bythe European Court will have significant implications for the future of bird research andthe interests of numerous passionate individuals.

EU member states and the Commission must "reconsider" their position regarding the tariffs imposed on Chinese electric vehicles, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday (11 September).

Spain will not recognise Edmundo González Urrutia's claimed victory in Venezuela's recent election but will work towards a unified EU stance to negotiate with Nicolás Maduro’s regime for a resolution to the political crisis, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) said on Wednesday (11 September).

German CDU leader and chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz pledged on Wednesday (11 September) to do “everything I can” to prevent the permanent issuing of EU joint debt, after the idea featured in Mario Draghi's report earlier this week.

Quantum technologies are one of the emerging technologies deemed by experts to have the potential to radically transform the world. Quantum opens possibilities to process data that are too complex for today’s fastest computers.

Cities need EU help to decarbonise heating

Despite the conclusion of the Irish Data Protection Commission's (DPC) court proceedings against social media platform X, questions about its Artificial Intelligence (AI) data practices and compliance with EU data protection laws remain.

Germany is determined to move ahead with border controls despite backlash from EU partners, chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed on Wednesday, adding that the European “dispute is necessary.”

The Draghi report aimed at reinvigorating Europe’s economy as a whole, outlines his proposals to help the pharmaceutical sector revive its competitive edge.

Draghi gave an accurate diagnosis of EU’s competitiveness problems in his long-waited report, but his treatment is “too incremental” and lacking “spark,” according to experts.

An EU court order that Apple pay Ireland 13 billion euros in back taxes triggered mixed feelings in Dublin as the government assessed possible reputational damage and rebuffed opposition calls for the cash to be spent quickly.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico denying allegations his government purchased Pegasus, Poland's PiS admitting the fictitious travel scandal involving an ex-MEP could spell trouble, and so much more.