Health warnings on alcohol should be made mandatory across the European Union, according to a recent report by the European Policy Centre, a think tank that praised the European Commission for giving the green light to Ireland's plans in this direction.

The European Union should ensure its plans to impose 20% to 35% tariffs on imports of high-carbon goods like steel, iron ore and cement comply with World Trade Organisation rules, China said on Thursday (14 September), and not overstep agreed global green trade policies.

Paris will incorporate EU climate targets in its upcoming environmental and energy planning laws, Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher's entourage said this week, playing down delays in submitting France's updated National Energy and Climate Plan to Brussels.

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Europe still has a long road ahead in its fight against HIV, according to a new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which identifies key targets such as prevention, testing, and ending discrimination. The United...

The European Parliament approved plans to secure the EU its own supply of critical raw materials Thursday (14 September), as Brussels seeks to reduce its dependence on China for key minerals needed for green and digital technologies.

The European Central Bank hiked a key interest rate to a record high Thursday (14 September) as it battles soaring inflation, defying calls for a pause to take pressure off the faltering eurozone economy.

As the EU’s power market reform heads for the finishing line, Germany’s simultaneous process is floundering amid government reluctance to move on politically sensitive topics.

Amid warnings of potential shortages for key medicines this winter, German health minister Karl Lauterbach presented a five-step plan and reassured the public that the country is “much better prepared” than one year ago.

With Raffaele Zallone, expert on data privacy law, IT contracts, ecommerce, and Internet law and regulation and Thomas Duhr, vice-president of the German Digital Economy Association (BVDW), we discussed the effectiveness of the GDPR enforcement on national level and how...

Climate change is a global challenge and a problem for all, “but it's true that patients with respiratory diseases are particularly affected," the vice president of the European Federation of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Patients Association (EFA) told Euractiv.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Dutch planning to donate DNA kits to Ukraine in a bid to identify kidnapped children, the French government siding with the EU Commission on wolf protection status review, and so much more.

With Poland and other European countries threatening unilateral measures, Ukraine made an 11th-hour appeal to Brussels as a ban on Ukrainian grain imports in five eastern EU countries is set to expire on Friday (15 September). “Ukraine expects the European...

Britain, France and Germany said on Thursday (14 September) they would retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire in October under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a step that could provoke Iranian retaliation.

Attempts by the Albanian government to reintroduce online gambling have been met with resistance from members of its own ruling Socialist Party and the opposition Democratic Party. Albania banned all forms of online and offline gambling in 2019 except for...

Russophiles from around the world will gather for the first international Russophile Forum near the Bulgarian town of Kalofer, despite Russia declaring Bulgaria an enemy state as it continues to wage war in Ukraine. Organisers of the event include two...

Lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed their negotiating position on Thursday (14 September)  to reform the EU's electricity market in an attempt to avoid a repetition of the soaring prices witnessed in 2021 and 2022.

The Netherlands will donate DNA test kits to Ukraine in order to aid the country in identifying children kidnapped by Russia, outgoing Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA/EPP) announced on Thursday. Bruins Slot met up with Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman...

Belgium should use its upcoming Council Presidency to focus on policy coherence for key areas such as development, trade, and migration, according to the 2023 Belgian development cooperation report, which was published by CNCD-11.11.11 – an NGO – which was...

The financial system must be regulated on terms set by citizens, not the financial lobby, argues Benoît Lallemand.