The approach of 'competitive sustainability' is key to understanding how a measure of competitiveness is needed in the new global context marked by massive US green subsidies and an aggressive industrial strategy from China, writes Martin Porter.

With IT innovations and financial technologies expected to be an important part of Ukraine's reconstruction, foreign investors should grab the opportunity early on, writes Maksym Koretskiy.

The European Commission presented its recommendations for the EU’s 2040 climate target on Tuesday (6 February), arguing for a 90% cut in emissions compared to 1990, and paving the way for carbon capture technology to abate remaining emissions from industry.

After initially signalling agreement, Germany will surprisingly abstain from another EU transport law, an industry source told Euractiv, as the liberal FDP party is blocking the agreement to the proposed new CO2 standards for trucks.

Representatives of the EU Council, Commission, and Parliament agreed on a compromise text of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act: the tacit approval remains a voluntary principle while the abolition of intra-EU communication 'surcharges' is set for 2029-2032. 

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In a major blow to the EU's Green Deal and Farm to Fork framework, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (6 February) that she will withdraw the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR), which sought to halve pesticide use by 2030.

As we move closer to the European elections in June, work on legislation in Brussels is slowly coming to an end. This week, the European Parliament and EU countries are holding multiple negotiations, known as 'trilogues', to close deals before the EU-wide ballot.

The EU on Tuesday unveils its climate targets for 2040 and a roadmap for the next stage of its energy transition, four months before European elections and with the bloc reeling from a farmer revolt against green reforms.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will try to build on the momentum from Europe's success in agreeing new aid for war-torn Ukraine when he heads to Washington this week, where President Joe Biden is struggling to overcome opposition to a US package.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Fidesz party boycotting a parliamentary session called by the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO, the Czech media landscape shifting as Babiš’s sells his media house, and so much more.

Privacy has dominated the discussion over the regulation curbing child sexual abuse online - at the expense of children's rights, writes Liora Lazarus.

The top US diplomat met Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler on Monday (5 February) during a Middle East visit Palestinians hope will clinch a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, a border city where about half the Gaza Strip population is sheltering.

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday (5 February), but added he remained "wholly positive" about the scare less than 18 months into his reign.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has jumped to the defence of Kosovo, noting its right to enforce its own constitution in relation to new rules from the Central Bank, reinforcing that the euro is the only legal tender in the country.

President Zoran Milanović suggested that Prime Minister Andrej Plenković convene a meeting of the National Security Council, and although no specific reason was given, there is little doubt that the reason is the government’s proposal to appoint Judge Ivan Turudić as the new State Attorney, a proposal Plenković has publicly opposed.

An audio recording from May 2023 made public on Monday (5 February) suggests that the so-called Qatargate court case, centered on allegations that Qatar and Morocco bought influence bribing MEPs, risks being derailed due to procedural defects.

A high-ranking official in Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime police service was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia on Monday.

Negotiators from the Parliament and the Belgian EU presidency on Monday (5 February) night reached a political agreement on the €50 billion Ukraine aid package.

“We have to make sure that we work on reindustrialisation before our history has disappeared, and that is really why we have to act now."