The European Diabetes Forum (EUDF), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Europe, the Spanish Diabetes Federation (FEDE), the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) and Sanofi co-organised the Early Detection Policy Forum to accelerate policy development for the early detection of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

The disagreement between the Hungarian government and the European Commission over the law regulating public construction investments persists, risking significant economic and political consequences for Hungary-EU relations.

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The European Parliament recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of the country with a non-binding resolution passed on Thursday (19 September). 

Back in early 2020, Europe’s automotive industry was trying to dismantle the 2020 clean car standard, claiming the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible to comply. Regulators resisted, battery electric car (EV) sales broke all records in 2020/21, and Europe, for a moment, was even selling more plug-in cars than China.

The European Commission will formally specify steps that Apple needs to take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) around its interoperability with other products, the EU executive announced on Thursday (19 September).

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has designed her second-term Commissioner team to 'divide and rule' in the next five years.

After months of negotiations between member states and re-elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a more presidential and consolidated European executive is emerging.

The Slovenian government finally submitted nomination papers for Marta Kos to become its European commissioner on Thursday (19 September), paving the way for the European Parliament to kick-off its confirmation procedures, Slovenian government and EU sources told Euractiv.

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU is attempting to bridge the gap between member states' reluctance and Letta and Draghi reports eagerness towards consolidation in the telecom sector, according to draft Council conclusions and seen by Euractiv.

The EU’s new clean industrial strategy must strike a balance between protecting key industries, not unduly shielding others, and creating a strong business case for clean products, key EU officials said on Wednesday (18 September).

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Adult industry stakeholders are looking to influence artificial intelligence (AI) regulations to protect content creators' rights amid emerging issues like AI-generated pornography, deepfakes, and age verification challenges.

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday (18 September), forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported.

Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia denying its alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Maduro, the Spanish army helping Portugal with wildfires, and so much more. 

The High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the United Nations (UN) shared its awaited report on global AI governance today (19 September), proposing several new international institutions.

Dozens of international environmental organisations have declared the European Commission-backed Danube Hydroelectric Project dangerous, which involves the construction of a dam and power plant on the Danube between the Bulgarian town of Nikopol and the Romanian town of Turnu Magurele.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis requested parliamentary approval on Wednesday to establish a maritime training facility on Romanian soil to help train Ukrainian marines.

Senior diplomats from the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Italy will meet on Thursday (19 September) in Paris to discuss the spiralling tensions in the Middle East, sources said on Wednesday.