Eight organisations from the network of the European Consumer Organisation filed complaints to their national data protection authorities against Facebook and Instagram 'pay-or-consent' model.

The battle to lead the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), one of the most influential organisations in setting the technical standards for key global technologies, has entered a decisive phase amid continued tension with the EU executive.

Western powers butted heads over how to handle frozen Russian assets on Wednesday (28 February) as G20 finance ministers kicked off a discussion of challenges for the global economy, trying to set aside deep geopolitical divisions.

Belgian officials started to test the water for a speedy legislative solution to save the draft EU corporate due diligence law by mid-March, Euractiv understands, after numerous member-state defections forced them to abort a closely-watched vote between EU ambassadors.

Support for authoritarianism is growing in Europe as citizens feel increasingly unheard by their politicians and look to populism for simple solutions, according to a new report from the US-based think tank Pew Research Center published on Wednesday (28 February)....

The European Commission plans comprehensive measures to develop the bloc’s military-industrial complex and increase war readiness, with subsidies to boost production capacity, build reserves, and encourage investment, according to a draft text seen by Euractiv.

The final version of the revised regulation on Geographical Indications (GIs), approved on Wednesday (28 February), boosts protections for food products and producers, though the Greens criticised the lack of mandatory environmental commitments.

Forget Western ‘troops on the ground’ in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron had a much more important message to deliver this week.

The European Parliament adopted its stand on the revision of the driving licence directive on Tuesday (27 February), endorsing the idea of allowing drivers to perform self-assessments for licence renewals and allowing 17-year-olds to drive with supervision. 

With Germany's Bundestag voting to legalise the use of cannabis on Friday (23 February), health professionals in France and across Europe remain divided over the effectiveness of such a measure in protecting consumers.

.The EU border agency Frontex is unable to "fulfill its fundamental rights obligation" due to its reliance on EU member states when a migrant boat is in distress, EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly highlighted in a report following an investigation into Frontex's operations at sea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Western Balkan countries on Wednesday (28 February) to start producing military equipment to help his country fight Russia, as the EU and US continue to grapple with providing military and financial aid.

Global suppliers of natural gas have shown significant interest in the EU’s aggregated demand for natural gas, with suppliers' offers outstripping the bloc's demand by three times - a heartening result for the bundling scheme proposed following the energy crisis.

Farmers’ protests making the headlines these days brought back agriculture in the EU political agenda.

Gas consumption in France in 2023 has fallen by more than 10% in one year and by around 20% compared to 2021, according to the latest figures from France's main transmission operator, GRTgaz, published Tuesday (February 27).

Following the adoption of the latest revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), the European Commission is ramping up its work on a critical tool for the renewable fuels industries: The Union Database (UDB).

In a speech to the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed to prioritise "joint defence procurements" to reassure Europe's defence industry that it will be able to find buyers for its increased production.

In the midst of an agricultural crisis and farmers' protests, France published a decree banning the use of meat names for plant-based products, while the EU's top court is still due to issue a ruling clarifying the compatibility of such a move with the EU legal framework.

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The latest study from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) suggests that paper food packaging outperforms plastic reusables when robust and representative data is used. The scientific findings suggest there is no justification for bans and reuse targets.