The drug purchasing reform is demanded by the European Commission. Sofia risks EU sanctions over a lack of public tenders in private hospitals.

The move means Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe is almost certain to be re-elected president of the powerful group of eurozone finance ministers later on Monday.

Tue, 09/30/2025 to Wed, 10/01/2025

The European Automotive Research Partners Association (EARPA) is pleased to host the 5th edition of the Future of Road Mobility Forum – FORM Forum 2025 which will take place on 30 September – 1 October 2025 at The EGG in Brussels.

Join the leading Conference and Exhibition, where European automotive research leaders, industry, European Union and government representatives unite to discuss & shape the industry’s future.This year’s theme will focus on: Transitioning Road Mobility: Actions to Safeguard Europe’s Competitive Edge. 

The event is open to the whole EARPA community including industry, research, government, and representatives from the European Commission.

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“We're fully geared up to get an agreement in principle by Wednesday, and we're firing on all cylinders to that effect,” a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday.

Brussels targets faster innovation, stronger supply chains and military cooperation in new medical countermeasure plan.

Rheinmetall's CEO urged more joint purchasing, exemptions from EU environmental rules and new subsidies to produce long-range weaponry.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a censure storm in Strasbourg, the latest on tariffs, Sánchez battling on, and Poland's Kaczyński latest tête-à-tête.

100% fruit juice is a rigorously regulated food product in the EU. As defined by the EU Fruit Juice Directive, it must contain only fruit, with no added sugars, additives, colourings or flavourings. Research unveiled potential health benefits, that together with its inherent nutritional quality, makes fruit juice part of a healthy diet.

We were warned that ignorance might one day triumph over knowledge. But no one told us it would come packaged in sleek interfaces and speaking fluently, affirming our every thought.

PiS leader Kaczyński says he met Parliamentary Speaker Hołownia to discuss illegal migration, denied coalition talks, and called the border situation a national emergency.

Spain’s PP (EPP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo signalled readiness to govern with far-right Vox, rejecting political isolation and calling their voters “deserving of respect”.

Italy’s ruling coalition is split over a Forza Italia-backed plan to expand citizenship rights, with Meloni and Salvini rejecting a proposal Tajani insists aligns with integration goals.

With the Koldo case closing in, Spain’s Socialist leader clings to power amid collapsing public trust.

“It’s almost an industrial-scale organisation of worker exploitation,” Ceulemans said, describing the living conditions of migrant workers.

Among Okamura’s fiercest critics are members of his own family.

Austria’s energy market exposes why Europe’s power bills keep climbing – and how regulators are fighting back.

Stephanie Lose told Euractiv that Europe’s defence build-up must be combined with “wise decisions” to lower debt and deficit levels.

"It's not a new deadline. We are saying, this is when it's happening," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Chinese medical device exports to the EU doubled between 2015 and 2023.