EU socialists' lead candidate Nicolas Schmit could be open to outsourcing asylum procedures outside the EU if these are “under European control”, he told Euractiv in an interview, while criticising Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen for not involving all her commissioners in the EU's third-country migration deals. 

The reduction of the maximum level allowed for mycotoxins in cereals, substances produced by fungi that can harm human health if consumed in sufficient quantities, could cost European cereal producers dearly, warned French European Parliament (MEP) Anne Sander.

UK politician Nigel Farage has claimed that immigration would decide the UK election. Polling has the relatively pro-immigration Labour party far ahead, but recent YouGov data appears to back him up.

Warsaw will have to pay €68 billion in EU fines over the continued operation of the Turow coal mine despite court orders to the contrary, the EU's lower court found, although Poland may seek to escalate the issue.

With horrifying images coming out of Gaza, Europeans have started looking for the right tools to exert pressure on Israel, but they might not be able to bridge their fundamental internal differences.

A new compromise text of the draft law on online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), dated 28 May and seen by Euractiv, excludes audio communications from the scope and tries to strike a new balance between encryption and fighting CSAM.

Less than two months before NATO's 75th-anniversary summit in Washington, the top job race nomination continues amid political bargaining, with outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte the strongest contender by far.

Investigators raided the home and offices of an EU parliamentary staffer, on Wednesday (29 May), as Belgium probes claims that Russia paid far-right lawmakers -- including Germany's embattled Maximilian Krah -- to spread Kremlin propaganda.

EU member states said on Wednesday (29 May) they are hopeful to agree on the negotiation frameworks for Ukraine and Moldova in the first week of June, though some objections from Hungary remain.

BERLIN, May 29 (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft bill to allow carbon dioxide capture and storage for some industrial sectors as Europe's biggest economy aims to become carbon neutral by 2045 while keeping heavy industries, government sources said.

Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, removes from the atmosphere carbon dioxide produced by industrial processes or captures it at the point of emission and stores it underground.

In Germany, its use has been restricted, but as Europe's largest CO2 polluter is likely to miss its climate goals, Berlin has reconsidered, estimating the need to capture between 34 million and 73 million tons per year by 2045.

Carbon intensive industries which cannot be electrified, apart from coal-fired power plants, will be able to use the technology, according to the new bill, which will also create a legal framework to develop a CO2 pipeline infrastructure.

Companies will be allowed to store CO2 in the bed of the North Sea or inland if the federal states allow it on their territory. Geologically, Germany has around 1.5 billion to 8.3 billion tons of CO2 storage capacity under its part of the North Sea and could deposit up to 20 million tons annually.

Under the plans, CO2 exports will be allowed but Berlin will need to ratify a clause in the London Protocol international treaty on cross-border waste exports, which was amended in 2009, to allow the transport of CO2 for sub-seabed storage. (Reporting by Riham Alkousaa and Andreas Rinke Editing by Madeline Chambers)

The 4G telecoms patents owner Sun Patents Trust has "summoned" Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to a Paris court, according to a Wednesday (29 May) press release, and may be looking for witness testimony from the European telecommunications standardisation body. 

EU energy ministers are set to meet for the final time this term on 30 May, to discuss Russian energy and the Green Deal, but many countries are tabling 'Any Other Business' points, intending to influence the EU's post-election agenda.

DG CNECT is reorganising one if its units to handle the implementation of the AI Act, with Lucilla Sioli leading the department.

Empowering energy-intensive industries through corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) can stabilise energy costs, enhance competitiveness, and finance renewable energy projects. Implementing EU regulatory reforms and removing PPA barriers are vital to deliver Europe's successful transition to a sustainable, resilient energy system.

January farmers' rallies in Germany marked the beginning of European demonstrations, but while they have largely ebbed away, growers remain unsatisfied with how the national government works.

Belarus has taken extraordinary steps to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people this year as it finds itself excluded from the democratic world and is taking lessons from its much larger Russian neighbour.

Greeks are going to the ballots for the EU elections fuming over skyrocketing prices, especially of food and fuel, which have sparked an intense political debate among parties over how to stem the seemingly unstoppable inflation.

The European Union stands as a leader in global efforts to combat climate change, driven by a commitment to secure a sustainable future for all. At the heart of EU climate action lies the European Green Deal, a framework for transforming the EU into a carbon-neutral and circular economy by 2050.

It’s the European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) and Euractiv is taking the opportunity to highlight the issue of rare cancers in this week’s Health Brief. 

Germany and the Czech Republic are pushing the European Union to hold talks on how to eliminate the remaining energy sources Europe imports from Russia, EU diplomats told Reuters on Tuesday (28 May).