EU policy failed to increase investments in artificial intelligence (AI) on par with global leaders, between 2018 and 2022, said the European Court of Auditors in a report published on Wednesday (29 May).

Smallholder farmers in Ukraine continue to grapple with the impact of the Russian invasion, facing damaged infrastructure, lack of veterinary services and drugs, increased production costs and landmine contamination, according to a report from humanitarian charity Mercy Corps.

France’s Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Kyiv should be able to attack specific Russian-based military sites used to launch missiles onto Ukrainian territory, or else “we are sending weapons to Ukraine but tell them they can’t use it”, while Germany and Italy maintain their opposition on the matter.

The Bosnian Serb government late Tuesday (28 May) withdrew a controversial draft law aimed at creating a register of non-profit groups getting international funding to designate them as foreign agents, officials said.

Putting up tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect the European industry was the wrong approach, German liberal Transport Minister Volker Wissing told Euractiv in an interview, promoting international competition.

The EU’s electrolyser manufacturers are under pressure from China amid the bloc’s flagging hydrogen ambitions, putting pressure on politicians to consider shielding the nascent industry using the bloc's new industry law.

Policymakers and industry’s love for green hydrogen - has cooled in recent months. Teething problems have made clear that this new industry is incapable of scaling up overnight

Much has been achieved, as summarised in the recent communication on the European Health Union. However, two major areas will spill over onto the desks of the next Parliament: the pharma package and health determinants.

While Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is not ready for EU accession, the United Nations High Representative for Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, told Euractiv that EU leaders must be aware the country could be at great risk if the accession process is further delayed.

European CEOs’ assessments of business conditions inside and outside of Europe have diverged to the highest levels ever recorded, a study published on Wednesday (29 May) found.

With the EU set for a new five-year term, the bloc’s powerhouses France and Germany are insisting that their economic priorities are taken into account most of all. 

In the face of a deeply divided left, the French National Rally's grab for power is easier than many might expect. How is the party reshaping the influence of the far-right at the European level?

Positioning himself as Luxembourg’s future commissioner pick, Nicolas Schmit, the Party of European Socialists (PES) lead candidate for the Commission presidency, told Euractiv that governments led by the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) should nominate Socialists to rebalance powers.  

EU member states will need technical support to implement the newly agreed Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, but political will across the 27 capitals will be crucial to deliver on the new sustainable buildings law.

Though most legacy systems rely on fossil fuels to provide heat for homes and businesses, new systems are looking towards power-to-heat technology as a possible low-carbon alternative.

Dutch right-wing coalition parties on Tuesday (28 May) nominated former security chief Dick Schoof as their preferred candidate to become the Netherlands' next prime minister.

Georgia's parliament on Tuesday (28 May) overruled a presidential veto and adopted its controversial 'foreign agent' law, which had sparked weeks of mass demonstrations and international condemnation.

The next European Parliament will have to determine whether a niche piece of liability rules related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be useful after the previous parliament's legislative spree.

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok is considering legalising euthanasia in Hungary by granting pardons to people assisting in the death of incurable patients.

Italy’s conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has for months been politically courted by the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and recently by far-right leader Marine Le Pen.