The Czech Health Ministry has circulated a draft law to urgently reform the salaries of healthcare workers and doctors, in a move to address long-standing remuneration issues and doctors' protests.

The new impetus for Social Europe of the past five years has led to important and long-awaited policy initiatives, including on minimum wages, platform work and corporate due diligence. However, progress in this field remains both fragile and fragmented. The key question now is whether this social paradigm shift can be upheld in the face of the high risk of an austerity reload and in a context of continued “polycrises”.

Poland's vaccination finance decision-making process is being scrutinised by a specialised team of experts, comparing their methodology to European standards and identifying areas for improvement.

The pipeline of new antibiotics to curb the antimicrobial resistance crisis remains inadequate. Belgium is developing a new antibiotic class, but success depends on securing vital support and incentives. 

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise, prompting the Swedish government to invite the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Commission to review Sweden’s AMR strategy.

2024 marks the year of another significant change in the EU’s political composition. Every five years, EU leaders collectively determine the EU's political priorities, a process occurring in conjunction with the European Parliament elections and preceding the appointment of each European Commission. Kicked off by the European elections in early June, the shifts in political groups and coalitions within the EU will shape its policy agenda and future legislation. Listen to this recent Euractiv Twitter Space to gather new information and opinions on the upcoming EU legislation and its possible priorities for the European agricultural sector.

At the Agrifish Council on Monday 27 May, the Member States' agriculture ministers announced their desire to strengthen crisis management tools, calling for more budgets and greater flexibility.

10 reasons to Use Your Vote: Eurofound Executive Director Ivailo Kalfin looks at EU social successes and key challenges for the future.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday (28 May) Madrid will not admit changes to the 1967 border lines that were not previously agreed between Israel and the Palestinian state, which Madrid officially recognised on the same day in a coordinated move with Ireland and Norway.

Top French candidates for June’s European elections showed just how split they were over the creation of a Palestinian state in a TV debate on Monday night (27 May), with the left-of-centre being clearly in favour and the rest saying the time was not right yet.

Much of the EU AI Act’s treatment for general purpose AI with systemic risk hinges on evaluations of the models' capabilities. But how to properly evaluate these models is still under discussion.

A dozen EU countries backed Germany and Austria's push to extend mandatory origin labelling to a wider range of food products at a Council meeting on Monday (27 May), despite concerns from some countries about disrupting the market and raising prices for consumers. 

EU countries approved a law on Monday (27 May) to impose methane emissions limits on Europe's oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to cut leaks of the potent greenhouse gas.

Right-wing arguments that Europe would need to sacrifice its climate ambitions in order to boost its competitiveness are groundless and increasingly rejected by business leaders, the head of the German members of the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament told Euractiv.

Ukraine's top commander said on Monday (27 May) he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon.

The draft law on detecting and reporting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sparking criticism and tension in the past, remains one of the important yet incomplete tech files of the EU, highlighting its significance as it risks being abandoned amid legislative gridlock.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about a prominent Slovak TV presenter getting his show cancelled, the Spanish government being divided over military aid to Ukraine, and so much more.

Michal Kovačič, one of Slovakia’s leading and most respected political moderators, stated that journalists at the largest Slovak TV station, Markíza, face pressure from both politicians and their own management, leading to the immediate suspension of his TV show. 

The recent decision by Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski to remove religious symbols from the city hall building has sparked major protests across the country, with opposition PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński accusing the EPP of "destroying religion and people's faith". 

An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday (27 May), prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt Israel's assault.