The focus of the future REACH reach revision has drifted towards competitiveness, observers say.

"We are thriving on both sides on the Atlantic," said Deutsche Telekom CEO Thimotheus Höttges to investors.

The EU policy agenda is increasingly focusing on ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the EU. As such, addressing the current green and digital skills gap is becoming a priority, as highlighted in the Draghi’s report. Businesses are pivotal in this context and in contributing to Europe’s shift to a low-carbon and digitalised society. As they keep developing their sustainability strategies as a fully integrated component of their growth plans, companies are well-positioned to create innovative professional roles and equip their current workforce with green and digital skills to accelerate the transition.

Scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday (15 and 16 October), the meeting was scrapped over what the OECD described as the inability of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to secure sufficient representation of ministers and senior officials for the event.

"A Europe-wide premiere and unique instrument," says German Economics Minister Robert Habeck

“If you cannot address the root causes, you will have to address the problem where necessary at the border," the official said.

Pyongyang has been taking steps to sever inter-Korean ties, redefining the South as a separate, hostile enemy state, since leader Kim Jong Un declared it a "primary foe" early this year and said unification was no longer possible.

Only 37% of Europe's surface water bodies achieved "good" or "high" ecological status, a measure of aquatic ecosystem health, according to a report by the European Environment Agency.

Double agent Sergei Skripal has not spoken publicly since the attack, but in a statement to the UK public inquiry, he said he blamed Putin, though he acknowledged he had no concrete evidence.

The diplomatic row represents a major deterioration of relations between the two Commonwealth countries.

The mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about Jupiter's moon Europa, which scientists believe could hold an ocean beneath its icy surface.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland’s PiS wants national referendum on EU migration pact, Bulgaria not being an unconditional supporter of the Western Balkans' EU integration , and so much more. 

The push follows an earlier request by Spain, Ireland and others that has so far fallen flat.

The Bulgarian and Macedonian dispute continues to simmer.

While seasonal influenza is a global public health concern, the solutions we implement must be nationally and regionally tailored. Here, Dr Alvarez Aldean and Professor Ortiz de Lejarazu share best practice examples for implementing effective childhood influenza vaccination programmes.  

The EU needs to 'stop dreaming' about defence, experts say.

Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó also said that Budapest will veto European Union sanctions on Russia if the exemption for his country to purchase Russian oil is cancelled.

The plan highlights innovation, efficiency, and environmental sustainability as priorities.

The plan wouldn't include cuts, the prime minister said.

The controversial centres are in the middle of a legal, political and social uncertainty.