Senior US officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using US-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal memo..

Authorities in Latvia called on residents to use Saturday's annual "Big Clean-up Day" to turn basements into air-raid shelters, with many in the Baltic country concerned they could be Russia's next target.

Italy on Saturday (27 April) summoned Russia's ambassador after Moscow announced it was putting a subsidiary of Italian heating firm Ariston Thermo Group under the "temporary management" of state energy giant Gazprom.

French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to "open the debate" about the role of nuclear weapons in a common European defence, he said in an interview published Saturday (27 April).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian attack on his country's energy sector on Saturday (27 April) had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (26 April) called for additional air defense systems to be sent to Kyiv to help protect against Russian strikes, adding that a pause in UK funding had helped Moscow seize the initiative.

Columbia University's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday (26 April) as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at the Ivy League school.

Tensions flared in front of Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday (26 April) as pro-Israeli protesters came to challenge pro-Palestinian students occupying the building.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not be using TikTok in her campaign for June's EU elections, "in view of security concerns," her campaign chief spokesperson said, despite her aim to reach citizens with an innovative and personal touch.

The omission of emails from the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs to Bolt and other mobility tech firms, demanded in a freedom of information (FOI) request, was due to human error, the Ministry's Deputy Secretary General Sandra Särav told Estonian news agency ERR.

The Berlin economy and environment ministries, both held by the Greens, have been accused of mishandling the shutdown of the country’s last three nuclear power plants during the 2022 energy crisis.

The Critical Medicines Alliance, launched in Brussels on Wednesday (April 24), is the sign of a "wake-up call" towards a stronger pharmaceutical industry in the EU, French Minister for Industry and Energy Roland Lescure told Euractiv. 

“Partnerships” between big tech firms and AI startups are under the regulatory microscope. The likes of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have rushed to build strong collaborations with the rising stars of the AI world, such as OpenAI, Mistral AI, and Stability AI.

Last week the European Parliament gave its final nod to a package meant to make the Common Agricultural Policy rules easier to apply for farmers and national administrations. But it is not the end of the CAP ‘simplification’ debate. It is just the beginning.

A Belgian court will hold a hearing on 17 May where it will be decided whether Belgian or EU prosecutors are competent to continue the 'Pfizergate' probe involving European Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen, according to a document seen by Euractiv.

The EU’s recent spate of investigations into Chinese firms’ state subsidies and procurement practices is not meant to send a message to Beijing but rather shows that the Commission will protect the interests of European businesses, the bloc's competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday (26 April).

The spectre of deindustrialisation keeps European business managers and policymakers pondering and theorising.

The European Commission designated online fashion retailer Shein as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act on Friday (26 April).

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