French Prime Minister Michel Barnier presented his energy and climate programme to MPs in the National Assembly on Tuesday (1 October), with commentators concerned he announced impact assessments for renewables, not nuclear. 

On Wednesday (2 September), political leaders in the European Parliament will decide which parliamentary committees will hear which commissioners-designate, as well as a timetable for the upcoming hearings.

Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday (1 October) in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp response from both Israel and the United States.

InnoTrans 2024, Europe’s leading trade fair for transport technology, was held in Berlin at the end of September. Euractiv spoke with Giorgio Travaini, Executive Director of EU-Rail, about his goal of creating a Single European Rail Area.

Indonesia is seeking to ensure European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) does not penalise its smallholder farmers, whose livelihoods depend on exports to Europe.

Bulgaria recorded a 30% increase in the number of girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) in 2024, compared to last year - according to data released by the Ministry of Health. However, more is needed.

The Council of the European Union is calling for increased transparency around EU cybersecurity certification schemes developed by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.

Michel Barnier set out a series of policy priorities spanning spending cuts, immigration, health and more in a wide-ranging speech on Tuesday (1 October), with nudges and nods to Brussels that France was back under control.

Driven by a vision to advance Europe’s algae sector, Carlos Unamunzaga, President of the European Algae Biomass Association, spoke with Euractiv’s Fiona Alston about his plans to raise the profile of algae in the public eye.  

Mental health is to be one the main priorities of the new French government, Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced on Tuesday.

The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee is re-examining the marketing authorisation application for the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug lecanemab, a treatment that has been shown to slow cognitive decline.

The European Commision's recently announced plans to revise EU public procurement rules should ensure social and environmental criteria that are actually entrenched into law, trade unions and sustainability advocates said.

With the Withdrawal Agreement not yet fully implemented and the Commission seeking answers, the UK prime minister may find his charm offensive in the member states does not land as well in Brussels.

The European Union's Deforestation Regulation will impact Indonesia significantly. Musdalifah Machmud, Deputy Minister for Food and Agribusiness, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, spoke with Euractiv about his concerns.

The mandate of the commissioner for equality should not only be continued but also strengthened with sufficient financial and human resources and more competencies.

Chairs of the European Parliament's committees grappled with controlling hearings for the next crop of EU commissioners on Tuesday (1 October) while agreeing to propose two alternative timetables for the scrutiny hearings.

The Hungarian government is set to amend legislation governing public interest asset management foundations (kekva) in an effort to resolve disputes with the European Commission regarding Hungary’s university model change.

"To truly match the capabilities with the needs, we need significantly more defence spending," says Rutte in his inauguration speech to NATO members.

The Commission disclosed disagreements between general-purpose model providers and other stakeholders in the first Code of Practice plenary on general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) yesterday (30 September).

The Netherlands' government and opposition are both against the latest version of the controversial EU regulation aimed at detecting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to an official position and an open letter published on Tuesday (1 October).