There is a new trend rising in Europe, where more and more EU member states are deviating from the notion of one united Europe facing migration together, to individually looking for solutions.

The migration discussion has opened again for good in Europe with Germany preparing to step up the number of asylum seekers that it is sending back to first-line countries while Greece is planning to raise the issue at a summit next month.

Despite Ireland’s stellar biopharmaceutical success, the new president of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association says industry and government must avoid complacency. With a general election in sight, investment in innovation and clinical trials are on the table.

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Preparations are now well underway for the elections for local councils and a third of the Senate on Friday and Saturday in Czechia, albeit under extremely difficult conditions in the flooded regions.

On Thursday 19 September 2024, the International Energy Agency, together with Ursula von der Leyen, presented a report on the immediate measures to be taken to strengthen Ukraine's energy security and help it cope with the coming winter.

The centre-right and the socialists in the European Parliament are at loggerheads over how to enforce the EU’s anti-deforestation law (EUDR), which will soon require companies to prove that EU-sold products – including foods – were not produced on deforested land.

A la guerre comme à la guerre. The new European Commission, as announced by its chief Ursula von der Leyen, shines with its strong ‘military wing’.

Respiratory diseases are increasingly exacerbated by climate change and worsening air pollution. This special report examines how technology and policy can improve respiratory health.

The European Diabetes Forum (EUDF), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Europe, the Spanish Diabetes Federation (FEDE), the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) and Sanofi co-organised the Early Detection Policy Forum to accelerate policy development for the early detection of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

The disagreement between the Hungarian government and the European Commission over the law regulating public construction investments persists, risking significant economic and political consequences for Hungary-EU relations.

EUYou is a 12-month information measure funded by DG REGIO. It comprises Blue Door Consulting as the coordinator, with Portfolio.hu and Euractiv as the two media producing and cross-sharing editorial and multimedia content.

The European Parliament recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of the country with a non-binding resolution passed on Thursday (19 September). 

Back in early 2020, Europe’s automotive industry was trying to dismantle the 2020 clean car standard, claiming the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible to comply. Regulators resisted, battery electric car (EV) sales broke all records in 2020/21, and Europe, for a moment, was even selling more plug-in cars than China.

The European Commission will formally specify steps that Apple needs to take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) around its interoperability with other products, the EU executive announced on Thursday (19 September).

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has designed her second-term Commissioner team to 'divide and rule' in the next five years.

After months of negotiations between member states and re-elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a more presidential and consolidated European executive is emerging.

The Slovenian government finally submitted nomination papers for Marta Kos to become its European commissioner on Thursday (19 September), paving the way for the European Parliament to kick-off its confirmation procedures, Slovenian government and EU sources told Euractiv.

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU is attempting to bridge the gap between member states' reluctance and Letta and Draghi reports eagerness towards consolidation in the telecom sector, according to draft Council conclusions and seen by Euractiv.

The EU’s new clean industrial strategy must strike a balance between protecting key industries, not unduly shielding others, and creating a strong business case for clean products, key EU officials said on Wednesday (18 September).