Brake on Green Deal and simpler rules: Agricultural ministers’ wish list for next term
Est. 4minExempting agriculture from net-zero climate plans, stronger support for farmers and the demand for simpler rules for national administrations are among the key requests emerging from a debate held in the Council on Monday (15 July).
EU hard-right parties to back von der Leyen after ‘intense’ meeting
Est. 4minThe European Conservatives & Reformists Group looks set to split over its support (or not) for Ursula von der Leyen to remain European Commission President. Read more for where the fault lines have appeared.
Europe-wide class action against Philips to reach out to over a million potential claimants
Est. 5minGlobal Justice Network (GJN) and Italian consumer rights organisation ADUSBEF are promoting a "first-ever Europe-wide class action" against Philips, reaching out to over a million potential claimants who have used the Dutch company's ventilators suspected of releasing harmful chemicals.
New Spanish far-right party negotiating with ‘at least three groups’ in European Parliament
Est. 3minAlvise Pérez leader of the new Spanish far-right party Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF/The Party is Over) said that his party is negotiating with at least three groups in the European Parliament while criticising Ursula von der Leyen's "Soviet-like" EU.
Reason for concern or premature obituary? Analysts divided on German economy
Est. 4minWith two years of economic stagnation and insolvencies on the rise, analysts are divided on how to interpret the current state of the German economy.
How the new EU Battery Fund can put Europe on the battery map
Est. 5minEurope is still running behind in the global scramble to secure the green supply chains of the future. China’s decades’ long planning and investment, and the US’s more recent surge of support, risk leaving our continent in the dust.
The changing dynamics of European electricity markets
Est. 4minThe recently adopted electricity market reform sees the state becoming a major financial intermediary in the European electricity sector, with implications for its approach to recovering costs
Metsola re-elected to second term as EU Parliament president with large majority
Est. 3minRoberta Metsola has been re-elected as president of the European Parliament as she won in the first round of voting with 562 votes at the Parliament’s inaugural plenary sitting in Strasbourg Tuesday (16 July)
Parallel imports and the role of pharmacies still unresolved in pharma package negotiations
Est. 5minThe ongoing pharma package negotiations were marked by Belgium’s focus on combating medicine shortages and shaping the incentives system for new medicines development. Key issues remain in play for Hungary, including parallel imports.
MEP Pascal Canfin aims for pro-nature, pro-farmer cooperation with EPP
Est. 5minIn an interview with Euractiv, the outgoing chair of the European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI), Pascal Canfin, called on lawmakers from the centre-right European People's Party, who supported farmers' strikes, to embrace a more ecological approach.
French left at loggerheads over the choice of new prime minister
Est. 4minThe left-wing parties of the New Popular Front (NFP), whose ad-hoc coalition managed to beat the far-right Rassemblement national (RN) in the snap legislative elections, are now at loggerheads over the name of a new prime minister.
Cypriot Youtuber MEP considers voting against von der Leyen following X poll
Est. 4minYouTuber-turned-MEP Panayiotou ran an X poll to decide whether he will vote for Ursula von der Leyen.
German-linked logistics firm helped sanctioned Russian manufacturers
Est. 9minSoon after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, freight shipper Hellmann Worldwide Logistics informed staff at its Moscow business it was pulling out of Russia. Some people who had worked for the German company saw an opportunity.
French left targets speaker role as struggles to form government
Est. 3minSome lawmakers in France's left-wing bloc said they should focus on winning the speaker's role to show they have command over parliament even though they are well short of a majority and are struggling to form a government after a snap election.
EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals and three entities
Est. 2minThe EU announced sanctions on Monday (15 July) against five Israeli individuals and three entities, describing them as responsible for "serious and systematic human rights abuses" against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Jubilant Spaniards greet Euro 2024 winners, team praised for fostering unity
Est. 2minWaving flags and dressed in Spain's red and yellow colours, tens of thousands of people jubilantly greeted the country's triumphant Euro 2024 men's football team on Monday during a parade in Madrid.
Political will and collaboration can revise plastics system
Est. 6minFor the first time, the European plastics industry is united to redesign the plastics system and achieve net zero emissions. Learn why ‘the Plastics Transition’ roadmap is being considered as a profound cultural shift for the plastics industry.
Top recommendations for the emerging Defence Union
Est. 6minThe EU has to assess its priorities, as well as enact institutional and budgetary change to achieve its defence goals, writes the Charlamagne Group.
Romania triples bear culling after fatal attack on young woman
Est. 3minRomanian MPs approved a law to manage the country's bear population in Monday’s extraordinary session, agreeing to triple the annual culling quota after one killed a young woman in the Carpathian Mountains last week.
Commissioner warns Bulgaria could lose recovery plan funds
Est. 2minThere is a real risk that Bulgaria will lose money under the EU Recovery Plan, Bulgarian Commissioner Iliana Ivanova said in an interview with bTV on Monday, citing the lack of a stable government.
NATO’s Stoltenberg opposes Poland shooting down missiles over Ukraine’s skies
Est. 3minNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opposed the idea that Poland could shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian regions close to the Polish border, as requested by Kyiv.
Re-elected Czech MEP turns down second term in EU Parliament
Est. 2minIn a surprise move, recently re-elected Czech MEP Martin Hlaváček (ANO, PfE) announced Monday that he would not seek a second term in the European Parliament.
Portugal’s foreign minister: Europe and Africa must join forces to counter Indo-Pacific rise
Est. 2minEurope and Africa will only be relevant on the international stage if they join forces to balance the rising influence of the Indo-Pacific region, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said on Monday.
Italian opposition unites against naming airport after Berlusconi
Est. 3minOpposition parties in Italy are up in arms over the decision to rename one of the country's most famous airports, Milan Malpensa, after late former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.