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‘Melonimania’: France eyes Italy’s right-wing experiment

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 06:00
The political stability of Meloni's governing coalition has not gone unnoticed in Paris, where it is being closely watched by an ever-divided French parliament
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Brussels’ spending stand-off pits Parliament vs Council … again

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 06:00
“They just don’t answer the phone,” said one MEP involved in the process said of the Council
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Moldova braces for high-stakes vote amid Russian disinformation blitz

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 06:00
A flood of online propaganda is swamping Moldovans ahead of a pivotal election
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Looming Russian gas ban splits countries on EU accession track

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 06:00
Disputes over whether to buy Russian gas threaten to tear the Energy Community apart
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

HARVEST: A ‘hot autumn’?

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:47
In today's edition: Food taxes, geographical indications, seeds
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Slovakia nears vote on constitution rewrite critics say undermines EU law

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:45
A planned constitutional rewrite has sparked alarm in Bratislava and Brussels alike, as critics warn a new sovereignty clause could let Slovakia sidestep EU law and international rulings
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Religion, politics collide over Poland’s new health education classes

Euractiv.com - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:40
A new health education course in Polish schools has triggered backlash from the Church and conservative politicians, with critics accusing it of liberal indoctrination despite a curriculum focused on mental health, diet, and digital safety
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Why a tiny island's fate could decide Seychelles' next president

BBC Africa - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 01:33
India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

EPPO opens proceedings against Bulgarian prosecutor

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 19:41
Following anonymous tip-offs, the European Prosecutor's Office, which began an administrative inquiry in March, has now escalated the case further
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Kyiv called in to help Brussels build ‘drone wall’ along eastern flank

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 18:39
Ukraine is considered a leader when it comes to anti-drone technology because of its war against invading Russian forces
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Germany proposes EU unlock €140bn Ukraine loan from frozen Russia funds

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 18:22
Helping Ukraine in this way would "systematically and massively raise the costs of Russia's aggression," wrote German chancellor Friedrich Merz
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

ITRE-SANT power struggle reignites in Parliament over the Critical Medicines Act

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 18:05
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is trying to regain exclusive competence over several articles and shared competence for many others
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

MEPs press EU budget chief over anti-fraud watchdog turf war

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 17:59
"We would like to improve efficiency and coordination across the entire anti-fraud cycle," said Serafin, presenting the Commission's review of the EU's anti-fraud architecture in Parliament
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

The Brief – China’s empty promises on the road to Belém

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 17:16
When you parse the Paramount Leader’s video message to world leaders, any vestige of optimism begins to melt away
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

INTERVIEW: Germany must ‘walk the walk’ and recognise us, says former Palestinian PM

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 17:12
Mohammad Shtayyeh called on Berlin and other EU countries to formally recognise Palestine, arguing it would align with their support for a two-state solution
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Danish Presidency pushes for tougher rules on rare seed varieties

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 16:20
The compromise would ban conservation varieties from being cultivated outside their regions of origin
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Várhelyi says health ‘big winner’ of EU’s next long-term budget

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 16:18
Europe has a chance to catch up with the US through its Life Sciences Strategy and pharma overhaul, the health commissioner said
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Merkel says she misses nothing from German politics in interview

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 15:55
In a rare interview, Merkel defended her record on Russia, stood by her refugee policy, and praised long-time CDU rival turned Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Europe can’t compete without water action, warns Danish firm

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 15:34
The Danish EU Presidency presents a timely opportunity to elevate water resilience on the agenda and capitalise on it as a competitive advantage
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Cross-party criticism of Europe’s poor showing at UN climate conference

Euractiv.com - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 15:28
“By delaying our 2040 target, the EU puts global climate ambition at risk,” the green lawmaker Lena Schilling said
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

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