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What Roswall’s Clean Industrial Deal means for environmental policy

2

Why the German election is still not over

3

EU top diplomat Kallas on 'Russian traps' and European red lines

4

Europe’s desperate bid to shape Ukraine’s Trump deal in Munich

5

Why Valentine’s Day will taste more bitter this year

6

What a supermarket boycott has to do with the Romanian election

7

What the EU can expect from NATO talks

8

Macron’s plan to push Europe’s AI policy ahead

9

Why the EU won’t stop the development aid decline

10

How Brexit's legacy limits Starmer's EU relationship

11

How a budget bill could end the French left

12

Making sense of Trump’s tariffs, what should the EU expect?

13

After California, DeepSeek makes the EU nervous

14

Why the Commission is failing to ease farmers' worries over MERCOSUR

15

An interview with EVP Teresa Ribera, on the political tensions against the Clean Industrial Deal

16

What the uprising toppling Serbia’s PM means for the country’s EU accession

17

Von der Leyen’s Competitiveness Compass explained

18

How Alice Weidel redefined Germany’s far right

19

Why the EU’s new crisis force won’t be deployed just yet

20

Everybody wants Greenland, but what does Greenland want?

21

Von der Leyen's Davos economic vision for Europe

22

How a spy scandal exposed EU's failure to protect its officials

23

What the EU stands to lose from Trump 2.0

24

What makes 2025 the lucky year for EV buyers

25

Why Brussels is excluded from the Israel-Hamas peace talks

26

The EU’s next move as Big Tech gets behind Trump

27

Unpacking the Polish Presidency with diplomat Sobkowiak-Czarnecka

28

Why Russia wants to leave the Baltics in the dark

29

How Austria’s new leader could test the EU and what Brussels can do to push back

30

Top10. How Musk’s White House appointment could test the EU

31

Top10. The climate ambitions of the next EU commission

32

Top10. Von der Leyen launches new EU commission with surprising picks

33

Top10. EU-US trade: what EU economy ministers fear about second Trump term

34

Top10. Why the EU is divided over the Mercosur trade deal

35

Top10. The vote that might end EU anti-deforestation law

36

Top10. The future of the EU budget behind the leak

37

Top10. Niinistö report: How the EU must gear up for future crises

38

Top10. German coalition collapse: what European leaders fear

39

Top10. Draghi,The EU to consider report's proposals or face 'slow agony'

40

Looking back at Europe's defining moments of 2024

41

How German parties plan to win voters in upcoming snap elections

42

Why Macron’s bid to stay relevant is falling short

43

Lessons from the EU's watchdog: Emily O’Reilly on ethics and accountability

44

Digital governance in the era of hybrid warfare, with Estonia’s digital minister

45

Why Georgia’s pivot toward Russia may backfire

46

The controversial EU-level talks on borders, smuggling and asylum procedures

47

The competing regional powers in the way of Syria’s new government

48

What Europe risks losing amid the US-China trade war

49

Why the EU is divided over the Mercosur trade deal

50

Europe holds its breath as Romania heads to the polls one last time

51

The ceasefire in Lebanon and Europe's waning role in the Middle East

52

Explaining Europe's campaign to roll back the protection of wolves

53

Why Michel Barnier’s young government might fall

54

The real cost of Europe's new competitiveness agenda

55

Operation Interflex – BTS from Ukrainian soldiers’ training abroad

56

Parliament’s winners and losers: A conversation with Greens and right-wing ECR

57

Strasbourg special: EU Parliament’s most burning vote of the year

58

Draghi report, competitiveness and EU corporate reporting requirements facing backlash

59

ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas commander – what now?

60

What we expect from the last day of COP29

61

EU-US trade: what EU economy ministers fear about second Trump term

62

How the European Commission's deadlock might finally break

63

Can the EU help Ukraine as North Korea sends troops to Russia?

64

How Musk’s White House appointment could test the EU

65

German snap elections: Everything we know so far

66

The vote that might end EU anti-deforestation law

67

Commissioner hearings end without conclusions as the real negotiations begin

68

COP29 climate summit: what to expect as key world leaders sit out

69

German coalition collapse: What European leaders fear

70

How Donald Trump’s comeback will shape the rest of the world

71

US Election Night: What happened and what it means for the EU

72

Šefčovič’s plan to toughen Europe’s trade strategy against US, China

73

EPP power play set to shape outcome of Commissioner hearings

74

Niinistö report: How the EU must gear up for future crises

75

How Putin’s grip on the east could influence EU’s enlargement package

76

EU eyes Georgia amid election fraud allegations

77

Why Brussels is keeping its nose out of Washington

78

Moldova and Georgia: how domestic struggles threaten EU dreams

79

Commissioners-designate hearings: What to expect in the next phase

80

Why legal experts are worried about an EU debate on 'return hubs'

81

The EU's eight flagship projects of common interest to boost defence

82

EU ventures to regulate e-commerce's breakneck growth

83

Security and unity challenges awaiting EU's first defence commissioner

84

Migration concerns take centre stage at European Council summit

85

Has the EU underestimated its relationship with Gulf countries?

86

Albania-EU membership talks to kick off with corruption, checks and balances

87

EU foreign ministers to address Ukraine and Middle East crises amid escalation

88

The future of the EU budget behind the leak

89

Orbán's relations with Brussels at boiling point

90

EU ministers' not-so-subtle rightward shift on migration

91

European countries change course over their military support to Israel

92

The environmental cost of Europe's hunt for lithium

93

Let the grilling of the commissioner-nominees begin

94

EU eyes migration routes as humanitarian crisis in Lebanon unfolds

95

Starmer’s first shot at resetting ties with Brussels

96

Challenges and high expectations as Rutte starts first day as NATO chief

97

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party triumphs in national election

98

EU divided over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles amid growing geopolitical tensions

99

The EU defence budget dilemma

100

ICRC urges protection of civilians as Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens regional spill over

101

Brussels watches as Barnier reveals government to navigate political crisis

102

UN Future Summit hoped to be 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity despite key leaders missing

103

Germany's border crackdown fuels EU divide on migration policy

104

The climate ambitions of the next EU Commission

105

Von der Leyen launches new EU Commission with surprising picks

106

Breton out, Séjourné in: What triggered the resignation?

107

Ukraine seeks Western ammunition as Putin threatens NATO-Russia war

108

EU committee rejects double standards on pesticide levels allowed in food

109

EU antitrust chief Vestager to leave Commission with a bang

110

Trump v Harris: The debate that defined the US presidential race

111

Draghi: The EU to consider report's proposals or face 'slow agony'

112

All the President’s women: the candidates competing for the next EU Commission

113

Why Macron chose Barnier as France's new prime minister

114

Strategic Dialogue calls for big changes in EU farm funding

115

The EU's plan to reshape its defence policy

116

Far-right election success pushes Germany towards political instability

117

How the French political impasse is undermining Macron in Europe

118

Who is the Telegram CEO and why is he being prosecuted in France?

119

Germany's role in the uncertain future of the Schengen area

120

Why climate NGOs are taking the EU commission to court

121

How are Chinese exports putting Germany’s top industries on collision course?

122

Why forming the next EU Commission might be harder than expected

123

What are the controversies around novel foods

124

ECB's high-stakes balancing act amid economic turmoil

125

Getting Europe's rail system back on track

126

Why the European Union became the drug market's next big target

127

Inside the world of lobbying

128

Summer Top10: The EU Commissioners guessing game

129

Summer Top10: Why authoritarian leaders are on the rise, according to the latest UN report

130

Summer Top10: Ursula von der Leyen: round two

131

Summer Top10: What do the UK elections mean for the EU?

132

Summer Top10: Can Meloni always get what she wants?

133

Summer Top10: Hungary’s plan to 'make Europe great again' begins

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Summer Top10: A French non to the far right

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Summer Top10: Unpacking the European Commission’s Political Guidelines

136

Summer Top10: Von der Leyen battles for Parliament support, Orbán forms far-right group

137

Summer Top10: The EU's economic destiny, according to the Letta report

138

Summer Top10: All that changed on election night

139

Summer Top10: Everything we know about the Draghi report

140

What it takes to halt mass tourism in the EU

141

Wildfires: The prevention tactics the EU must focus on

142

How Scholz's government stabilises despite European instability

143

Paris Olympic games amid political turmoil and protests

144

The next generation of European far-right leaders

145

Can Europe rely on private capital to achieve its goals?

146

Power moves in EU Parliament: Committee claims and chair votes

147

Unpacking the European Commission’s Political Guidelines

148

Ursula von der Leyen: round two

149

UK PM Keir Starmer hosts his first European Political Community Summit

150

Everything we know about the first Strasbourg plenary

151

Does the EU need a second parliament in Strasbourg?

152

‘Heat under your feet’ tops Hungarian EU Council presidency’s energy agenda

153

The rise of three far-right groups in the European Parliament

154

Inside Hungary’s turbulent first ten days leading the EU Council Presidency

155

Unity, Ukraine and the future of NATO at the DC Summit

156

EU rockets back into the space competition

157

A French 'non' to the far right

158

Will European Commission let AI providers write their own rules?

159

What do the UK elections mean for the EU?

160

Von der Leyen battles for Parliament support, Orbán forms far-right group

161

Are EU countries at risk of missing EU climate targets?

162

French far-fight defeats Macron’s centrists

163

Can Meloni always get what she wants?

164

EU leaders to decide on top jobs, agenda for next term

165

Hungary’s plan to 'make Europe great again' begins

166

Everything we know about the Draghi report

167

Why EU countries are flirting with Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda migration model

168

Are national conservatives in ECR aiming for a top job or political power play?

169

From political woes to economic ones: The first roaring week of France's election campaign

170

EU political groups play high-stakes game of musical chairs

171

Disputed Nature Restoration Law finally gets approved in Council

172

What leaders will discuss at European Council's dinner

173

Europe’s new tariffs against China: If you want peace, prepare for trade war

174

Who will show up for the farmers?

175

Will German far right AfD drop scandal-plagued leader in bid to rejoin ID?

176

Navigating through France’s political storm

177

All that changed on election night

178

How national concerns drive European elections in Slovakia, Czechia, Latvia and Malta

179

Ireland heads to the polls and achieves a relatively high turnout

180

The Netherlands kicks off the European elections

181

EU elections: Final projections before the vote

182

The challenges each party faces ahead of the EU elections

183

Breaking down the obscure jargon of EU institutions

184

The EU Commissioners guessing game

185

How close is Ukraine to joining the EU?

186

On the campaign trail with socialist frontrunner Nicolas Schmit

187

The future of the far right in Europe, viewed from France

188

Greens position themselves as alternative to far-right, focus on security and defence

189

Why authoritarian leaders are on the rise, according to the latest UN report

190

Will the new Dutch coalition fight the EU or seek solutions?

191

EU elections candidates clash over what’s best for European economy

192

How Fico’s assassination attempt sparked debate on political violence

193

Which European states stand with Palestine?

194

Albert Bourla: Who is the man behind the Pfizergate?

195

Four days with Ursula von der Leyen

196

Will North Macedonia jeopardise its EU accession process?

197

EU elections: The influence of eastern Europe on Brussels politics

198

The struggle to put a price on climate change

199

The Czech fossil fuel magnate with a passion for media

200

The World Bank's suggestions for EU agrifood sustainability

201

What will happen to the EU's 119 pending legislative files?

202

China’s Xi Meets Macron and Von der Leyen to mend bilateral relations

203

Net Zero Industry Act and the future of green industrial strategy

204

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, ALDE's unconventional candidate

205

Farmers take centre stage in parties' EU election campaigns

206

What would a Europe without Sanchez look like?

207

Fear of espionage seeps through EU institution after new Afd scandal

208

Arianna, the other Meloni

209

EU election insights: Polls, projections, and political dynamics

210

Elections in focus: The Vote

211

What’s in store for the last Strasbourg plenary before June's European Elections

212

The EU's economic destiny, according to the Letta report

213

Is fear of June EU elections the glue holding the German coalition together?

214

Everything you need to know about Brussels' most controversial conference

215

Summit with focus on Iran’s attack and EU's competitiveness

216

Unpacking the EU's crackdown on Big Tech

217

Push for permanent RRF faces scrutiny amidst latest €600m fraud in Italy

218

EU convenes over state of Slovakia's democracy

219

Migration pact: Last call for MEPs

220

German far-right AfD scandal reignites fears of Russian interference in EU institutions

221

Poland confronted with its Eurosceptic past

222

EU institutions call for investigation into Israeli military attack

223

NATO 75th anniversary: spotlight on enlargement and countering Russia

224

VDL on tightrope: Obliging the right without losing the left

225

Who are the satirical parties of EU politics?

226

Europe’s industry declines as China 'de risks' from the West

227

Concern over Commission’s relaxing of environmental requirements for farmers

228

Nature restoration law: Is it really the end for flagship Green Deal policy?

229

The EIB is looking into relaxing lending criteria for military investments

230

From abortion rights to assisted dying: Macron’s 180-degree shift

231

Slovak elections: Is the country becoming the next Hungary?

232

EU leaders gather with a message: 'Russia must not prevail'

233

ALDE and Renew in the spotlight as they kick off their June election campaign

234

EU leaders meet at a “summit of rural anger”

235

From Ukraine to Gaza, EU foreign ministers face tough discussions

236

Bulgaria and Romania to partially join Schengen - a bit too late?

237

Final push for the EU's corporate due diligence law with compromises

238

AI Act voted in Strasbourg, military security issues omitted

239

NATO new era: Who’s fit for its top job?

240

Political manoeuvring intensifies ahead of June EU elections

241

Today in the EU: Euractiv launches a daily podcast

242

European Parliament's presence on banned TikTok raises security concerns

243

The state of the EU agriculture

244

VDL’s second term bid: What challenges lie ahead?

245

Could Trump's NATO remarks threaten European security?

246

Greens: What’s the plan for June's European elections?

247

Cutro shipwreck deemed not of particular interest by Italian authorities

248

EU wrestles with Israel over two-state solution

249

EU to grant €87m to Egypt for migration, raising implementation questions

250

What are Hungary's conditions for lifting its Ukraine Facility veto?

251

The starting gun in the race for EU’s top jobs

252

2023 wrap up: EU enlargement, migration pact and two wars

253

EUCO: What to expect on Ukraine, enlargement and the bloc's budget?

254

COP28 in Dubai: Climate action and fossil fuel phase-out urgent

255

Hungary to receive €920 million EU recovery funds: What's next?

256

Dutch elections: Far-right victory and Euroscepticism

257

Dutch elections: What to expect?

258

WHO: Dire conditions at Gaza’s hospitals

259

VDL's Western Balkan tour: Promises and warnings on EU enlargement

260

EU proposes new pesticide reduction target amid controversy

261

International Humanitarian Law: Who is eligible for protection?

262

EU's divisions on Gaza: Heading towards a change of tone?

263

Polish Elections: EU and pro-democracy path at stake

264

Nagorno-Karabakh: What is happening and what is the EU’s outlook?

265

EU's sex work report: Key omissions

266

EU farmers seek dialogue for sustainable food production amid challenges

267

Von der Leyen's SOTEU: Key takeaways and reactions

268

EU enlargement: Time for decisions?

269

What can we learn from this summer of wildfires?

270

Summer strikes disrupt Europe's travel

271

Politicising the nature restoration law

272

Dutch government collapses over migration law: What's next?

273

What are the causes of police violence in France?

274

Crisis in Russia: What now?

275

EU's de-risking strategy in the face of China

276

Why does Poland want to ban the migration pact?

277

Can a global treaty stop plastic pollution?

278

Why is Europe becoming more conservative?

279

Sarkozy's appeal denied: What’s next?

280

Greek elections: What to expect?

281

Turkish elections: what lies ahead?

282

Press freedom in decline: can we turn the tide?

283

What's changing for platform workers in the EU?

284

EU pressures Twitter to comply with DSA as media leave platform

285

15 EU countries sue Orbán’s government in Hungary

286

EU parliament approves anti-money laundering authority, what’s next?

287

How safe are European banks?

288

EU’s sustainable packaging law under scrutiny

289

Greece: Train crash exposes government’s failings

290

Nuclear threat on the rise: Russia, US control 90% of nuclear weapons

291

How did a year of war shape Ukraine?

292

EU countries split over strict fiscal rules reform

293

Migration: The appalling side of pushbacks from Italy to Greece

294

EU-Ukraine summit: Between show of support and dimmed accession hopes

295

Sweden’s NATO bid: Is Erdogan blocking it to win the elections?

296

Greek wiretapping scandal: EU rule of law under threat

297

How could Croatia’s euro adoption impact the economy amid soaring inflation?

298

From the war in Ukraine to Qatargate: How has 2022 shaped the EU?

299

Orban vetoes Ukraine aid after EU blocks Hungary’s fund

300

Climate Social fund: crucial for the Fit for 55 jigsaw puzzle

301

Cheap flights are in demise - but why?

302

Corruption: the devil is in the detail

303

COP27: Time to implement, time to pay for climate change

304

Loopholes and weaponisation of the war in Ukraine

305

Why is the far-right growing in Europe?

306

EU to deepen competition with China

307

Candidate countries disappointed by Commission enlargement reports

308

Is a price cap on gas the answer to skyrocketing energy prices?

309

What is the EU doing about corruption?

310

Italian elections: What are the possible scenarios?

311

Reactions to VDL's State of the Union speech

312

'Greek Watergate' wiretapping scandal explained

313

Kosovo's frozen conflict

314

Euro and dollar parity: what does it mean? / Turmoil and scandal in French politics

315

Russian espionage in Bulgaria/ Albania faces poverty and is tired waiting for the EU

316

Norwegian scientist: Speeding up the implementation of renewables is key to EU’s energy efficiency

317

Ukraine and Moldova on a EU path/ Airport strikes inspire for ‘horror stories’

318

Hungarian license plates on the black market / 'Putinism' on the rise in the Balkans

319

The Open Balkan Initiative and the EU's Minimum Wage Directive

320

EU's compromise with Orbán over the Russian oil ban/why monkeypox isn’t the end of the world

321

€9bn assistance to Ukraine from the EU / Can electric cars harm our health?

322

Why is Eurovision so political and what is the new European Political Community?

323

The mental health impacts of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine/ The state of press freedom in Europe

324

Why women have to fight for positions on boards and what will Macron face in France?

325

The West demands investigation of the crimes in Ukraine while EU’s energy policy has shifted

326

Poland vetoes international tax agreement while all eyes are on France's presidential elections

327

EU membership candidates on the waiting list and can diplomacy stop the war in Ukraine?

328

Brussels Summits, Biden, Von der Leyen and a new COVID variant

329

Coal and nuclear to manage energy crisis and a German state's unwillingness to aid Ukraine

330

EU meets in Versailles over Ukraine and Russian embassies 'retaliate' after EU sanctions

331

EU breaks 'taboo' to help Ukraine and wants to be independent from Russian gas

332

Russian invasion: How did we get here? And what are the next steps for the EU?

333

Prices on the rise and the EU-African Union partnership of equals

334

Revolt over EU energy taxonomy and issues with cookies and EU privacy laws

335

Russia showers Budapest with money and the COVID certificate the only requirement for traveling

336

The escalation in Ukraine and the Italian presidency race explained

337

Europe's mental health in decline and EU taxonomy 'under fire'

338

Kazakhstan’s unrest explained and the foreign defence ministers meet in Brest

339

EU observes tension on Ukrainian border and Spain counts dead migrants in the Atlantic

340

Beyond the Byline’s 2021 wrap up

341

Lukashenko's jailed opposition leader and France's digital push in EU Council Presidency

342

EU minimum wage directive and COVID vaccinations of children

343

Fines on the unvaccinated and Merkel's 'biggest mistake'

344

Energy Crisis and Conference on the Future of Europe

345

Swiss/EU misunderstandings and the dispute over the push backs in Greece

346

COP 26 summit and the French/ UK dispute over fishing rights

347

COVID-19 fourth wave and China’s Cosco under fire in Greece

348

President's health causes turmoil in Czechia and the EU reviews its economic governance

349

Polexit, Kurz resignation and the ''historic" international tax regime

350

The who's who of the Pandora Papers and ministers discussing energy

351

Energy prices spike and Poland is asked to protect human lives

352

Germans to decide on a future without Angela Merkel

353

The State of the Union speech explained by EURACTIV

354

Poland to pay daily fines over judicial reforms; Russia discredits the EU in Mali

355

Austria wants to limit refugee influx from Afghanistan and Parisians could swim in the Seine

356

'Fit for 55,' Belarus migrant stand off and Whatsapp complaints

357

Far right leaders want to reform EU, and the promising Sanofi vaccine

358

Delta fears and the EU's 'politically suicidal' carbon market

359

Ireland’s green light for medical cannabis and calls to ban AI face recognition

360

The Hungarian Bill against the LGBTQI+ minority and North Macedonia’s policy win with UEFA

361

Transatlantic summits and a Bulgarian organ scandal

362

Spying on Germans and avoiding Belarusian airspace

363

EU fury with Belarus and the Turów coal mine dispute

364

Truce calls over Israeli-Palestinian violence and fake EU jobs controversy

365

Press freedom crisis in Greece and COVID-19 travel certificates

366

The EU/UK trade deal and Czech PM slams EU auditors as 'mafia'

367

Climate law decisions and the phantom paper rocking the Western Balkans

368

Millions spent on consultancy firms and the Northern Ireland crisis

369

The EverGiven effect and the "controlled vote" in Bulgaria

370

The EU’s frustration over AstraZeneca and the Hungary’s new Chinese jab

371

EU climate law negotiations and official ban of bird hunting practice

372

Slovak vaccine-induced political crisis and “green” football

373

Vaccine "travel pass" and French trial over data protection risks

374

Strategic Compass and the EU’s €440 million failed gas projects

375

Aviation sustainability and concerns over the implementation of the recovery fund