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Advancing the cause of women is a shared responsibility of the international community.

Leadership, at its core, is foresight. Fifty years ago, in 1975, European leaders knew this when confronting a crisis of scarcity–stagflation, energy shortages, and the end of the post-war boom. Amid turbulence, they remained visionary, launching the first Social Action Programme that recognised the complex nature of living, learning and working, and called for Community […]

In today's edition: Biotech, health policy, pharma

The draft legislation seeks to protect the Union’s interests from the weaponisation of energy supplies by the Russian Federation.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The draft legislation seeks to protect the Union’s interests from the weaponisation of energy supplies by the Russian Federation.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

In today's edition: Biotech act, deforestation, young farmers

In today's edition: AI-copyright licences, Cypriot work programme

Plus NATO drones, EDIP budget, SAFE loans, and the Cyprus Council presidency work programme on defence

Wednesday 22 October

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Wednesday 22 October

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In today’s edition: European capitals deploy “simplification diplomats” to lead a regulatory rollback in Brussels, Parliament clashes with Belgian prosecutors over MEP immunity, and Hungary doubles down on plans to host a Trump-Putin peace summit despite EU unease

Our economy relies on nature, yet the economy also impacts nature in profound ways. This Op-Ed highlights the need for policy to support financial flows for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to build a more resilient and competitive economy.

Lawmakers welcome biotech focus but disappointed by lack of clear health agenda

Adding to the pressure, the case is due to reach its five-year statute of limitations in less than two weeks

Brussels faces pressure as MEPs weigh fast-track approval before year-end

Germany and others are blocking the move, which Pedro Sánchez sees as crucial for shoring up support for his fragile coalition

Passengers missing a connection should also be allowed to hop on the next one

For NATO's supreme commander, 'cost per shot' is the most trusted metric for procurement, but it is NATO rather than the EU that can carry out tests

What has been adopted is a complete unravelling of the very idea of the due diligence directive. The law that was supposed to make corporate offenders pay has been turned into a licence for impunity

A showdown over Belgium's role in policing Europe's institutions looms as Parliament pushes back on corruption probes