The French National Assembly approved a bill on Tuesday night (30 January) to enshrine in the Constitution a law that “guarantees freedom" for women to have access to abortion.

NATO countries are priming their citizens to be ready for the next global conflict between the great powers. Once unthinkable, the idea of a third world war seems closer than ever, writes Maurizio Geri.

With the previous foundations of the EU’s approach to global health dating back to 2010, the European Commission’s presentation of the EU Global Health Strategy on 30 November 2022 was much needed.

Over the past weeks, several European political parties have circulated draft versions of their manifestos for the upcoming EU elections on 6-9 June. Euractiv walks you through the implications for energy and environment policy.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about French President Emmanuel Macron reiterating his call for EU sovereignty on his two-day trip to Sweden, images of an Italian teacher chained in a Hungarian court sparking debate, and so much more.

An envoy for UN Secretary General António Guterres started contacts on divided Cyprus on Tuesday (30 January), seeking to break years of stalemate in peace talks.

In the face of an escalating packaging waste crisis, European citizens and circular businesses are still eagerly waiting for the EU institutions to finally deliver credible rules to stop the growth of throwaway packing, writes Marco Musso.

New automation technology being pushed by plane makers will boost their bottom line at the expense of safety, the head of the European pilots’ union told Euractiv, whilst criticising the EU aviation regulator as overly close to business.

The European Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) seeks to “complete” the EU’s Single Market by boosting harmonization and having the European Parliament scrutinise the implementation of legislation, according to a draft electoral manifesto seen by Euractiv. 

Moldova signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Tuesday to secure funding for the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau-Odesa highway, marking the first step towards the construction of what is set to become a vital corridor for Moldova’s connection to the EU.

Germany’s offshore wind energy targets are at risk amid lagging construction rates and grid connection delays, prompting industry calls for additional government support.

Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts noted that the new EU fiscal rules will prevent the bloc from investing the estimated €260 billion extra per year required to reach its net zero target by 2050.

The Ukrainian government submitted to parliament on Tuesday (30 January) an amended version of its bill to tighten army mobilisation rules to ensure the country has a sufficient fighting force to pursue its campaign against Russia's invasion.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski praised Germany’s progress in supporting Ukraine during his trip to Berlin on Tuesday, recalling his famous speech on German inaction when he held the same position in 2011.

The Czech government, MEPs and the Czech Road Association are calling for an immediate response to incidents in which protesting French farmers stopped Czech lorry drivers, destroyed non-French agricultural products on board and, according to reports, sometimes assaulted the drivers.

CO2 Value Europe launches a first-of-a-kind quantitative assessment of the contribution of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) towards climate neutrality in the EU. By 2050, at least 20% of GHG reduction from technologies will come from CCU.

The Portuguese economy grew 2.2% year-on-year and 0.8% quarter-on-quarter in the last quarter of 2023, escaping the technical recession and guaranteeing GDP growth of 2.3% for the whole year, Portugal’s national statistics institute INE revealed on Tuesday.

The Spanish Parliament will resume negotiations on a draft amnesty law for Catalan independence supporters responsible for the 2017 secession attempt after it was rejected by the lower house on Tuesday (January 30) when the Catalan party Junts demanded that its scope be broadened.

Images of an Italian woman being shackled and chained at a court hearing in Budapest have sparked a huge debate in Italy, with leaders urged to do something about the situation, even though her family say they have already complained about the conditions of her year-long detention.

The European Green Party is set for an internal battle over climate targets at a party congress this weekend, with the German Greens pushing to postpone the climate neutrality goals by five years and scrap parts of the gas and oil phase-out policies.