A new analysis by Ernst & Young (EY) for the Czech Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry (AIFP) underscores the benefits of centre-based medical care in Czechia. However, rising costs are fast straining the business model.

On Tuesday 23 April, the plenary gave its final approval to extend the liberalisation of imports from Kyiv, including measures to protect EU agriculture and the pledge of the Commission to start talks soon with Kyiv for a permanent solution.

Bulgaria remains the only country in the EU where the death rate from oncological diseases continues to rise. Patients face financial and organisational difficulties in accessing treatment, even though public funding has more than doubled in the past five years.

The New European Bauhaus, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pet project, has failed spectacularly, and it is mostly her own fault.

The Belgian Presidency is gearing up to tackle the escalating issue of medicine shortages across Europe. Experts call for enhanced collaboration, solidarity, and transparency to combat this crisis effectively.

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The Netherlands has been confronted with a new report showing inequalities in cancer screening between people with high and low incomes. Advocates are calling for public health to be embedded in all types of policies to reduce treatment disparities.

The European Parliament adopted the reform of the EU’s rules for national debt and deficits on Tuesday (23 April), despite fears from left-wing MEPs that it will lead to a new wave of austerity and prevent green investments.

Sports venues are notorious for their environmental impact. Issues with energy consumption, transport and waste management make these venues easy targets for individuals concerned about protecting the environment.

The criminalisation of forced marriage, illegal adoption, and exploitation of surrogacy have been added to the scope of a directive to prevent human trafficking and protect victims, as voted by the European Parliament on Tuesday (23 April).

A group of left-wing MEPs on Tuesday (23 April) failed to block the Commission’s proposal to relax farmers’ obligation to preserve grassland areas, which they claimed would pose environmental risks.

“We need to recall the distinction between a case or investigation and demonstrated irregularity, because [the] investigation might also conclude that there was no actual illegality,” Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told MEPs on Monday (22 April).

Despite the European Commission’s hopes to launch a brand new European defence industry programme (EDIP) by 2025, the first rounds of negotiations and exchanges have pushed the deadline by at least six months, people involved in the discussions told Euractiv.

In October 2023, mobility company Bolt, headquartered in Estonia, offered to draft a letter on behalf of the Estonian government to push back against the platform work directive — liaising directly with a government official who is a former Bolt employee.

The European Union will support Lebanon, both financially and politically, until the end of 2027, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said amid calls from the Middle East country for help in returning migrants to their country of origin.

Despite the "historic crises" of the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU economy is “stronger than five years ago”, European Commission President von der Leyen told EU lawmakers on Tuesday (23 April), touting the successes of her team as she seeks another five-year mandate.

In the last two decades in Europe, extreme heat-related mortality has increased by around 30%, according to a joint report by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the UN's World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published on Tuesday (22 April).

The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (23 April) the EU’s broadband act, the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA), which aims to accelerate the deployment of high-capacity networks and reduce prices for consumers

After being accused of receiving money through a Russian propaganda network, German far-right lead candidate Maximilian Krah (AfD) is now involved in another scandal, with one of his staff members being detained for spying for China.

To reduce the carbon footprint of food, all stakeholders, including farmers, companies, and regulators, need to collaborate on solutions which drive demand towards sustainable products.