The European Commission has rejected Bulgaria's proposed rules on pharmaceutical trade, which include a ban on rare medicine exports until domestic needs are fully covered.

The number of intensive care beds in Sweden continues to fall, raising concern among dedicated doctors and nurses. It is estimated that an additional 60 to 80 critical care beds will be needed soon.

The Czech healthcare system is on dangerous ground, and its financial sustainability is questioned by stakeholders, including the Czech health minister. They say a new focus on efficiency could help stop the downward trajectory.

Reflecting on his tenure as the 15th Chinese ambassador to the European Union, Fu Cong used his farewell speech to highlight progress in China-EU relations, while urging stronger future ties.

On 20 March, GSMA – the organisation representing the interests of mobile network operators worldwide – published its latest manifesto, setting out reforms it believes are needed to make Europe’s connectivity ecosystem fit for the future.

Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.

NATO members are considering transitioning coordination of military deliveries to Ukraine as well as a €100 billion fund to secure long-term support and be able to weather any major political shift across the Western military alliance.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday (2 April) demanded Israel clarify the circumstances of what he called a 'brutal' Israeli air strike on central Gaza, which claimed the lives of seven volunteers from the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), run by Spanish chef José Andrés.

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Microsoft will unbundle its Teams platform from its popular Office suite around the world, expanding a policy it had implemented in Europe to assuage EU antitrust concerns, the company said Monday (1 April).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about most of the French political class embracing Erdogan's defeat in the recent local elections, most Poles being against the euro, and so much more.

Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among at least five people working for celebrity chef José Andrés' NGO, World Central Kitchen, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday (1 April), a Gaza government media official said.

Humanitarian aid programmes need to be even more focused on efforts to combat the rise in sexual and gender based violence (GBV) in countries affected by crises, Natalia Kanem, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), told Euractiv.

The Greek Ministry of Health has reacted to reports of possible irregularities in an HPV screening project by saying it was merely following the advice of scientists and the example of other European Union countries while avoiding answering other vital questions.

Greece's conservative government promised on Monday (1 April) to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in arrivals of migrants trying to cross to Europe from Libya.

The European Commission needs to be more productive, more concrete, produce more results, and move away from ‘soft politics’, with hopes of a ‘refresh’ after the June European Elections, former prime minister and current leader of the opposition in Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic said in an interview.

Romania, which will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Social Climate Fund (SCF), must use the funds for investments that support vulnerable groups and citizens in energy or transport poverty, according to a report by the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD).

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Sofia carried out searches in Bulgaria on Monday to gather evidence in a suspected case of embezzlement, misuse of EU funds and money laundering linked to the construction of Bulgaria's largest infrastructure project, the Zheleznitsa tunnel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday (1 April) to shutter the local office of Qatari satellite television network Al Jazeera while the war in Gaza continues.

More than 400 Czech artists have now signed an open letter to the Czech government and president calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.