It is the centre ground's job to save the EU from drifting apart in this era of profound change, writes Renew Europe leader Valérie Hayer.

A new wastewater directive could impose financial obligations of approximately €400 million on the Czech pharmaceutical sector, impacting essential medicines availability and hurting generics supply while failing to deal effectively with micropollutants.

A new data report shows a 76.5% reduction in hospital spending on medicines in 2022 in the Netherlands. Good news for the health budget but bad news for patients denied timely access to new medicines.

Egnite, a Graphene-based electrode material embedded in a thin film, is already being used as a brain mapping electrode in tumour resection surgeries. But do ‘brain rights’ sit within citizens’ fundamental rights; or do we need a rethink?

In 2023, the European Investment Bank provided more than €21.3 billion for energy-related projects, of which €8.3 billion was for energy efficiency, jumping from €2.1 billion in 2014 - but the energy-efficiency gap remains challenging.

Climate disasters and advanced green energy initiatives are driving large-scale project funding in Kazakhstan - 80 per cent of natural disasters are water-related. Billions of euros of new inward investment were confirmed this month.

Wiener Stadtwerke is investing EUR 8.8 billion by 2028 to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. A modular system of sustainable products is required for success.

Delistings on Euronext alone have led to a loss of €2.3 trillion in market capitalisation since 2015, a new AFME report shows.

His government must roll up its sleeves to address mounting social discontent.

As the EU embarks on a new mandate, its ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is driving a renewed focus on shaping a regulatory framework that fosters sustainability and preserves Europe’s competitiveness.

As EU negotiators eye a political agreement at a dedicated ‘Mercosur summit’ in Uruguay on 2-4 December, securing clear parliamentary support may give Paris’ firm 'non merci' the political weight Macron needs before the deed is done. 

The five EU foreign ministers at the meeting also backed the creation of a European defence bond.

Ursula Von der Leyen presents a line-up with a strong business focus and a lack of gender equality. EFA will work to put the needs of European stateless nations, regions, and minorities in the center.

Swedish MEP Johan Danielsson told Euractiv that he considers the proposals “extremely worrying.”

But the industry today, with its fragmentation, is not competitive for taxpayers' money, says the ASD.

Washington imposed countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Spanish olives in 2018, claiming that subsidies from CAP unfairly benefited Spanish producers and harmed their American competitors.

The system was expected to be operational earlier this month, but it was postponed for the third time.

"An electoral victory for an Orbán ally in another country, even the US, won’t change his domestic legitimacy. Voters prioritise economic issues and domestic affairs over international politics," Hegedüs argues. 

The court said laws in Poland and Czechia infringed the right of EU citizens from other countries to stand in local and European elections.

FEDIOL represents the vegetable oil and protein meal industry at European level. Oilseeds processing produces vegetable oil, protein meal and other co-products which are supplied to manufacturers of food, feed, non-food and energy products.