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Ahead of the upcoming world climate conference, the EU will continue to insist that China and other large emitting countries pay their fair share of climate finance – but how remains subject to discussion.

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi – “the man who saved the eurozone” – will present his much-anticipated report on the future of European competitiveness to EU diplomats and leaders of the European Parliamentary groups on Tuesday (4 September).

While the EU Green Deal came with the promise of new jobs in green industries offsetting job losses elsewhere, these jobs are currently being created outside Europe, warned Judith Kirton-Darling, General Secretary of trade union IndustriAll Europe.

Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing technologies, has won a battle against the EU over its decision to block the merger between it and Grail, a company specialising in early cancer detection through genetic diagnostics.

France has updated its vaccination recommendations in the face of a rise in mpox cases in Central Africa linked to the clade I and clade Ib variants, despite the low risk of the virus being introduced into the country.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) should not “fall into the temptation” of echoing the discourse of the far-right as a possible electoral hook, a minister from left-wing coalition partner Sumar on Tuesday (3 September).

At a meeting in Cyprus on Tuesday (3 September), agriculture ministers from nine member states urged the bloc's executive to make rapid progress on policies on water security.

In France, the situation is starting to get embarrassing and potentially quite dangerous, almost two months after the second round of snap legislative elections, on 7 July.

In 2019 alone it’s estimated that AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million deaths globally. That number could reach 10 million deaths by 2050, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. New alliances, new medicines, and new AMR strategies are needed.

Producing antibiotics remains imperative but production is hindered by an unattractive business model, says Shionogi CEO. Pull incentives are needed to ensure safe, global supplies of vital drugs.

India is seeking more engagement with the European Union just as the EU increases its presence in the Indo-Pacific. But India’s pursuit of harmony sits against a complex background involving China and Russia.

Gazprom has once again delivered more gas to Europe than the US in the second quarter of 2024, who stepped in as a pinch hitter when the Kremlin stopped supplies in 2022.

France's EDF and US company Westinghouse are challenging the Czech government's decision to award a contract for new nuclear reactors to South Korea's KHNP.

Over a week into consultations, French President Emmanuel Macron has yet to settle on a future Prime minister to bring the country out of its continuing political impasse.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Clearview AI €30.5 million on Tuesday (3 September), for illegally building a database with over 30 billion photos.

From Slovenia, at the end of her political tour of the Balkans, Ursula von der Leyen reiterated on Monday 2 September Europe's commitment to responding to and mitigating the effects of climate change.

Civil society organisations demand for comprehensive legislation banning spyware throughout the EU, citing widespread misuse and insufficient regulation, in a joint statement.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czech MEPs criticising Spain's commissioner pick, the Romanian government approving a Patriot system donation to Ukraine, and so much more.

President Joe Biden said on Monday (2 September) that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.