Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities said, in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.

As the EU’s multi-million lender still faces pressure to review its lending policy in the defence sector, Robert de Groot, vice-president for defence, calls for using available cash first.

Germany's centre-right CDU (EPP) has urged the European Commission, led by fellow CDU member Ursula von der Leyen, to fund fences at the borders of Greece and Poland as new German border controls increase the pressure on countries of first entry.

Israel killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut on Friday (27 September), dealing a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks.

The vote was delayed to give Chinese and EU officials time to negotiate an alternative solution to the imposition of tariffs, whereby Chinese carmakers agree to offset state subsidies by selling their EVs at a minimum price.

As governments, private sector leaders and NGOs gather for New York Climate Week this month, one theme is likely to dominate: the urgent need for immediate climate action.

Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioners-designate for Health and Animal Welfare is not expected to get an easy ride at his European Parliament confirmation hearing. Still, if confirmed, Várhelyi has an opportunity to leave a generational diabetes legacy.

While the National Rally (RN) has never been as influential in France and Brussels, Marine Le Pen and 26 other individuals must answer for "embezzlement of European funds" in a trial that could determine the presidential ambitions of the far-right party leader.

If Friedrich Merz remains the frontrunner for Germany’s chancellery, the EU will get a decisively pro-European chancellor, insiders told Euractiv, but he is also likely to tip the balance further right.

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has surpassed Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) in the general election for the first time in the country’s history, according to Institut Foresight projections.  

The last meetings before the final adoption of an universal carbon pricing scheme for ships are kickstarting this week in London under the International Maritime Organization.

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Germany’s proposed revision of its Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) would allow automatic credit scoring, a common practice that is currently in legal muddy waters.

Israel killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut, dealing a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had eliminated Nasrallah in the strike...

Spanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez admitted that he received €100,000 in undeclared cryptocurrencies from a businessman to partially finance his campaign for the  European elections, and called for a 'tax rebellion' against the Spanish state. 

The European Commission is now close to finalising the long-awaited EU definition of low-carbon hydrogen after announcing a final four-month public consultation on Friday (27 September). 

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The appointment of a dedicated European Commissioner for Circular Economy competitiveness within Jessica Roswal's portfolio is a critical step forward in the EU's commitment to accelerating the transition to a circular economy. This new role addresses a significant gap in previous policy frameworks, where circular economy initiatives were often fragmented across various commissioners.

Massimiliano Giansanti has been elected president of Copa, the influential EU umbrella organisation for farmers' unions, cementing Italians' presence in key positions of the EU agricultural bubble.

On Tuesday (24 September), the petition to change Italy's citizenship law hit its target of 500,000 signatures in under a month, paving the way for a national referendum, bypassing the Parliament.