Italy has secured the support of nine EU countries for Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso’s proposal to bring forward the revision of EU car emissions legislation from 2026 to 2025, with the minister saying there are now enough EU member states ready to back Italy’s call.

The alarming rise of unregulated "shadow" tankers transporting Russian oil through the Baltic Sea—an increase of 30% last year—poses a serious threat to the region's environment and safety. Experts warn that if this trend continues, environmental disasters are not just possible—they are inevitable.

If we cross a number of echoes, there is no apparent unity among nuclear defenders behind the need for a specific EU regulation for nuclear energy, a "Nuclear act" as proposed by Thierry Breton before he left the EU Commission.

The future of EU telecoms rules had national regulators, the European Commission's competition directorate (DG COMP) and the EU executive's connectivity directorate (DG CNECT) battling it out at an event in Brussels.

Discussions about tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are intensifying following a recent meeting of industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday (26th). Member states are split on supporting these tariffs, with undecided countries like Sweden and Germany potentially abstaining.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) is projected to tie for first place with the ÖVP at a historic 28% in Sunday's national elections, though hopes for a far-right chancellorship seem unlikely. 

While EU industry broadly agreed with former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s “valid” diagnosis of Europe’s economic ills, they remained deeply divided on Thursday (26 September) over how to fund the bloc’s bulky  investment needs.

Twenty-eight organisations representing EU primary producers and industries have urged a delay in the application of the EU's Deforestation Regulation. The European Commission does not intend to postpone implementation.

For the first time, the entire ecosystem of EU rail has come together in Berlin. From innovation to authorisation and market entry, stakeholders are building on rail’s rich history to integrate it into the digital era.

Plans to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea promise much-needed developments as the region strives to strengthen its energy security. This is despite long permitting procedures, supply chain constraints and grid connection bottlenecks.

Germany’s Olaf Scholz is the latest high-profile official and the first head of government to call on the European Union to postpone the European Union Deforestation Regulation. He said the regulation must be practicable.

As Ukraine braces for its toughest winter since the start of Russia's war, Kyiv's push to garner support for its 'victory' and 'peace' plans has reached a decisive crossroads.

The EU Monitoring Mission in Armenia has been making headlines in Armenia in recent weeks following the Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev’s claims in August that the mission should be withdrawn.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has questioned the need to introduce civil partnerships, saying that LGBTI citizens already enjoy equal rights despite the Strasbourg-based human rights court condemning Romania for failing to protect same-sex couples.

Declarations for organic coriander cultivation have boomed this year in Occitanie, as farmers benefit from generous aid for conversion to bio cultivation of aromatic herbs, amid growing criticism in the sector against "misappropriation" of funds.

The Pope will meet European Council President Charles Michel in private during the pontiff's visit to Belgium this week, Euractiv has learned.

To help tackle violence against women, the EU has launched GOALSCORE, an innovative project aiming to raise awareness and promote football institutional support for gender equality.

Violence against women continues to scar our society, but the European Union continues to combat the phenomenon in all forms. Project GOALSCORE offers an opportunity to help through football, the world’s most loved sport.

Last year was the hottest on record, and scientists worry this year will be worse. Thunderstorms in Europe destroyed 9.1 billion euros in assets, while the U.S. also experienced twenty-eight separate weather and climate disasters throughout 2023 costing at least one billion dollars a piece. Again, the most ever. It’s not hard to see a trend.

The EU made the difficult decision on Wednesday (25 September) evening, to de-couple North Macedonia from Albania on their EU path and to start accession negotiations with Tirana, leaving Skopje behind.