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10 Jul Member States

France–UK migration deal piles more pressure on EU asylum policy

A new ‘one in, one out’ plan and expanded French police powers are fuelling political tensions across the EU — and exposing deep cracks in the bloc’s asylum system.

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08 Jul EU Institutions

How the axing of a tiny green law solidifies the EPP's grip on EU politics

10 Jul EU Institutions

Op-ed: Lessons for the EU from Denmark’s green energy success

04 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

Russia spies opportunity in warming Arctic

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09 Jul EU Institutions

Op-ed: EU Deforestation Regulation must survive flawed technicalities

A European Parliament vote today risks jeopardising the EU Deforestation Regulation. After already being delayed by a year, MEPs must rally around this crucial legislation to protect the world’s forests.

08 Jul Member States

Op-ed: What the EU can learn from Denmark’s migration model

With a model built on genuine need and societal integration, Denmark continues to offer a paradigm for migration to countries across Europe.

07 Jul Energy & Environment

Op-ed: Young Europeans must take to the streets in defence of the Green Deal

As the EU’s right-leaning parties putting the environment at risk, European youth must mobilise to put the health of our planet at the heart of our economic system.

Cultivating transparency and fair access to patented traits in the seed sector

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10 Jul Energy & Environment

Cultivating transparency and fair access to patented traits in the seed sector

A new industry-born initiative aims to stimulate innovation in the agri-food sector in a way that is beneficial to both small and bigger breeders. The Parliament held an event with the ACLP to find out more.

04 Jul Energy & Environment

Op-ed: A strong 2040 target is key to European competitiveness

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra's 2040 climate target revisions risk diluting the EU's role as a climate leader, argue Jukka Leskelä, Bård Standal, Finnur Beck, Åsa Pettersson, Thomas Aarestrup Jepsen and Jonas Helseth.

03 Jul EU Institutions

Five things to know about the EU's 2040 climate targets

The European Commission has formally proposed a 90% carbon emissions cut by 2040, but offered plenty of workarounds to convince reluctant member states to get on board.

02 Jul Member States

Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture

Across the EU, far-right and populist governments are defunding museums, censoring artists and stacking cultural institutions with loyalists, often to advance a political ideology.

01 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

The EU's defence push risks neglecting drone revolution

As Ukraine rewrites modern warfare with drones and AI, countries across the EU are struggling with slow procurement, outdated priorities, and rising competition from global powers.

Investing in Prevention: A European Imperative for Sustainable Health

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01 Jul

Investing in Prevention: A European Imperative for Sustainable Health

The majority of Europe’s health spending is focused on curative care. Prevention must move from the periphery to the centre of European health policy

04 Jul Member States

The Parliament's July print edition is out now

Europe's NATO members have bowed to Donald Trump's demands to significantly increase defence spending. But will it be enough to cure the continent's military woes?

01 Jul Member States

Q&A: Defence spending, migration on Denmark’s EU presidency agenda

As Denmark steps into the Council of the European Union's rotating presidency, Ambassador Carsten Grønbech-Jensen outlines the country's priorities.

30 Jun Member States

Interview: Marie Bjerre on Denmark redefining its EU role

As Denmark takes over the Council of the EU’s rotating presidency, its European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre explains why the EU matters more than ever and how a small country plans to lead in uncertain times.

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04 Jul Member States

The Parliament's July print edition is out now

Europe's NATO members have bowed to Donald Trump's demands to significantly increase defence spending. But will it be enough to cure the continent's military woes?

02 Jul Member States

Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture

Across the EU, far-right and populist governments are defunding museums, censoring artists and stacking cultural institutions with loyalists, often to advance a political ideology.

01 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

The EU's defence push risks neglecting drone revolution

As Ukraine rewrites modern warfare with drones and AI, countries across the EU are struggling with slow procurement, outdated priorities, and rising competition from global powers.

27 Jun Foreign & Security Policy

American power talks as NATO raises spending pledge

European NATO members this week bowed to US pressure and pledged to hike their defence spending, but achieving self-sufficiency will require more than just money.

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