What lies beneath the crisis in Europe’s plastics recycling sector Partner Content
10 Oct Energy & Environment
What lies beneath the crisis in Europe’s plastics recycling sector
Europe’s recycling capacity has stalled after years of steady expansion, with forecasts indicating zero net growth in 2025. At current pace, Europe risks falling short of its environmental goals, as recycling capacity would need to double by 2030 to meet recycled content targets.
Op-ed: Europe’s Indo-Pacific ambitions need a coherent strategy
09 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Europe’s Indo-Pacific ambitions need a coherent strategy
The EU and its member states have staked a claim in the Indo-Pacific, but without coherence or commitment, their influence remains adrift.
Will the EU Data Act deliver for the automotive industry? Partner Content
09 Oct Technology
Will the EU Data Act deliver for the automotive industry?
While the Data Act’s promises fair access to vehicle data, only strong enforcement and sector-specific rules will ensure Europe’s aftermarket can compete, innovate, and serve consumers.
Prioritise EU plastic waste for recycling Partner Content
08 Oct Energy & Environment
Prioritise EU plastic waste for recycling
Europe must urgently prioritise recycling its own plastic waste to safeguard the recycling industry’s future and avoid the risk of losing both jobs and autonomy, as investments will stop where competition is twisted.
A competitiveness agenda for Europe’s future Partner Content
07 Oct Member States
A competitiveness agenda for Europe’s future
Europe’s biotech sector holds the key to restoring competitiveness. Bold, coherent policies and investments are urgently needed for the continent to turn potential into prosperity.
Op-ed: Europe's AI ambitions hinge on targeted investment
06 Oct Technology
Op-ed: Europe's AI ambitions hinge on targeted investment
Brussels’ new €409-billion Competitiveness Fund aims to boost competitiveness and AI leadership — but unless Europe focuses resources in its strongest innovation hubs, its AI drive risks spreading too thin.
October is European #BeerMonth Partner Content
06 Oct Member States
October is European #BeerMonth
Every glass of beer hides a story of farmers, communities and culture. MEPs Tomáš Zdechovský and Hannes Heide, the two Co-Chairs of the European Beer Group (EBG), discuss the sector’s vital contribution to Europe’s economy and culture
Essay: The EU beat global tech into shape, now its legacy is at risk
03 Oct Technology
Essay: The EU beat global tech into shape, now its legacy is at risk
From USB-C chargers to GDPR, the EU has forced Big Tech to comply and put citizens first. But with new proposals weakening privacy and expanding surveillance, can Europe stay the world’s digital conscience without becoming what it once opposed?
Building a digital future for minors, with minors Partner Content
03 Oct Technology
Building a digital future for minors, with minors
Young people want digital spaces that are safe, fair and empowering without being shut out by blanket bans.
Why Europe must act on nicotine addiction Partner Content
02 Oct Member States
Why Europe must act on nicotine addiction
Achieving a tobacco and nicotine-free Europe needs a comprehensive approach to avoid the next generation being at risk.
Op-ed: The EU AI Office must back competitiveness
01 Oct EU Institutions
Op-ed: The EU AI Office must back competitiveness
With just 13% of EU firms currently using AI, the new AI Office will decide whether Europe leads or lags in innovation. MEP Regina Doherty calls for clarity, consistency and a risk-based approach to keep businesses competitive.
Can EU policy catch up with the rise of pharmacy-led care? Partner Content
01 Oct Member States
Can EU policy catch up with the rise of pharmacy-led care?
At the European Parliament in Brussels, PGEU gathered policymakers and health leaders to show how community pharmacists strengthen public health and why pharmacies remain key actors of citizens’ daily lives.
Op-ed: Europe’s security must be a ‘Doppelstrategie’ for defence and belonging
26 Sep EU Institutions
Op-ed: Europe’s security must be a ‘Doppelstrategie’ for defence and belonging
As Europe rearms, it risks neglecting culture and identity. Without investing in what binds its people, the continent could end up fighting for nothing worth defending.
Time to fight against unfair competition and take responsibility Partner Content
25 Sep Energy & Environment
Time to fight against unfair competition and take responsibility
Europe’s recycling industry needs urgent safeguards against unfair imports, as local jobs, investments and consumer trust are at stake.
Prohibition fails: Europe needs harm-reduction, not bans Partner Content
24 Sep Economics
Prohibition fails: Europe needs harm-reduction, not bans
To prevent black markets and cut smoking rates, the EU should avoid the failures of the past and adopt a risk-based regulatory framework
Op-ed: Iran’s drones give Russia the edge, and NATO the bill
22 Sep Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Iran’s drones give Russia the edge, and NATO the bill
Armed with Iranian know-how, Russia is flooding Europe’s skies with thousands of low-cost kamikaze drones. Each one is tilting the cost of war in Moscow’s favour and exposing the alliance’s vulnerabilities.
Op-ed: EU holds its breath as Moldovan democracy faces its toughest test
19 Sep Member States
Op-ed: EU holds its breath as Moldovan democracy faces its toughest test
As Moldovans head to the polls on 28 September, the vote will decide whether the country anchors itself to the EU or drifts back into Moscow’s orbit.
Why simplification must not undermine impact Partner Content
16 Sep Energy & Environment
Why simplification must not undermine impact
Effective sustainability reporting builds trust and is a driver of societal progress. Simpler rules are not weaker ones, as they would support Net Zero goals, and help businesses be a powerful force for good.
Why beer matters for Europe’s agriculture Partner Content
15 Sep Energy & Environment
Why beer matters for Europe’s agriculture
Europe’s brewing heritage is more than just traditional craft, it fuels jobs, sustainability, and economic growth. It’s time for EU policymakers to see it as what it is: a strategic asset.
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
12 Sep Member States
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
As French President Emmanuel Macron appoints a fifth Prime Minister in two years, France is in dire need of political reform.
Farming’s future depends on a full toolbox​ Partner Content
11 Sep Energy & Environment
Farming’s future depends on a full toolbox​
Farmers need seeds, digital tools, biopesticides and crop protection side by side because no single solution can meet Europe’s food and sustainability goals.
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
10 Sep EU Institutions
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
Poland’s downing of Russian drones shows how exposed Europe’s eastern flank remains. Von der Leyen has pledged a “drone wall.” Now Brussels must back words with action, argues Arthur de Liedekerke.
SMEs need greater support to harness the Single Market Partner Content
10 Sep Economics
SMEs need greater support to harness the Single Market
Small businesses are the heart of our Single Market, but ten terrible regulatory barriers are holding back their growth potential and limiting opportunities to scale, a report finds.
Op-ed: How the weaponisation of climate could threaten Europe
09 Sep Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: How the weaponisation of climate could threaten Europe
Wildfires and heatwaves pose a new kind of security risk — one European countries are ill-prepared for, and can only tackle together.