Agriculture & Food All
New EU pesticide targets could lead to unintended consequences Partner Content
05 Jul Agriculture & Food
New EU pesticide targets could lead to unintended consequences
With the EU proposing new measures to cut the use of pesticides by 50% this could lead to a spike in illicit trade warns Maria Chaplia.
One Health: Healthy animals, healthier people, and a healthier planet Partner Content
23 Jun Agriculture & Food
One Health: Healthy animals, healthier people, and a healthier planet
Experts meeting at an event in Brussels discuss how AnimalHealthEurope‘s One Health strategy can succeed in achieving better health for both animals and people.
Tech & Research All
Parliament is at a cross road and should stand for ambitious charging infrastructure targets Partner Content
27 Sep Tech & Research
Parliament is at a cross road and should stand for ambitious charging infrastructure targets
Climate change is here, and we must act now. That's why Amazon, Daimler Truck, Scania and Volvo are urging Parliamentarians to stand up for what’s needed to turn the tide and decarbonise European road transport.
Will the Artificial Intelligence Act protect the rights of Europeans?
21 Sep Tech & Research
Will the Artificial Intelligence Act protect the rights of Europeans?
The European Parliament and Council are entering a period of intense debate on the AI Act with the aim of agreeing on a position by the end of the year. Dods EU Political Intelligence examines how lawmakers plan to address the risks AI could pose to the rights of Europeans.
Industry & Finance All
Striking the right balance on Artificial Intelligence Partner Content
06 Jul Tech & Research
Striking the right balance on Artificial Intelligence
How can Europe become a global hub for Artificial Intelligence and innovation, while protecting people’s rights and privacy? Last week EU40 organised a panel of leading actors and experts to discuss – and explore what comes next
Why Digital Innovation Must Be Part of the Climate Change Solution Partner Content
13 Jun Industry & Finance
Why Digital Innovation Must Be Part of the Climate Change Solution
Climate change is the most pressing challenge that humanity faces. But can new technology help meet that challenge? That was the focus of discussions at a recent event that explored how digital innovation can be harnessed to deliver a more sustainable future for Europe.
Energy & Climate All
The EU energy market is in deep trouble. How should we respond?
22 Sep Energy & Climate
The EU energy market is in deep trouble. How should we respond?
The windfall tax on energy companies is a good start, but we must do more to restructure the energy market, including investing some of these profits into renewables
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
19 Sep Energy & Climate
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
The climate crisis has made mass migration unavoidable. Gaia Vince, author of the new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval, explains how that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if we plan and prepare for it
International & Trade All
A ban on imports made with forced labour requires stopping them at the EU's borders
27 Sep International & Trade
A ban on imports made with forced labour requires stopping them at the EU's borders
The European Commission’s proposal on banning goods made by forced labour is a step in the right direction. But these products must be stopped at the border as opposed to withdrawing them after they have already entered the EU market
Plus ça change – or what the EU needs to learn (again) about rogue states and sanctions Partner Content
22 Sep International & Trade
Plus ça change – or what the EU needs to learn (again) about rogue states and sanctions
As Europe and the US negotiate with Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Holger Loewendorf warns they should consider the growing relationship between Russia and Iran, and how it could be "a means to weaken the EU”
Health All
How to stamp out cigarettes for good
07 Sep Energy & Climate
How to stamp out cigarettes for good
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative to create the bloc’s first tobacco-free generation. The Spanish NGO behind the bid makes its case for banning the sale of cigarettes to those born after 2010
Animal experiments – how many times do we have to say enough is enough? Partner Content
06 Sep Tech & Research
Animal experiments – how many times do we have to say enough is enough?
For a record second time, citizens have overwhelmingly told the European Commission that they want an end to animal experiments in the EU.
EU Institutions All
Key takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address
14 Sep EU Institutions
Key takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underscored the EU's solidarity with Ukraine and introduced plans to mitigate record-high energy prices
Movers and Shakers | Back-to-school edition, 13 September 2022
13 Sep EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | Back-to-school edition, 13 September 2022
Five new MEPs, two new directors at the Joint Research Centre, four judges appointed to the General Court and more in our back-to-school edition of Movers and Shakers
Justice All
How to strengthen EU-Interpol cooperation 
30 Aug EU Institutions
How to strengthen EU-Interpol cooperation 
At a time when criminals regularly operate at international and cross-jurisdictional levels, the EU must develop deeper institutional ties with Interpol, argues Jadwiga Wiśniewska
Illicit trade funding terrorism and wars Partner Content
25 May International & Trade
Illicit trade funding terrorism and wars
We report on how criminal and organised crime groups are using illicit trade to fund their activities and how the EU is trying to stop them
Jobs & Social Rights All
At a time of conflict, religious leaders are coming together to stand for peace Partner Content
05 Sep EU Institutions
At a time of conflict, religious leaders are coming together to stand for peace
Next week religious leaders from around the world will gather in the Kazakhstan capital, Nur-Sultan, for a global forum to search for answers to the daunting challenges of our time. Here, Maulen Ashimbayev, the Speaker of the Kazakh Senate, explains why it’s time to work together for peace
In countering the torrents of the disinformation “tsunami”, youth should be forefront activists Partner Content
19 Jul Tech & Research
In countering the torrents of the disinformation “tsunami”, youth should be forefront activists
In the face of the expanding and worrying phenomenon of disinformation, we need to acknowledge that this challenge is not a national or European one, but one that transcends borders. It's time we join efforts with non-European states to counter and prevent this problem.
Security & Defence All
Don’t let high energy prices sway you, says Ukraine to the West. The sanctions war must go on.
05 Sep Energy & Climate
Don’t let high energy prices sway you, says Ukraine to the West. The sanctions war must go on.
Higher gas prices are part of the cost of supporting Ukraine, argues Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Special Envoy on Sanctions, because without sanctions, Ukraine will not be able to defend itself against the Russian invasion
Post-war Ukraine will need its own Marshall Plan
27 Jun International & Trade
Post-war Ukraine will need its own Marshall Plan
Russia’s war in Ukraine will end, and when it does, we have a historic chance to build a more democratic and modern Ukraine that can successfully integrate into the EU, writes Ukrainian parliamentarian Vadym Halaichuk
Mobility All
Photo Essay: From Minsk to Tbilisi
15 Jun Mobility
Photo Essay: From Minsk to Tbilisi
Tako Robakidze, a photographer based in Tbilisi, documents the lives of Belarusians who have fled their country and made a new life in Georgia, with words by Vladic Ravich.
European Year of Rail: From propaganda to reality
31 Dec Mobility
European Year of Rail: From propaganda to reality
Portuguese MEP João Pimenta explains why he took undertook a 57 hour train journey from Lisbon to Strasbourg for the final EP Plenary session of 2021
Regions & Cities All
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
14 Jul Regions & Cities
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
As a child, Lea Ypi embraced Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha's paranoid Stalinist regime with full enthusiam, unaware of her family's secret political heritage. In her memoir, she recalls an adolescence abruptly interrupted by Hoxhaism's collapse and the ideological and geopolitical turmoil that ensued.
The Associated Trio deserve a clear and tangible path into the European family
25 May EU Institutions
The Associated Trio deserve a clear and tangible path into the European family
The Associated Trio of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia are particularly important for the EU because the people of these countries are fighting for a democratic future, argues Dragoş Tudorache.