Agriculture & Food All
Inside Sweden’s gang war: How digital platforms are fuelling youth violence
04 Nov Member States
Inside Sweden’s gang war: How digital platforms are fuelling youth violence
Encrypted apps and social media have turned Sweden’s gang war into a digital enterprise — drawing children into contract killings and forcing Europe to confront how far it can go in policing technology without breaching privacy rights.
Blood Health Matters: Urging EU Policy Action on PBM Implementation Partner Content
04 Nov Member States
Blood Health Matters: Urging EU Policy Action on PBM Implementation
Experts participating in the Blood and Beyond initiative call on EU and national policymakers to recognise the importance of blood health and advance it through PBM implementation
Tech & Research All
Healthy Hearing for Healthy Ageing: A Call to Action for Europe Partner Content
04 Nov Member States
Healthy Hearing for Healthy Ageing: A Call to Action for Europe
Hearing loss affects millions across Europe, yet remains largely ignored. As a leading cause of dementia and social isolation, endorsing hearing health requires an immediate EU-wide action.
How Europe became 'collateral damage' in the US-China trade war
03 Nov EU Institutions
How Europe became 'collateral damage' in the US-China trade war
Beijing's decision earlier this year to weaponise rare earths in its trade dispute with Washington has made clear how dependent Europe's economy is on the two super powers.
Industry & Finance All
Special Report: The future of EU-Brazil relations
03 Nov
Special Report: The future of EU-Brazil relations
In an era of growing uncertainty, tensions are the new standard. As the European Union seeks to strengthen its strategic autonomy and advance the green and digital transitions, the need for stable, reliable, and like-minded partners has never been greater. Brazil, a nation whose economic potential, democratic values, and environmental ambitions align closely with Europe’s own, stands out as a natural ally.
Why early diagnosis for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) must be Europe's next priority Partner Content
03 Nov Member States
Why early diagnosis for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) must be Europe's next priority
As millions of COPD cases remain undiagnosed, Europe must make early detection a top health priority to strengthen health systems
Energy & Climate All
The EU’s funding plans for Kyiv hit a Belgian wall — now what?
31 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
The EU’s funding plans for Kyiv hit a Belgian wall — now what?
With Belgium blocking the use of frozen Russian assets, the European Commission is floating joint EU debt. But the idea may be more leverage than lifeline.
The Netherlands turns the page on far-right rule
30 Oct Member States
The Netherlands turns the page on far-right rule
In an election dominated by migration and housing, Rob Jetten’s centrist liberals emerged victorious, signalling Dutch fatigue with Geert Wilders’ hardline approach.
International & Trade All
Why Europe needs a Biotech Act Partner Content
30 Oct Member States
Why Europe needs a Biotech Act
For Europe to compete globally, biotech investment must grow. MEP Tomislav Sokol and Amgen’s Gilles Marrache discuss what tools the Biotech Act offers to foster competitiveness
Lídia Pereira: Europe’s climate ambition needs a reset
29 Oct EU Institutions
Lídia Pereira: Europe’s climate ambition needs a reset
With the US retreating and China reshaping global climate politics, MEP Lídia Pereira leads the EU delegation to COP30 in Brazil determined to show that Europe can still set the pace — if it can keep unity at home and trust abroad.
Health All
Critical Medicines Act: Ensuring Steady Supply of Plasma-Derived Therapies Partner Content
29 Oct Member States
Critical Medicines Act: Ensuring Steady Supply of Plasma-Derived Therapies
The Critical Medicines Act (CMA) must deliver crisp, coordinated action at EU level, paired with national policies that boost plasma donations, streamline medicine distribution, and safeguard competitiveness. Only by aligning resilience with agility and economic viability can Europe secure long-term access to plasma-derived therapies for patients who depend on them.
Europe’s climate credibility hangs in the balance at COP30
28 Oct Energy & Environment
Europe’s climate credibility hangs in the balance at COP30
Europe’s record on climate finance is under pressure from strains on public budgets and geopolitics. But as leaders head to Brazil for COP30, trust in the EU’s commitments could help determine whether the global green transition stays on track.
EU Institutions All
Entrepreneurial voices must be heard Partner Content
28 Oct Member States
Entrepreneurial voices must be heard
Hundreds of entrepreneurs will unite in Brussels, urging EU leaders to turn political promises into action: investment over regulation, and a true single market that empowers SMEs.
How policy failures fed Greece’s wildfire crisis
27 Oct Energy & Environment
How policy failures fed Greece’s wildfire crisis
Climate change is fuelling fiercer fires across southern Europe. But in Greece, decades of policy decisions have made them far worse. A shift from prevention and restoration to costly emergency response made two decades ago has left forests weaker, landscapes vulnerable, and communities exposed.
Justice All
Empowering health data to advance rare disease research in Europe Partner Content
27 Oct Member States
Empowering health data to advance rare disease research in Europe
The current lack of harmonised rules and standards on health data sharing and evidence generation across Europe has become a burden to advancing rare disease research and access to innovative therapies.
EU hits Russian LNG as US targets oil giants
24 Oct Member States
EU hits Russian LNG as US targets oil giants
The bloc’s new sanctions strike at one of Moscow’s last major energy lifelines, yet disagreements over frozen assets and transatlantic uncertainty threaten to blunt their impact.
Jobs & Social Rights All
Bioethanol supports food security and climate goals Partner Content
24 Oct Member States
Bioethanol supports food security and climate goals
A new report shows diversification of biomass uses is vital for achieving EU ambitions and for farmers to sustainably drive food security.
Russia drone war puts NATO defences to the test
23 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
Russia drone war puts NATO defences to the test
Drones have crashed in Lithuania, grounded planes in Copenhagen, and buzzed the skies above Munich. A surge of incursions is redrawing Europe’s front lines and forcing NATO to rethink its defences in the era of hybrid war.
Security & Defence All
Op-ed: An invisible health crisis threatens Europe’s economy
23 Oct EU Institutions
Op-ed: An invisible health crisis threatens Europe’s economy
Europe frets over competitiveness and labour gaps, yet overlooks a key driver contributing to women, older workers and persons with disabilities leaving the workforce: rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
How Europe fell out of love with climate
22 Oct EU Institutions
How Europe fell out of love with climate
The European Union was once a proud champion of the energy transition, but as the bloc dilutes its green agenda it risks undermining its credibility ahead of COP30.
Mobility All
Dóra the tech explorer: Finding a new path for Europe’s digital future
21 Oct EU Institutions
Dóra the tech explorer: Finding a new path for Europe’s digital future
Hungarian MEP Dóra Dávid says Europe’s cautious, consumer-first approach to digital regulation needs a reset, with more incentives for startups and risk-taking.
Tomahawks on hold, but Ukraine’s energy strikes are still pummeling Russia
20 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
Tomahawks on hold, but Ukraine’s energy strikes are still pummeling Russia
Behind Trump’s pause on missile deliveries, a new strategy is unfolding: systematic attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure that threaten to drain its war chest and bring the conflict home.
Regions & Cities All
Creativity is at the heart of Europe’s identity Partner Content
20 Oct Member States
Creativity is at the heart of Europe’s identity
Europe’s creative industries drive growth and identity, but need stronger support to continue
delivering. MEP Maria Guzenina and Ann Becker, Chair of the Creativity Works! Coalition to
highlight the sector’s contributions to both people’s lives and the economy
For sanctions to bite, Europe must close these profitable loopholes Partner Content
17 Oct Member States
For sanctions to bite, Europe must close these profitable loopholes
As the war drags on, Russia’s oligarchs still profit through unsanctioned agriculture. Europe should target these networks and stop trade routes feeding Moscow’s war economy.