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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.
Europe goes protectionist to save its steel
09 Oct EU Institutions
Europe goes protectionist to save its steel
The European Commission unveiled plans this week to slash duty-free steel imports and raise tariffs to 50%, in a last-ditch bid to rescue the bloc’s ailing steel industry.
Tech & Research All
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.
Industry & Finance All
France’s Jewish community feels the strain as Gaza war deepens divides
08 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
France’s Jewish community feels the strain as Gaza war deepens divides
As antisemitic incidents surge and public opinion hardens against Israel, France’s Jewish community is grappling with isolation, internal division, and a growing drift toward the far right.
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.
Energy & Climate All
Why Moldova's forceful embrace of the EU was a victory for Brussels
07 Oct EU Institutions
Why Moldova's forceful embrace of the EU was a victory for Brussels
“You don’t change a captain in the middle of a storm,” one political analyst said after
President Maia Sandu's pro-EU governing party secured a majority in a pivotal parliamentary vote, fending off Moscow’s bid to sway the outcome.
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.
International & Trade All
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.
Policy report: Regulating tech without stifling innovation
06 Oct Technology
Policy report: Regulating tech without stifling innovation
The European Union has built a name for itself as a tech regulator, not an innovator. As it looks to grow its tech sector, The Parliament's latest policy report looks at how the EU can regulate tech without stifling innovation.
Health All
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?
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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.
How Europe’s rules and barriers stifle its tech future
02 Oct EU Institutions
How Europe’s rules and barriers stifle its tech future
The Commission's €387,000 metaverse party became a punchline, but the real problem runs deeper. Structural barriers inside the EU’s single market act like tariffs, driving up costs, slowing innovation, and sending Europe’s best talent elsewhere.
Justice All
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.
Jobs & Social Rights All
Resilience Beyond the Battlefield: Prof. Ilse Derluyn on Ukraine’s Psychological Future Partner Content
01 Oct
Resilience Beyond the Battlefield: Prof. Ilse Derluyn on Ukraine’s Psychological Future
In this episode of the Eastern Frontline Podcast, MEPs Reinis Pozņaks and Virginijus Sinkevičius speak with Prof. Ilse Derluyn about the hidden side of resilience.

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.
Security & Defence All
Russia's frozen cash: Can Europe finally make Putin pay?
30 Sep Foreign & Security Policy
Russia's frozen cash: Can Europe finally make Putin pay?
European leaders are set to debate how they could utilise Russia’s blocked billions without breaking international law — and what the gamble means for the EU’s credibility.
Denmark drone scare exposes Europe’s short-term defence gap
29 Sep Member States
Denmark drone scare exposes Europe’s short-term defence gap
As unmarked drones disrupt the skies over Denmark, the EU's lack of preparedness to deal with foreign threats is clear. Without pairing long-term defence plans with short-term responses, Russia will keep probing until Western unity cracks.
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As Moldovans go to the polls, the EU confronts Russia’s biggest influence campaign to date
26 Sep EU Institutions
As Moldovans go to the polls, the EU confronts Russia’s biggest influence campaign to date
Sunday’s vote in Moldova will test Brussels' resilience against Russia's multi-million-euro foreign interference efforts in its eastern neighbourhood.
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.
Regions & Cities All
Q&A: Time for Brussels to wield its sanctions, not dream up new ones
25 Sep EU Institutions
Q&A: Time for Brussels to wield its sanctions, not dream up new ones
Brussels’ 19th sanctions package against Russia is more bark than bite, warns the head of RUSI Europe’s Centre for Finance and Security in an interview.
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.