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FIRST AID: Wastewater drama in Strasbourg
In today's edition: TED, HTA and the EU-US trade deal
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HARVEST: Biotech reset
In today's edition: NGTs, biostimulants, CAP package
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Watch: Behind closed doors—Ukraine, taxes, and trade at this week's European Council Summit
Tonight, Council President António Costa is gathering all twenty-seven national leaders for an exclusive, high-stakes working dinn…
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Plan to ban ‘private equity sharks’ from social care dropped, Wes Streeting says
Exclusive: Ex-minister accuses Labour of ‘overcautiousness’ and says his proposal was cut from manifesto Wes Streeting has said hi…
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What’s new for you at EUobserver — six newsletters, deeper investigations, more Ukraine and CEE coverage
2026 has been a year of new beginnings. In March, we joined the Slovak independent publishing house Dennik N, and many things have…
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Trump, Iran’s president sign deal to end Middle East war
A two-month negotiating period now begins
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Synthetic opioids: can Europe keep up with a new drug created every week?
Fifty new drugs were detected across Europe in 2025 alone, many of them highly potent synthetic opioids. Can the EU’s drugs strate…
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Voters in Scotland head to the polls for Westminster by-elections
Residents in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry are choosing new members of parliament.
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New faces, old fights
Also, in Thursday’s edition: Montenegro, fashion diplomacy, Taliban
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Russia-linked arson attacks show bad actors targeting UK, says Starmer
Prime minister says country needs to resist those who seek to ‘exploit division’ and ‘destabilise democracy’ The trial of two Russ…
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Labour campaigners in Makerfield fear their sheer numbers may annoy voters
Up to 3,000 activists – including cabinet ministers and other MPs – descending on constituency to back Andy Burnham Up to 3,000 La…
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Make sex education mandatory, says Labour MP
The Labour MP's draft legislation will be debated during Friday sittings in Parliament.
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Polls set to open in Makerfield by-election
There are 14 candidates vying to be the Greater Manchester constituency's new MP.
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Von der Leyen’s promised electrification target fails to electrify her party
Energy experts also question the metric underpinning the target
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EU poised to lift ban on residual waste exports to Switzerland
U-turn comes as neighbours complain of having to send thousands of tonnes of unrecyclable trash much further within the bloc
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Why is there so much interest in a byelection in north-west England?
About 70,000 voters in Greater Manchester’s Makerfield constituency could play pivotal role in ending Keir Starmer’s time as UK pr…
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EU drug pricing: Belgium backs coordination push as Greece urges biotech scale-up [Advocacy Lab]
Belgium urges a coordinated European response to US demands on medicine pricing, while Greece calls for faster biotech scale-up
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Czechia urges caution on EU drug pricing amid US pressure [Advocacy Lab]
While Czech officials support stronger cooperation between EU countries, they insist that governments should retain control over p…
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NATO discusses €70 billion fund for Ukraine but US participation unclear
The Trump administration halted direct military aid to Kyiv
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INTERVIEW: Montenegro should not have to wait too long for full membership
'Three years is just fine' for safeguards and Podgorica should keep its foreign policy veto, says Montenegro
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Prepare for the fear of the Ukrainian plumber
Far-right sovereigntist forces raise fears about new EU members, but enlargement should in fact boost the bloc's geopolitical clou…
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Here’s what’s in lobbyists’ EU telecoms wish list
The feedback on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) extends well beyond the core competition rules
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Ursula von der Leyen’s fashion diplomacy
What her top 10 looks reveal about power, colour theory, and the wardrobe of the EU's most powerful woman
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Division in Meloni’s government delays final decision on SAFE
“We still do not know whether Italy will join or not," Guido Crosetto said on Wednesday