How to navigate Hungaryโs EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
The countryโs Council stint will be marked by political change in Brussels following the EU election.
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France joins Polandโs push to curb Ukrainian imports
The push to curb farm imports could cost Ukraine โฌ1.2 billion in lost revenue.
EU countries to stand their ground in broadband law negotiations
The EU Council of Ministers is considering a timid compromise on the tacit approval principle in the EU broadband law and remains dubious about ending intra-EU call surcharges, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv.
EU Commission wants registry for foreign lobbyists
The idea was to expose Vladimir Putin; critics say it emboldens Viktor Orbรกn.
How to navigate Belgiumโs EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.
Paris and Berlin key to including rape in gender-violence directive
Inter-institutional negotiations on the EU directive to combat violence against women have stalled over the inclusion of rape in the text โ which member states such as Germany and France say is outside the EU’s remit.
Member states stall on EU ban on forced-labour products
More than two years after the EU Commission first proposed a law on forced labour, inter-institutional negotiations have not started because member states cannot reach agreement โ risking the text’s adoption before the 2024 European Parliament election…
Deaths from toxic air on the rise as EU battles to tackle pollution
EU capitals are struggling to respect Europe’s air quality standards and are pushing back against setting stricter rules.
Power grab by France, Germany and Italy threatens to kill EUโs AI bill
Landmark law hangs in the balance as big countries drag their feet on advanced AI rules.
Spanish Presidency mulls excluding finance from due diligence rules
The Spanish Presidency of the EU Council is leaning towards the exclusion of the financial sector from the EU corporate accountability rules, which are currently under inter-institutional negotiations, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv.
EU countries to remove โtacit approvalโ for admin procedures in broadband law
The Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU circulated a 4th compromise text on a telecom law, seen by Euractiv, which deletes the provision of a “tacit approval” principle.