Health news EU’s medicine stockpiling challenged by national security concerns The European Union’s efforts to build a medical stockpile and strengthen health crisis preparedness face a major challenge: a blind spot over national reserves. Many member states are reluctant to share information due to security concerns. 25/02/2025
Europe News European governments heading towards GMO deregulation With the cultivation of genetically modified plants banned in nearly all EU countries, the European Commission wants to treat products of the latest lab techniques as equivalent to conventional crops. Governments appear to be getting on board. 24/02/2025
Europe News German election fallout, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' head of EU news, Jeremy Fleming-Jones. 24/02/2025
Europe News Conservative EPP confident of success in EU deregulation push The European People’s Party believes the EU executive will take on board its main demands when it publishes an ‘omnibus’ package to roll back reporting requirements for businesses, the group’s environment policy chief says. 21/02/2025
Tech News Brussels sets out plan to protect undersea cables from hybrid warfare Accidental breaks in these cables are common, but since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, observers have noted that such incidents have increased. 21/02/2025
Tech News Poland to ask EU telecom ministers to sign cybersecurity declaration The Warsaw declaration comes as the European Commission on Friday presented an action plan to protect subsea telecom infrastructure from incidents. 21/02/2025
Europe News Don't bet on carbon removals alone, EU climate scientists warn Europe must ensure that factoring a future boom in carbon capture and storage into its climate policy does not lead to “mitigation deterrence” in the present, the head of the EU’s climate advisory board has warned. 21/02/2025
Europe News Housing crisis: EU can do 'much more' than build new homes, says MEP In less than a decade, average house prices have risen by 48% across the EU. The European Parliament's has set up a new committee to tackle the crisis, and its chair Irene Tinagli told Euronews there is plenty of room for manoeuvre. 21/02/2025
Europe News Pesticide cuts are off the table, says EU Agriculture Commissioner The EU executive will not put a contentious plan to slash pesticide use back on the table, agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Euronews, closing a key chapter of the Green Deal. 20/02/2025
Tech News Drafting of AI code of practice faces at least one month delay The extension was granted because the experts who are drafting the code said they needed more time to incorporate industry feedback. 20/02/2025
Europe News App store age check could help children online protection: Meta VP Meta’s VP and Head of Global Safety, Antigone Davis, revealed the tech giant’s latest efforts to protect minors online. In an exclusive interview, she discussed everything from countering child abuse online to age verification while calling on harmonised EU digital rules. 20/02/2025
Health news WHO in ‘stop the bleeding phase’ due to US exit, Europe head says The World Health Organisation (WHO) is assessing the impact of the United States' withdrawal, taking short-term measures, and considering structural reorganisation, Hans Kluge, Director of WHO Europe, told the European Parliament. 20/02/2025
Europe News European Ombudsman opens new revolving door probe The EU watchdog responsible for investigating maladministration is probing the European Commission's approval of Nicholas Banasevic, a former high-ranking EU antitrust official, joining Microsoft in a senior role dealing with competition and regulatory affairs. 20/02/2025
Europe News EU Commission sets Green Deal aside in new agri-food vision The EU executive has unveiled a new vision for Europe’s agri-food system by 2040, scaling back its previous, more environmentally ambitious policy in response to mounting farmer protests. 19/02/2025
Europe News EU lawmakers to discuss tech rules with US officials in Washington The visit by MEPs comes after a range of criticism from the Donald Trump administration about EU regulation. 19/02/2025
Europe News EU targets food and fast fashion in new war on waste Polish presidency of the EU Council announced breakthrough in early hours after marathon overnight talks on food waste reduction targets and measures to limit a throwaway clothing culture. 19/02/2025
Tech News Whatsapp faces strictest EU platform rules, but not Telegram Whatsapp will be the 26th online platform to face transparency requirements under the EU’s platform rules. 19/02/2025
Europe News European Commission urges tax reform in energy cost-cutting plan A leaked draft of a keenly awaited Action Plan for Affordable Energy suggests cutting green levies and VAT could ease costs for European consumers – but tax reforms have been deadlocked since 2021. 19/02/2025
Tech News Lawmakers reject Commission decision to scrap AI liability rules The AI Liability directive was taken off the Commission’s 2025 work program due to the lack of progress in negotiations. 18/02/2025
Europe News EU sticks to 90% emissions cut, aims to be clean tech ‘world leader’ The new European Commission promised a transformational Clean Industrial Deal within its first hundred days, but a leaked draft of the eagerly awaited policy agenda is largely a patchwork of previously announced initiatives. 18/02/2025