Health news First cases of raccoon intestinal worms found in Belgium The parasitic disease - which can be transmitted to humans - has already been identified in France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. 30/07/2024
Europe News ‘Holiday poverty’ affects 40 million workers in EU, finds new study New study shows that 39.7 million workers, 14% of the EU’s population, couldn’t afford to go on holiday for a week in 2022. 30/07/2024
Tech News Disinformation code needs formal place under DSA, regulators say Regulators urge platforms to call for conversion of the Code of Practice of Disinformation. 29/07/2024
Europe News August nominations, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief for EU policy, Jeremy Fleming-Jones 29/07/2024
Tech News Only two bodies helping flag illegal online content for EU so far Just two DSA content flagging organisations, whose reports should help detect illegal behaviour on online platforms faster, have been appointed in six months. 29/07/2024
Europe News More right wing with fewer women - a new Parliament compendium Roberta Metsola will lead a new European Parliament of 720 members from the EU's 27 member states. With two new far-right groups, the biggest drop in female representation since 1979 and an average age of 50, how will the balance of the chamber change? And how will this affect new legislation? 29/07/2024
Europe News Crunch time for von der Leyen as final Commissioner names pour in With days left for countries to nominate, we now know the most likely candidates to serve in the next EU executive. Just eight are women, and nearly half from the centre-right EPP group. 29/07/2024
Healthcare Patients rally against EU ban on autoimmune drug Protestors want the European Commission to ignore official advice and keep marketing authorisation for drugs used to treat a rare liver disease. 26/07/2024
Europe News EU formally opens deficit proceedings against eight member states France, Italy, Belgium and five others were targeted by fellow member states after the European Commission warned of ballooning budget shortfalls. 26/07/2024
Europe News From Sicily to Austria: Oldest and youngest MEPs unite in Greens group In an interview with Euronews, the oldest and youngest members of the European Parliament pledge to fight for environmental sustainability and minority rights. 26/07/2024
Belgium Brussels police search 14 houses as part of terrorism investigation The searches were conducted in Antwerp, Liege and Ghent, and the Brussels region. 25/07/2024
Europe News Kebab war ignites as Germany fights Turkey over food protection German producers have sparked a dispute by filing an opposition to a Turkish application to grant the döner kebab's special status at the EU level, initiating a six-month period to resolve disagreements. 25/07/2024
Europe News Curtain rises on EU Parliament’s most right-leaning agriculture committee Right-wing groups have a significant presence in the parliamentary committee dealing with agriculture and attempted to claim nearly all key positions during the committee's constitutive meeting. 24/07/2024
Climate CO2 purity rules could sink Europe’s CCS ambitions, industry warns The EU is pinning its climate ambition on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to prevent billions of tonnes of CO2 emissions in the coming years, but a technical hitch could delay the deployment of a technology that even its cheerleaders recognise has barely got off the ground. 24/07/2024
Money Europe's rival to Visa and Mastercard soon to roll out in Belgium US payment giants Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Apple and Google Pay are getting a new rival in Europe: it's called Wero and it's already available to some consumers in Germany and by the end of July in Belgium - how does it work and what are its features? 24/07/2024
Health news EU to toughen cyberattack defence strategy for healthcare sector The European Commission will step up its cybersecurity action in an increasingly digitalised health sector already experiencing threats and poses new challenges. 24/07/2024
Europe News Hungary calls for new plan to increase organ donations, with a twist Hungary, currently holding the presidency of the Council of the EU, is pushing for the bloc to "overcome the barriers that currently prevent the full potential of organ transplantation from being realised in the EU" through a controversial proposal. 23/07/2024
Europe News Far-right Patriots stripped of key remaining parliamentary posts Orbán’s Patriots for Europe wished "bad karma" on pro-EU parties that maintained a cordon sanitaire on the far-right group, preventing their lawmakers from securing the last top jobs available in the European Parliament. 23/07/2024
Europe News Right-wing Polish MEP secures chair of EU committee A knife-edge vote saw the MEP take leadership of the Parliament’s petitions committee, as centrist parties seek to maintain a cordon sanitaire against the far-right. 23/07/2024
Earth News Far-right barred from top rank of EU Parliament environment committee Italian Social Democrat Antonio Decaro will chair the European Parliament's environment committee, while the freshly minted nationalist group Patriots for Europe was denied one of four deputy posts thanks to a manouvre by the centre-right European People's Party. 23/07/2024
Europe News Industrial policy emerges as key battleground for economic MEPs Committee chair Aurore Lalucq worries about competition from the US and China – while others fear a subsidy free-for-all. 23/07/2024
Culture news Take a dip at Antwerp’s MAS Museum this summer Why choose between a pool day and a cultural outing, when you can do both? Antwerp’s MAS Museum is planning to open the Bonaparte Dock – the first time it's possible to swim there in 200 years. 22/07/2024
Earth News EU approves €105m Dutch green farming subsidy Farmers who relocate away from Natura 2000 sites can be offered public money, Brussels said, after green measures drew a howl of protest. 22/07/2024
Healthcare Commission keeps door open to overhauling medical device laws A reform of the EU’s safety framework for products from pacemakers to syringes wasn’t been explicitly promised by von der Leyen, but wasn’t ruled out either. 22/07/2024
Health news Vifor to rectify smear campaign against competitor after EU warning Pharma company Vifor promised to correct misleading information about a rival iron supplement’s safety record, following an EU antitrust investigation into abuse of a dominant market position. 22/07/2024
Climate Now How Belgium’s gearing up for flooding and drought In partnership with Copernicus Belgium faces a future of warmer temperatures and more extreme events, according to climate projections. No stranger to flooding, it’s also grappling with an increased risk of drought. Climate Now reports from a region of Belgium that’s already felt some of the impacts. 22/07/2024