Category: 3. Europe

As anticipated in yesterday’s (11 May) ‘Inside EU Health’, the Council and Parliament were able to reach a provisional agreement on the Critical Medicines Act (CMA). The deal was sealed at 6:00 this morning after a punishing 12 hours of negotiations. European policy making…

The review aims “to make sure that we do have effective carbon pricing for the full share of EU emissions,” said Polona Gregorin, head of unit for transport at the Commission’s climate department.

Speaking at a conference with aviation lobbyists, Gregorin warned that the ETS could be…

The document advises avoiding “for now” voters ages 18 to 25, single parents and those with lower incomes, all of whom are deemed “more difficult to mobilize.”

It also recommends not trying too hard to woo voters from poorer, multicultural suburbs surrounding major French cities…

The National Rally president, who could be his party’s presidential candidate if Marine Le Pen’s election ban is confirmed in an upcoming appeal decision, has been trying to build his international profile, traveling to the United Kingdom and Italy in recent months.

His apparent…

Selon le commissaire européen, l’UE peut s’inspirer de l’Australie, “pionnière” en la matière, pour imposer un âge minimum pour l’utilisation des médias sociaux.

A fierce debate over the future of European tobacco policy is intensifying after European Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi (pictured) suggested that alternative nicotine products such as vapes, heated tobacco devices and nicotine pouches may cause the “same level of…

The World Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Spain — which allowed the virus-stricken ship to dock Sunday — and the Netherlands — the home of the ship’s operator — have been leading the public health and logistical effort to contain the…

Leaders’ public appeals have been complemented by back-door maneuvering. At least one allied country delegation has approached U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker to make their case directly, according to a senior alliance diplomat. There’s a “window of opportunity,” they said. 

On…

The last time the service had a major vacancy, its head, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, told POLITICO it was essential to appoint “a strong person” to help oversee the EEAS to ensure “Europe is a geopolitical power.”

But, according to one…