Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Biotech Act negotiators seek faster clinical trials and bigger EMA role
Draft amendments would create pan-European strategic biotech projects
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Social media ban 'a defining moment for our children'
Secretary of State for Technology Liz Kendall was addressing the Commons following the announcement of a social media ban for unde…
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Transparency groups warn half of EU drug trial results not fully disclosed
Around 20% of trials published incomplete findings
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G7 expected to deliver minerals pact, but EU resists Trump’s minimum price plan
The Trump administration has been pushing a plan for minimum pricing of critical minerals shaped by a Pentagon-drafted formula. Bu…
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Reform UK’s Honest Bob makes a stand for the little people like him | John Crace
It fell to Robert Jenrick to announce his party’s plans to lift white British people from the bottom of the pile Now is not a good…
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Two men convicted of arson plot targeting UK prime minister's properties
Two men face sentencing Friday after being found guilty of torching properties linked to the prime minister, in a case that has ra…
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The Brief – Not so fast! EU membership, with strings attached
As EU accession rides high on the agenda, key members are pushing for a 'probation period'
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Ukraine and Moldova open EU accession talks after years of delay
After years of reforms, red tape, and former Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán blocking them, Ukraine and Moldova marked a historic milest…
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The right wants money for defence. It should start with MoD wastefulness – or even the pensioner triple lock | Polly Toynbee
There is nothing left to be squeezed from disabled people or families, yet some continue to bang the same old drum What’s it to be…
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Moscow strike on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra 'one of Russia’s most serious crimes against Christian culture'
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine, has been hit in Moscow's drone and m…
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EU splits Aspides from Hormuz mission as Macron signals rapid deployment
Kallas says Aspides will focus on Red Sea, 'complementing' Franco-British-led mission in Hormuz
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Kallas puts pressure on her own colleagues over Israel trade sanctions
Kallas said she will ask the European Commission to propose restrictive measures on trade – again
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Czech government scraps licence fees for public media in move critics call threat to press freedom
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's coalition has approved a bill replacing the traditional funding model with direct state financing, t…
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Ukraine and Moldova press ahead with bid to join the EU on enlargement ‘Mega Monday’
In what’s been hailed by the European Union’s enlargement chief as ‘Mega Monday’, Ukraine and Moldova are breaking a two-year poli…
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Prosecutors fighting major corruption cases in Italy now risk criminal charges
If prosecutors can be targeted for good-faith procedural decisions, corrupt actors gain a powerful new weapon: turning the justice…
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Macron to stand ‘firm’ with Trump over wine tariff threat
Trump's threats are 'bad news' for the French wine industry, Picard said
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US AI shutdown boosts calls for stricter rules in EU tech sovereignty law
Some argue that critical private entities should also transition from US cloud service providers to European ones
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Lavender Provence farmers forced to raise laying hens to keep their activity going
The emblem of Provence, which attracts thousands of tourists every year, isn't as profitable as before. Lavender has become a burd…
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Even Russian soldiers can’t get fuel at petrol pumps, as ’black rain’ falls on Crimea (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,572)
Fuel limits have been introduced at all petrol stations from the border of Russian-occupied Donetsk all the way to the Russian cit…
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Reform pledges new tax on hiring foreign workers
The party says the move would allow it to reverse last year's National Insurance rise for British workers.
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France eyes domestic rocket artillery deal as Lockheed pitches HIMARS
Buying the HIMARS system would allow France to clear its missile stocks while local alternatives are developed
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France’s Macron warns Iran against imposing Hormuz tolls
Macron said a joint France-UK mission to ensure the Strait opens was prepared to deploy 'very quickly'
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New EU members face probation clauses lasting over 15 years
'We will have new safeguards,' says Kos
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Trial opens for Swedish army consultant accused of attempted espionage for Russia
The trial, scheduled to last three days, is being held largely behind closed doors, given the sensitive nature of the information …