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Plus Greenland, Commission drones, & Russian air defences

In today's edition: Biotech, tobacco taxation, and the week ahead

Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) will brief journalists on 20 January at 15.00 on Parliament’s proposal for a new legal framework to support EU innovation and competitiveness.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) will brief journalists on 20 January at 15.00 on Parliament’s proposal for a new legal framework to support EU innovation and competitiveness.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Revealed: Parliament's plan to be more efficient and save taxpayer's money

In today's edition: The week ahead

In Monday's edition: EUCO, Timothy Snyder, Le Pen fact-check, Kos’ cabinet

The President of the European Council, António Costa, issued a statement on Greenland.

President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on Greenland.

El 17 de enero de 2026, el presidente António Costa viajó a Asunción (Paraguay) para asistir a la ceremonia de firma de los acuerdos UE-Mercosur, donde pronunció un discurso.

Fico described the talks as informal and open, calling the invitation a sign of “high respect and trust.”

The performative agitation of Europe’s political class has distracted from countless petty power games between member states and in Brussels. But the existential crisis won’t just disappear

Chief lobbyist warns of effects on access to drugs in Europe

The Austrian government has asked the EU to step in as it joins a growing list of the bloc's countries looking to shield firms from high prices

However, it would be a mistake to ignore the long-term relationship between the two countries

Calls to activate the anti-coercion instrument in response to Trump’s latest tariff threat are well-founded. The evidence suggests Europe will again stop short

Subsidies total €280 million and date back to Babiš’ first term

Extended patent rules risk delaying cheaper medicines

Major AI firms slow to disclose training data under EU rules

Portugal's socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro won the first round of the presidential election