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“This situation casts a shadow over our relationship," said EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. "Therefore, prompt resolution is essential.”

Up to four times the amount of price stabilising ETS 2 certificates could be released when prices surge with the changes

Security is spread across all aspects of this year's work programme

Plenty of proverbs that point to the pitfalls of having lots of money – grave warnings that much of the global populace never comes to realise. But in Norway, they weigh heavily on the national conscience

Industry source calls Commission’s biotech approach 'extraordinary'

Cyprus will also oversee budget talks and new rules on medical devices and tobacco

Berlin made clear that Germany wants an EU budget that rewards performance

MEP Elena Nevado del Campo calls for a renewed EU action plan on organ donation and transplantation to tackle growing inequalities across Europe

€180 million tender introduces ‘sovereignty score’ to rate EU cloud providers

The Commission immediately proposed to withdraw the bill

The non-NATO EU country will take over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council in January after Denmark steps down

As the Commission prepares a new EU Ports Strategy and a Sustainable Transport Investment Plan, stakeholders say ports should be viewed as a central solution

As the EU prepares its first Biotech Act, experts say that Europe risks overlooking the role of biotechnology in food, a gap EIT Food aims to close through a new alliance

Young farmers urge EU to match rhetoric with funding

"Delays persist in tobacco and alcohol control legislation in particular", the paper reads

The official 2026 work programme also upgrades public procurement and product updates into "Acts"

Draft plan for when it takes up the rotating Council presidency next year focuses on the EU's digital autonomy and competitiveness, with a push to promote innovation in AI and cloud

Brussels running out of tools as capitals urged to act

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 22 October 2025 at 18.00.

Council adopts decision enabling Switzerland’s participation in Union programmes.