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Reform of the medical devices regulation has entered its most delicate phase, with MEPs sorting through nearly 800 amendments while a Council working party studies the file this week. The…

Baltic Sea fishing quotas for 2027 go before EU fisheries ministers in Luxembourg on 26 and 27 October, and the proposal tells two very different stories. Herring and sprat fishers…

Brussels: Central Asia connectivity moved from slogan to financing plan in June 2026, and a meeting on 8 October suggests Uzbekistan wants the next step to come at leader level.…

Luanda: The Lobito Corridor has become the clearest test of whether the European Union can turn its Global Gateway strategy into dependable access to critical minerals. In August 2026, Angolan…

The COP17 biodiversity conference in Yerevan reaches its political peak this week, and the European Union arrives with a simple message: delivery matters more than declarations. Delegates have negotiated since…

Recycling claims on plastic bottles are about to look different on European supermarket shelves after Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone agreed to change how they describe their packaging. The European Commission…

Brussels: European Council President António Costa has opened bilateral talks with all 27 governments on EU own resources, the revenue sources that will decide whether leaders can agree the 2028-2034…

Brussels: The EU-UK summit will take place in Brussels on 20 November 2026, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed on 12 October, and neither side has announced a deal yet.…
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