Euractiv's Advocacy Lab

Euractiv’s Advocacy Lab is responsible for the production of all Euractiv content supported by a third party. With its own team of reporters and a managing editor, Euractiv’s Advocacy Lab offers in-depth coverage of stakeholder perspectives. Learn more about the Advocacy Lab.

 

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Fusion in the energy grid? Europe needs to act now

Est. 9min

Marc Lachaise, Director of 'Fusion for Energy', says a mapping of Europe's fusion research serves as an early warning that the EU must develop a comprehensive nuclear fusion strategy.

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Agrifood 15-07-2025

Denmark’s vision for EU agriculture is firmly focused on simplicity

Est. 5min

The Danish presidency has set out a vision for agriculture and the food industry, emphasising simplification, sustainability, innovation, and competitiveness.

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Economy 15-07-2025

Protecting Europe’s workforce with advance technologies, new strategies

Est. 1min

The health and safety of Europe’s workforce is rising on the EU policy agenda, including the stockpiling of personal protective equipment (PPE) and deployment of advanced protective technologies.

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Health 15-07-2025

EU health security planning prioritises protective equipment

Est. 9min

The EU’s new health security strategies has prioritised personal protective equipment alongside vaccines and therapeutics, expands rescEU reserves, and call for dedicated funding and equitable access.

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Kazakhstan is investing to tackle Central Asia water crisis

Est. 5min

Climate change is accelerating glacial retreat, and water-intensive agriculture is dominant. Kazakhstan is investing in 42 new reservoirs and overhauling 14,000 kilometres of irrigation canals.

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Health 14-07-2025

Europe’s Alzheimer’s research needs generational renewal, warns neurology expert

Est. 3min

Despite extensive collaboration and cutting-edge research, turning research into local patient care remains a serious challenge.

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Agrifood 10-07-2025

Underinvesting in animal health exposes Europe to disease shocks

Est. 7min

‘Invest in data infrastructure,’ says Jonathan Rushton, just as we invest in diagnostic labs. He says Europe needs new systems for disease modelling and economic analysis.

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Health 10-07-2025

‘Rethink brain health’, say experts battling EU Alzheimer’s crisis

Est. 4min

Recent research shows up to 40% of dementia cases could be prevented. Europe needs a cross-border policy rethink to impact brain health.

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Health 10-07-2025

Rare disease research boost for lysosomal scientists backed by Chiesi

Est. 5min

Three scientists have been awarded research grants through Chiesi’s ‘Find For Rare’ programme to advance early-stage innovation in ultra-rare lysosomal conditions.

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Politics 10-07-2025

Kazakhstan puts human rights at core of governance in bid to set regional example

Est. 4min

The wide-ranging reforms were recognised by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in January, including the abolition of the death penalty.

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Economy 09-07-2025

Transformative Power of Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Across European Regions

Explore how place-based investment strategies can unlock long-term economic potential, enhance social resilience, and bridge regional disparities across the European Union.

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Health 08-07-2025

Preventing disease X, why the EU must invest in animal health

Est. 1min

This report explores strategies for disease preparedness, prevention, and response, and how the EU can better invest in animal health systems.

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Agrifood 08-07-2025

Hardwire One Health into EU law before ‘Disease X’ strikes

Est. 7min

Most pandemics, including COVID-19, began with zoonotic pathogens, and the next one, dubbed Disease X, likely will too. Preventing it starts with animal health.

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Politics 08-07-2025

Unlocking Kazakhstan, the next frontier for EU tourism

Est. 5min

Kazakhstan’s tourism sector is gaining momentum, with sustainability a cornerstone of its tourism policy, and a new national ecotourism standard.

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Heat threatens urban life, cities must act, warns World Bank report

Est. 4min

Cities can increase green cover and early warning systems to retrofitting infrastructure with heat-tolerant materials, but long-term resilience demands political will.

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EU lacks bold political leadership on nuclear fusion

Est. 6min

Europe’s early lead on the ‘holy grail’ of energy is being eroded by the US and China. Can a new Commission strategy change the situation?

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Politics 08-07-2025

China courts EU ahead of key summit, but strategic frictions loom

Est. 4min

On the summit menu, openness and free trade paired with deeper coordination in a changing global order. Global instability could make a lack of trust easier to swallow.

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Agrifood 02-07-2025

EU eyes new bioeconomy strategy to boost competitiveness

Est. 7min

The European Commission will publish a strategy at the end of the year that will put the bioeconomy at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness push.

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Health 02-07-2025

Preparing Europe for the next cross-border health threats, COVID lessons unpacked

Est. 9min

There will be another ‘COVID’. Governments are planning for it, but how coordinated is that planning, and how resilient will Europe be next time?

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Innovative technologies for Europe’s energy transition

Est. 1min

This report takes a closer look at how these innovative technologies can accelerate the EU's transition toward a sustainable, competitive, and resilient future.

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British carbon capture and storage gets a second look post-Brexit

Est. 8min

Britain took an early lead, identifying carbon capture and storage as a solution for emissions mitigation. Brexit complicated cross-border efforts. Can London and Brussels agree on a new framework?

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Agrifood 30-06-2025

More policy flavour is needed for an EU plant-based diet strategy

Est. 8min

A visible rise in the dynamics needed to yield a plant-based diet for Europeans is giving hope to activists that an EU action plan can produce long-term policy fruit.    

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Economy 30-06-2025

Startups call for reform of EU business representations

Est. 5min

Europe’s startup scene is dynamic, ambitious and growing – but when it comes to shaping the rules that govern it, the continent’s most innovative voices remain sidelined.

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Politics 30-06-2025

Couples therapy? EU-China relations hit new low ahead of summit

Est. 4min

It was never going to be easy for Europe and China, but with a third person raising tensions, this marriage of convenience is being tested to new limits.