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Bulgaria’s telemedicine proposal sparks backlash over state monopoly
Est. 5minUnder proposed rules, all remote consultations between patients and doctors would have to be conducted exclusively through the state-run digital infrastructure.
EU budget’s green investment list fuels greenwashing concerns
Est. 2minCritics warn the EU’s method for labeling green investments opens the door to funding fossil fuels, military infrastructure, and high-emission transport under the guise of climate action
Belgian court halts arms transit to Israel via Flanders
Est. 2minRuling says Flemish government failed to assess whether weapons transfers complied with international law.
Commission’s budget proposal bets billions on biotech
Est. 4minBy merging health programmes into a wider competitiveness fund and boosting biotech investment, the EU is sending early signals to the industry
Von der Leyen’s mission impossible one-fits-all defence programme
Est. 4minCommission outlines how EU defence industry policy will be streamlined into a single document.
EU investment bank now ready to pay for military gear production
Est. 3minThe move reflects a growing push within the EU to redirect public investment toward defence and security, including military R&D and infrastructure
EU budget leaves health MEPs guessing at the prognosis
Est. 2minMEPs say the Commission’s vague health spending plans raise concerns about diluted priorities and insufficient transparency in the next EU budget.
US in talks with Europe on tapping defence stockpiles for Ukraine
Est. 3minThe US is weighing sending Patriot systems to Ukraine but won’t risk its own security, its NATO envoy said.
Lead negotiator aims for final ban on Russian oil imports
Est. 2minVille Niinistö is seeking to extend a proposed Russian gas ban to include oil, targeting pipeline flows that still fund the Kremlin’s war effort.
Commission’s EU budget plan delivers major blow to fisheries
Est. 2minMEPs and industry representatives say the EU is weakening fisheries policy by burying it in a broader mega-fund
Paris restricts copper use in farming, fueling EU debate over alternative fungicides
Est. 3minFrance’s health agency is calling for an end to the “alternative-for-alternative” substitution approach in farming, urging instead the development of long-term copper reduction strategies.
Poland withdraws ambassador after Hungary grants ex-minister asylum
Est. 2minThe Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not say whether a new ambassador would be sent to Budapest
Brussels’ new tobacco tax plan sparks clash between industry and NGOs
Est. 3minIntense and uneven lobbying looms as NGOs face off against Big Tobacco
EU takes Hungary to court over Energy Charter Treaty dispute
Est. 2minHungary is the only EU member state maintaining that EU-based companies could bring arbitration claims against other EU governments under the treaty.
Brussels launches legal action against Spain over bank merger powers
Est. 2minThe Commission argues that Madrid's move undermines EU financial regulation and legal certainty for cross-border banking deals
UK teenagers could soon vote in general elections as government plans to lower voting age to 16
Est. 3minOther planned changes include introducing automated voter registration and making UK-issued bank cards an accepted form of ID at polling stations, which could see a huge rise in voter numbers.
Commission kicks off public consultation on Digital Fairness Act
Est. 2minIn the consultation, which runs until 9 October, the Commission has kept the door open for a Regulation or Directive.
Germany, UK pledge to coordinate on nuclear deterrence, security in landmark treaty
Est. 4minThe joint pledge aligns with Merz’s controversial push to extend the Anglo-French nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe.
Zelenskyy names outgoing justice minister as Ukraine’s US envoy
Est. 2min"All the necessary procedures for approving her candidacy with Washington as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States are underway," the Ukrainian president wrote on social media.
Privacy NGO Noyb targets three Chinese apps with data access complaints
Est. 2minTikTok, AliExpress and WeChat stand accused of failing to live up to the General Data Protection Regulation's rules on data access.
THE HACK: Tech’s big beautiful budget line
Est. 8minIn today's edition: Cash for AI gigafactories, DMA's cloud shortcomings
VOLTAGE: Environment budget train wreck looms
Est. 5minIn today's edition: day after MFF, hydrogen blow, PFAS.
FIRST AID: Looking for signs of life in the MFF
Est. 8minIn today's edition: MFF, Danish health tasks, and the drug cost crisis in Belgium
