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The Brief – Ursula von der Leyen is cooking the books on climate funding
Est. 4minThe EU could still meet its climate target by double- or even triple-counting the same euro through clever accounting tricks.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Commission should rethink AI gigafactories’ business model, says lobby
Est. 3minThe paper from the European AI Forum – calling for a switch to a US-style approach to funding the AI hubs – follows the Commission signalling it's open to alternatives.
The final download on the budget numbers for tech
Est. 2minWhat you need to know about how the Commission wants to spend money on digital
Cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about the EU budget battle
Est. 8minThe Commission's proposed seven-year budget sparked mass confusion on Wednesday - including among many EU officials
Europe’s alphabet soup: E3, E4, G5, and the rise of super groups
Est. 7minThe first German-British friendship treaty revives an old European axis – one of many among a growing alphabet soup of subgroups.
LIVE: Von der Leyen grapples with budget blow back
Est. 1minEuractiv's newsroom dives deep into what's going on with the bloc's 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework – from agrifood to tech, from defence to the economy.