EURACTIV

17/07/2025

The Brief – Ursula von der Leyen is cooking the books on climate funding

Even if the entire €2 trillion were spent on airport runways, the EU would still hit its climate target thanks to creative accounting that counts the same euro multiple times.

17/07/2025

Bulgaria’s telemedicine proposal sparks backlash over state monopoly

Under proposed rules, all remote consultations between patients and doctors would have to be conducted exclusively through the state-run digital infrastructure.

17/07/2025

EU budget’s green investment list fuels greenwashing concerns

Critics 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

17/07/2025

EU must take lead role on pharma, and patient access, says Czech minister

Czech Deputy Health Minister Michaela Matoušková urges the EU to take stronger, proactive steps on pharmaceutical policy, digital health coordination, and equitable access to innovative medicines.

17/07/2025

Belgian court halts arms transit to Israel via Flanders

Ruling says Flemish government failed to assess whether weapons transfers complied with international law.

17/07/2025

Commission’s budget proposal bets billions on biotech

By merging health programmes into a wider competitiveness fund and boosting biotech investment, the EU is sending early signals to the industry

17/07/2025

Von der Leyen’s mission impossible one-fits-all defence programme

Commission outlines how EU defence industry policy will be streamlined into a single document.

17/07/2025

EU investment bank now ready to pay for military gear production

The move reflects a growing push within the EU to redirect public investment toward defence and security, including military R&D and infrastructure

17/07/2025

EU budget leaves health MEPs guessing at the prognosis

17/07/2025

US in talks with Europe on tapping defence stockpiles for Ukraine

The US is weighing sending Patriot systems to Ukraine but won’t risk its own security, its NATO envoy said.

17/07/2025

Lead negotiator aims for final ban on Russian oil imports

Ville Niinistö is seeking to extend a proposed Russian gas ban to include oil, targeting pipeline flows that still fund the Kremlin’s war effort.

17/07/2025

Commission’s EU budget plan delivers major blow to fisheries

MEPs and industry representatives say the EU is weakening fisheries policy by burying it in a broader mega-fund