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A Russian strike killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in an eastern Ukrainian village Thursday (5 October), provoking a wave of outrage from Western leaders for what a UN official called a "horrifying" attack.

'What is illegal offline should be illegal online' has been the EU's guiding concept in regulating the internet. Yet, politicians and experts continue to question whether ending online anonymity is the missing step towards reaching this ideal.

A Polish ruling-party MEP has defended his Azerbaijan-friendly vote, even as EU support slips in the wake of its "ethnic cleansing".

GRANADA, SPAIN - While showing unity and steadfast support for Ukraine took centre-stage as some 50 European leaders met for their third summit on Thursday (5 October), the margins were dominated by the lack of progress in mediating Europe's other crises.

Around 10,000 people in Brussels on Thursday took part in a nationwide strike against the 'Van Quickenborne bill' on restricting protesters' freedoms.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) warned on Thursday (5 October) that the Cyber Solidarity Act could increase member state reliance on EU funding, as well as create troubles in information sharing and add complexity to the European cybersecurity landscape.

While novel antibiotics are critically important in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the lack of security and incentives for research and development (R&D) is setting development back, the pharmaceutical industry warns. 

With the science moving forward in addressing the burden of cancer, access to potentially life-saving treatments needs to be improved through pharmaceutical regulation in Europe and Spain in particular, writes Candela Calle.

EU lawmakers on Wednesday (October 4) endorsed a non-binding resolution to harmonise the rights of people with autism in Europe, recommending mutual recognition of diagnoses, better access to employment and prohibition of forced sterilisation.

Chinese cars are far from flooding the German market: Their share of overall car sales in Germany remains low but it is rising when it comes to electric cars, which is a matter of concern for politicians and European carmakers alike.

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An alleged spike in the number of bedbug infections in city centres across France has unexpectedly thrown the country into a political frenzy, making it the top priority for the government and opposition alike.

On European Carers Day, Merck reiterates its commitment to improving the livelihoods and working conditions of informal carers. Carers continue caring for their loved ones without fail year-round – we must do the same for them.

Acrimony over an EU Commission bill to detect child sexual abuse continues to mount, as EU officials brush away critical views of rights defenders.

Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides defended the key points of the EU executive’s proposal to re-approve the contentious herbicide glyphosate, signalling that the expected tweaks to the text at this point are likely to be relatively minor.

Current wind energy deployment rates in European countries are not aligned with the EU's climate change targets, according to a report published on Thursday (5 October) by the nature conservation NGO WWF.

GRANADA, SPAIN – EU countries have asked the bloc’s diplomatic service EEAS to come up with punitive ‘options’ should the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan deteriorate, but so far disagree about their intensity, Euractiv has learnt.

GRANADA, SPAIN – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders on Thursday (5 October) that he remained confident of America’s continued support despite the recent political upheaval there, while the EU warned it would not be able to fill any funding gap left by Washington.

The EU can no longer be content to legislate and regulate, or else consumers will be the ones bearing the cost of the green transition, climate scientist Corinne Le Quéré told Euractiv, arguing in favour of “a clear financing plan” agreed with EU member states.

MEPs on Thursday adopted a new voluntary standard for the use of a “European Green Bond” label, the first of its kind in the world.
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