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Portugal opposes EU proposals on tobacco taxes According to data obtained by Euractiv, in Portugal, the price of a pack of cigarettes would increase by €1.22

Portugal opposes EU proposals on tobacco taxes

Pharma left in limbo as Section 232 probe drags on Trump is using Section 232 and his Most Favoured Nation policy as twin levers in his push to lower drug prices.

Pharma left in limbo as Section 232 probe drags on

Minsk–Benghazi flights raise EU alarm on migration A meeting in Ankara last Friday between Turkey, Italy and Libya to discuss migration suggests that Russia may not be acting alone

Minsk–Benghazi flights raise EU alarm on migration

EU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets included Scrapping exemptions for long-haul and private flights and taxing non-CO2 emissions could multiply EU aviation carbon revenues tenfold, a new report says

EU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets included

Trump’s Patriot missile deal for Ukraine sparks European fears over air defence gaps Uncertainty over replacement delivery dates has Europe's militaries anxious about giving up advanced air defence systems

Trump’s Patriot missile deal for Ukraine sparks European fears over air defence gaps

Is ‘Big Food’ going on a diet? Multinationals shed brands while local and regional firms gain ground

Is ‘Big Food’ going on a diet?

Europe’s rare disease innovation progress at risk, warns senior Chiesi executive [Advocacy Lab Content] Europe risks ceding its leadership in rare disease innovation unless it urgently recalibrates its incentive framework, warns Enrico Piccinini, Senior Vice President EU & International at Chiesi. 

Europe’s rare disease innovation progress at risk, warns senior Chiesi executive [Advocacy Lab Content]

Poland extends border controls with Germany, Lithuania The Polish interior minister announced that the relevant regulation had been issued last Friday and submitted to the European Commission for notification

Poland extends border controls with Germany, Lithuania

Hamas hostage videos intensifies EU calls for Gaza ceasefire The videos sparked global outrage, fuelling calls to free the hostages and end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Hamas hostage videos intensifies EU calls for Gaza ceasefire

Gamers flood EU consultation in push for rules to make sure the fun never stops The public consultation on the EU's Digital Fairness Act has received close to 3,000 responses in two weeks – mostly from videogamers.

Gamers flood EU consultation in push for rules to make sure the fun never stops

Ukraine uncovers major corruption scheme in drone procurement [Promoted content] After the arrests, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram that he was “grateful to the anti-corruption bodies for their work"

Ukraine uncovers major corruption scheme in drone procurement [Promoted content]

Germany says ‘very insufficient’ aid entering Gaza In recent weeks, Berlin has adopted a tougher stance on Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

Germany says ‘very insufficient’ aid entering Gaza

Turkey delivers Azerbaijani gas to power post-Assad Syria’s recovery The Turkish announcement comes in the context of a Qatari-funded initiative launched in March 2025

Turkey delivers Azerbaijani gas to power post-Assad Syria’s recovery

Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia The US president did not say in his post whether he meant nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed submarine

Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia

FIREPOWER: Trump sparks NATO surveillance aircraft rethink In today's edition: AWACS vs E-7, Israel boycott, Patriot air defence, smash SAFE success

FIREPOWER: Trump sparks NATO surveillance aircraft rethink

The Brief – 1 August 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The month of mass transit gives many of us a chance to test the limits of free movement – whether impeded by border checks or infrastructure in need of upgrades.

The Brief – 1 August 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

France says it can’t stop destruction of US contraceptives On 23 July, press reports revealed that the US administration planned to destroy a stockpile of contraceptives worth an estimated €10 million

France says it can’t stop destruction of US contraceptives

Why Europe should fear Trump’s deregulatory blitz – not his tariffs The US president’s sweeping levies will likely only shrink the EU’s GDP by a few decimal points. But his gutting of financial regulations could devastate the global economy.

Why Europe should fear Trump’s deregulatory blitz – not his tariffs

Brussels under pressure over wastewater costs for pharma and cosmetics Centre-right EPP and liberal Renew lawmakers say the revised EU wastewater rules, in force since January, rely on flawed data and could lead to medicine shortages

Brussels under pressure over wastewater costs for pharma and cosmetics

European allies start airlifting aid into Gaza France, Germany and Spain all confirm that deliveries have started

European allies start airlifting aid into Gaza

EU’s ex-top diplomat says von der Leyen ‘complicit’ in Israeli war crimes in Gaza Josep Borrell suggested that EU leaders will face consequences for insufficient pressure on Israel

EU’s ex-top diplomat says von der Leyen ‘complicit’ in Israeli war crimes in Gaza

EU Circular Economy Act to target e-waste, simplification The Commission is also considering mandatory criteria for public procurement, it said in a call for evidence

EU Circular Economy Act to target e-waste, simplification

EU top court bars green groups from blocking Spanish wind farms Galicia has struggled to keep up with the rest of Spain in expanding wind power. “The cost of the structural paralysis of an entire sector for more than three years has caused enormous damage,” said industry lobby AEE.

EU top court bars green groups from blocking Spanish wind farms

EU Court deals blow to Meloni’s Albania migration deal  The ruling follows preliminary questions raised by judges at the Rome Tribunal regarding the legality of detaining migrants rescued in the Mediterranean and then transferred to Albania

EU Court deals blow to Meloni’s Albania migration deal 

EU farm chief signals flexibility on organic grazing rules Pushback over grazing obligation prompts EU to consider easing rules in updated organic legislation.

EU farm chief signals flexibility on organic grazing rules

Council of Europe slams Spain over handling of political corruption The report also criticised the lack of disciplinary reform in the Police and Civil Guard, urging greater transparency and accountability

Council of Europe slams Spain over handling of political corruption

EU starts regulatory groundwork to boost carbon capture and storage sector Industry representatives called the Commission’s upcoming proposal “a key piece of the puzzle to develop CCS at scale in Europe."

EU starts regulatory groundwork to boost carbon capture and storage sector

Farmer protests could justify import bans under new EU-Ukraine deal In practice, farmer protests could be cited as a “societal difficulty” to trigger safeguard measures.

Farmer protests could justify import bans under new EU-Ukraine deal

Commission publishes full list of AI companies signed up to Code of Practice Nearly all dominant EU and US AI developers have signed up, but – so far – there are none from China.

Commission publishes full list of AI companies signed up to Code of Practice

EU Commission let ‘Pfizergate’ texts disappear Critics – including judges at the General Court of the European Court of Justice – argued that the decision to block access to the texts breached transparency obligations

EU Commission let ‘Pfizergate’ texts disappear