MEPs to grill European Commission over tweaks to EU-Morocco pact The EU executive is pushing preferential tariffs and wants products to be labelled with Moroccan regional names rather than with ‘Western Sahara’

MEPs to grill European Commission over tweaks to EU-Morocco pact

Beijing rebukes EU over Taiwan vice-president’s visit to Parliament Beijing accused the EU of enabling 'separatist activities' after Taiwan’s vice president made a rare address at the European Parliament

Beijing rebukes EU over Taiwan vice-president’s visit to Parliament

Taiwan vice president makes surprise address at European Parliament amid China tensions Unannounced visit underscores growing parliamentary outreach to Taipei as Beijing watches closely

Taiwan vice president makes surprise address at European Parliament amid China tensions

Germany is debating sex work again. Politicians call the country the 'brothel of Europe' and push the Nordic model – penalise buyers, not sex workers. Researcher Julia Wege welcomes the step, as currently many (migrant) women face exploitation + violence. Buying sex has become a “lifestyle product.”

EU Summit live: Here’s what to expect As EU leaders make their way to Brussels, we'll follow their packed agenda including Ukraine, European defence, and the situation in the Middle East

EU Summit live: Here’s what to expect

EU opens door to Swiss participation in flagship programmes amid backlash in Bern Swiss right-wing party brands EU deal a threat to sovereignty

EU opens door to Swiss participation in flagship programmes amid backlash in Bern

MEPs urge Metsola to rebuke Commission over Morocco trade deal Lawmakers accuse the EU executive of bypassing Parliament and ignoring court rulings

MEPs urge Metsola to rebuke Commission over Morocco trade deal

INTA chair Bernd Lange called the Commission’s use of provisional application on the Morocco trade deal “outrageous,” saying it sidelined MEPs and violated the updated framework agreement between Parliament and Commission. “When you have an agreement, you should stick to it.”

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Turkey withdraws bid for EU protection of döner kebab Months of talks collapsed over how to codify Europe’s diverse döner traditions

Turkey withdraws bid for EU protection of döner kebab

🚨 Scoop: The EU Commission is rushing to save its annulled deal with Morocco covering Western Sahara.

Leaked docs show Brussels plans to swap Sahrawi consent for “verifiable benefits,” let Moroccan customs certify goods, and apply the deal before MEPs vote - a move insiders call a “fait accompli.”

Tilting at windmills: Berlin offer to buy out shrimp fishers sparks backlash Offshore wind needs space at sea. The German government offered crab fishers €20 million to scrap their ships amid protests from local politicians

Tilting at windmills: Berlin offer to buy out shrimp fishers sparks backlash

Germany creates National Security Council in historic first “The time when we first had to call all the ministries to get a picture of a crisis is over"

Germany creates National Security Council in historic first

Germany’s Reichsbürger:

A heterogenous mix of monarchists, antisemites, esotericists & fascists plotting coups about storming parliaments, and calling the state a “company.”
Now spreading abroad - growing bolder, often violent.

Read more to untangle the mycelial network hiding in digital thickets.

Germany, Canada secure critical minerals pact to cut reliance on China China remains the dominant global supplier of critical raw materials and has recently imposed stricter export controls on several rare earth elements

Germany, Canada secure critical minerals pact to cut reliance on China

Former German vice-chancellor quits politics for academic career Taking the summer for soul-searching, Habeck explained: “I need to distance myself from the overly restrictive constraints of Berlin's political system"

Former German vice-chancellor quits politics for academic career

Flying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study finds Striking price gaps and slight improvements leave room for more

Flying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study finds

From tide to table: Mussels in a sea of nanoplastics Up to 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics pollute the North Atlantic, with the highest concentrations found at the heart of the bloc's mussel farming grounds, a study has shown

From tide to table: Mussels in a sea of nanoplastics

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

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]

🚜 EU farm chief Christophe Hansen will revisit strict pasture rules that force arable land by cowsheds to be converted into grazing.

The rule has pushed many 🇩🇪 & 🇦🇹 organic farmers out of certification. Organic associations demand “flexibility” to avoid closures.

Who let the cows out? 🐂

The farmer subsidy cut is almost twice what the Commission says Latest from Euractiv

The farmer subsidy cut is almost twice what the Commission says

In 1929, Magritte painted “This is not as pipe” to argue that a label does not constitute the object 🎨

In 2025, Brussels is caught in a dilemma over representations and the defense of what is “real” 🌱🍣

🤔 Whether in art or at the supermarket, is a name ever just a name?

EU expert panel says no to potassium phosphonate as a fungicide in organic wine production.

Some winegrowers warn: “The future viability of organic viticulture is at stake.”

With copper-based fungicides also under review, the sector could soon be left without viable alternatives.

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Climate extremes drive food price surge as farmer scepticism persists A new study links extreme weather to soaring global food prices, while farmer climate scepticism – especially in Northern Europe – continues to challenge policy responses.

Climate extremes drive food price surge as farmer scepticism persists

Paris restricts copper use in farming, fueling EU debate over alternative fungicides France’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.

Paris restricts copper use in farming, fueling EU debate over alternative fungicides

💸 EU plans 'super fund', squeezing the CAP. Officials say it's fair -farmers disagree.

With cuts of 25–30% expected in the next MFF, I spoke to COPA-COGECA’s Elli Tsiforou + CEJA’s @meedendorppeter.bsky.social at the today's protests.

Tractors will roll back in September. 🚜

Farmers protest ‘super fund’ plan as EU budget talks heat up Farmers protest ‘super fund’ plan as EU budget talks heat upAs the EU budget presentation keeps the Brussels bubble on edge, farmers’ associations rallied outside the European Parliament on Wednesday,...

As the EU budget presentation keeps the Brussels bubble on edge, the bloc’s farmers’ associations are protesting against the Commission’s proposal to merge the Common Agricultural Policy into a superfund. Plans to cut funding are “unacceptable,” a source told me.

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LIVE: Countdown to the EU's next seven-year budget - Euractiv Euractiv'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.

Who else is excited for B-Day?

We are running a live blog as the EU unveils its plans for its new 7-year budget 🤓

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Are EU farm ministers feeling '90s nostalgia?

Reviving a 1991 procedure, Czech minister Výborný told me it's "the most practical and immediate solution to support our farmers."

21 countries back the move - aiming for faster access to banned pesticides amid increasing crop failure across the bloc.

Germany’s 16 agriculture ministers of the Länder have given Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer more clout in upcoming negotiations on the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.