#European Union

Poland has become the first country to sign agreements under the EU’s SAFE instrument, unlocking a path to €43.7 billion in defense funding and signaling a broader European shift toward long-term rearmament finance.

China's commerce ministry is sharply criticizing the EU's ban on Chinese inverters in EU-funded solar projects, turning a procurement dispute into a wider trade and energy flashpoint.

The European Commission’s third hydrogen auction selected nine projects across seven countries, signaling continued demand for subsidy-backed clean hydrogen even as bids varied sharply on price.

A new scenario analysis for SolarPower Europe argues that accelerating solar and battery deployment across the European Union could sharply reduce gas imports, lower electricity prices, and narrow the bloc’s 2030 clean-

Germany is warning of steep costs after President Donald Trump threatened to raise U.S. tariffs on European vehicles to 25%, putting transatlantic auto trade under new pressure.

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta breached EU law by failing to put effective measures in place to stop children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram.

The European Commission’s AccelerateEU package endorsed a 200 GW battery-storage goal for 2030, but SolarPower Europe says the bloc still lacks a dedicated financing mechanism to reach it

Rome is passing on an EU mechanism that could have unlocked roughly €12 billion in extra defense spending, choosing instead to focus on energy bills, inflation, and fiscal credibility ahead of elections.

A new Transport & Environment analysis argues that hydrotreated vegetable oil and other advanced biofuels would leave drivers paying far more per kilometer than charging a battery-electric car, sharpening the fight over

The European Commission has selected 57 defense research and development projects worth €1.07 billion, with drones, loitering munitions, autonomy, and Ukrainian battlefield experience central to the package.

A new estimate suggests chronic hepatitis B affected 2.4 million to 4.1 million people across the EU and EEA in 2022, underscoring the scale of the region’s long-term disease burden.

European regulators are accelerating efforts to enforce meaningful age protections online, pairing Digital Services Act investigations with a proposed system designed to verify age without exposing personal data.

According to Politico, the European Commission, Parliament, and Council have barred press teams from using fully AI-generated images and videos in official communications.