VOLTAGE: Germany resists electric vehicle mandates
In today's edition: corporate fleets, passenger rights, New European Bauhaus
THE HACK: Digital ministers head to Luxembourg
In today's edition: CAIDA, low clamour for AI committee, Nintendo complaint
FIRST AID: Device reform reaches key milestone
In today's edition: Ebola, tobacco and the week ahead
HARVEST: Budget’s shifting agendas
In today's edition: gene editing, CAP, enlargement
Who dares snub Trump’s party
Also, in Tuesday’s edition: Armenia, brain cancer, Bauhaus, FCAS, antisemitism
EU gene-editing push meets thorny wine market rules
New provisions could leave gene-edited Pinot Noir and Riesling in limbo
MEPs question Commission over AI envoy appointment
Commission keeps mum on whether Siemens chair still owns AI stock
As warfare evolves, virtual wargaming opens up new avenues for militaries
Now armed forces can test multiple scenarios in a risk-free environment
Armenia election confirms pro-European course despite Moscow’s warnings
Armenian authorities remain careful not to frame their foreign policy as a binary choice between Moscow and Brussels
Edi Rama’s greatest achievement: Convincing the West he is Albania
Western admirers speak about Rama as if he were not merely governing Albania but personally dragging it into the twenty-first century. That is precisely the problem
Von der Leyen’s €1.4bn Bauhaus dream fails to build a legacy
Her New European Bauhaus plan only has one partially-finished building to show for it
Dutch drug reimbursement reform stalls despite rising patient waits [Advocacy Lab]
Dutch health ministry challenged criticism of the delay, expressing hope that industry will engage constructively with the new framework
Pre-COP talks kick off with warning over fossil fuel dependency
Key figures in this year's global climate politicking point to energy crisis as reason to double down on green transition
EU digital leaders urge common rules on kids’ social media use
D9+ keen for a unified front on tackling social media harms but Estonia has age check concerns
The Brief – EU sanctions on Iran
EU countries have approved sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities involved in disrupting the transit through the Strait of Hormuz
Council wraps up first review of EU device reforms, flags key issues
One of the most debated topics concerns the operational implications of the AI Act
Corporate clean-car mandate gets short shrift from EU capitals
France among only four countries to back corporate fleet quotas
Germany, France abandon joint fighter jet
The €100 billion initiative has been stalled for over a year
Pope criticises ‘constant disparagement’ in politics during Madrid visit
Leo XIV found accord with Spain's beleaguered prime minister over migration and multilateralism
UK warns Big Tech to stop kids from circulating nude images
PM Keir Starmer asks tech firms like Apple and Google to install "device-level" features or face fresh laws