Poland’s judicial ‘speed bumps’ create legal uncertainty for EU pharma reforms [Advocacy Lab]

Sweden’s high use of teen antidepressants is a serious concern [Advocacy Lab]

France approves stopgap budget after failure of 2026 budget negotiations

EU protests UK-Norway deal allowing mackerel overfishing

Germany deports man to Syria for first time since 2011

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks legally binding security guarantees

Spanish socialists call on PM Sánchez to step down

Business is drowning in EU rules, employers demand urgent simplification [Advocacy Lab]

EU’s rising tropical disease risk puts Belgian vaccine ecosystem in pole position [Advocacy Lab]

Dutch industry warns EU pharma reform risks competitiveness, lack incentives [Advocacy Lab]

Will Russian fish be on your Christmas dinner table? While many countries push for stronger tariffs, others argue they cannot meet demand without Russian imports, and with a secret loophole you may be eating Russian-caught fish without even knowing it. https://eurac.tv/9YkJ

‘Massive’ Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites in pre-Christmas attack

Italy fines Ryanair €256 million for abuse of dominant position

Finland says to raise reservist age to 65

Russian fish could be slipping onto your Christmas table

Public don’t perceive how fast AI is reshaping journalism [Advocacy Lab]

British PM faces Labour revolt over closer EU ties

The Brief – The European ‘Debt’ Union 

US puts five offshore wind projects on hold over national security concerns

Europe’s quiet debt revolution

Swiss pharma defends US drug pricing deal

Snowy owls declared extinct in Sweden

Italy says wants military to stay in Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave

Belgian team set to anchor WHO needs-based health innovation push [Advocacy Lab]

Germany records more than 1,000 suspicious drone sightings this year

Israel, Greece and Cyprus revive trilateral talks as Turkey looms

EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units

Moscow car blast kills Russian general hours after US talks

Pedro Sánchez pushes ministers to reclaim Spain’s regional power

Mercosur safeguards stuck as Council delays vote again

China targets EU dairy with new duties of up to 42.7%

Apple fined €98 million in Italy for breaching competition rules

Trump taps Greenland envoy amid deepening rift with Denmark

Enlisting hygge: What Europe’s military service push can learn from the Nordics

How Brussels misread Belgium

Your ugly Christmas jumper is part of an environmental disaster

Why electricity price hawks are taking aim at the EU’s flagship climate policy

Macron to replace Charles de Gaulle, France’s flagship

Czechia approves first long-term national vaccination strategy [Advocacy Lab]

Kremlin denies three-way US-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparation

China’s rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge

Putin ready to talk Ukraine with Macron says Kremlin spokesperson

Kosovo to hold snap elections as relations with Brussels reach new low

Zelenskyy says US mooted direct Ukraine-Russia talks in Miami to end war

Brazil’s Lula asks EU to show ‘courage’ and sign Mercosur trade deal

Beetles block mining of Europe’s biggest rare earths deposit

Trump nominates new head of US forces in Latin America

Is petrol or electric really the only choice?

Spain kickstarts the electoral race amid fracturing of the right

EU-Kazakhstan partnership focused on a year of credibility through delivery [Advocacy Lab]