1+ hour, 10+ min ago (546+ words) S'journ' says the EU will create a European Centre for Critical Raw Materials to act as a supply hub for key minerals The EU's industry tsar, St'phane S'journ', on Tuesday urged the bloc to "redouble its efforts" to reduce its strategic dependence on China, as he laid out a range of policies to break Beijing's chokehold over the world's supply of critical minerals. In an address to the European Parliament, the French commissioner said China's export controls on rare earths have "directly targeted" Europe, warning that the bloc's lack of access to these strategic minerals remains "alarming" despite Beijing's announcement of a one-year suspension of some of those curbs last month. Beijing dominates the global rare-earths market, accounting for 70% of mining and 90% of refining for elements used across civilian and military technologies "from electric vehicles and computers to fighter planes....

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (120+ words) Green MEP Anna Strolenberg says the vote marks the start of real change in how EU farmers protect their crops Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (287+ words) 334 MEPs voted to take the Commission to the Court of Justice after the right-wing bloc forced a vote On Tuesday, Parliament voted in favour of bringing the Commission to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) over the executive's plan to ditch Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) from its 2025 work programme. Many in Parliament argue that the SEPs would significantly simplify the licensing of essential patents for crucial products such as 5G and industries such as automotives. However, the Commission abruptly withdrew SEPs from its work programme without much explanation, prompting members of the EU Parliament to resort to legal action. Marion Walsmann, a member of the EPP and the parliamentary rapporteur for the rules, welcomed the vote, saying it would "make it clear that democratically taken decisions taken by the European Parliament cannot be unilaterally overturned." S&D MEP Ren" Repasi, the…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (58+ words) High prices scarred South-Eastern Europe last year Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (66+ words) Austria, Spain, and others warn health risks being pushed aside by the EU's competitiveness focus Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago (522+ words) Ambassador Vassilenko's remarks at a recent event at the Press Club in Brussels. It'serves as a comprehensive framework for our political, economic, and sectoral cooperation across'29 areas. I would like to point out'a very dynamic political dialogue'that we have'established'with the European Union. Our leaders'participated'in the'Central Asia " European Union Summit, where the partnership between the two regions was elevated to'a strategic level. Last September, President Tokayev met with'Ant'nio Costa'on the sidelines of the 80th'session of the United Nation's General Assembly in New York. Kazakhstan supplies around'13% of the EU's oil consumption'and approximately'16% of its uranium needs, making us a stable pillar in Europe's diversified and resilient energy architecture. In this regard, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring the'continued, secure, and uninterrupted supply of Kazakh oil to the EU market. In our talks, particular attention'is being'devoted to the'Middle Corridor" a vital and…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago (210+ words) Peramato is regarded as one of Spain's top experts on protecting the rights of women, minors and vulnerable groups MADRID " Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez on Tuesday nominated veteran prosecutor Teresa Peramato as Spain's new attorney general, following last week's conviction of her predecessor that leaked confidential data from a tax investigation. Garc'a Ortiz, appointed in 2022, resigned on Monday "after the Supreme Court banned him from office for two years and imposed a fine for unlawfully disclosing information linked to an alleged tax fraud case involving the partner of Isabel D'az Ayuso, the conservative president of Madrid and a fierce adversary of S'nchez. According to Spain's prosecutors' associations, her nomination offers an opportunity to restore the credibility and independence of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which has faced heavy political scrutiny following the Garc'a Ortiz ruling. However, critics accuse the government of…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago (428+ words) Patriots spots an opportunity to break the firewall once and for all The far-right Patriots for Europe have an offer for European Parliament President Roberta Metsola: If you give us more power, we'll help you keep the job in 2027, when MEPs elect a new president. Centre-right Metsola, as first reported by Euractiv, is chasing an unprecedented third term at the helm of the hemicycle until 2029, though her path to the presidency is narrowing. The Patriots, sensing leverage, are moving in. Anders Vistisen, a senior Danish MEP in the Patriots for Europe group, told Euractiv's Rapporteur on Tuesday that Metsola could get their 85 votes, but only if the firewall blocking his group from power is lifted. "We have not ruled out giving Metsola a third term, but it depends," Vistisen said in an interview in his parliamentary office in Brussels. "If…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (86+ words) Jacob Wulff Wold is covering tech at Euractiv as part of the Tarbell fellowship. He has a masters degree in applied physics and worked with AI policy in Norway before coming to Brussels to join Euractiv. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago (69+ words) A letter from MEPs to the parliament's president, obtained by Euractiv, name-checks European alternatives to buying Microsoft products Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...