Regulatory

Why the EU pellet loss compromise is smart policymaking
Proposed plastics policy demonstrates a pragmatic, measured approach. Risk-based policy measures can deliver regulation that works in the real world, providing environmental protection without hindering industrial competitiveness.

Global financial rule-makers risk losing relevance if Trump pulls back entirely

Mediobanca rebels at Rome’s efforts to force it into a shotgun marriage

Hungary on EU watchlist over surveillance at Pride

After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?

Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it
‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’: How a chemical Europe can’t quit may be driving the disease
Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.
Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting economy
Friedrich Merz’s new administration promises tax cuts, energy price reductions and a blitz of public-private investment funds.
EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook
After introducing landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe now wants to reduce the burden.
Europe prepares AI charm offensive as industry trembles from tariff shocks
Draft strategy shows EU wants to woo tech leaders with computing, data, skills — and simpler rules — to run AI.
Musk hopes US, EU get to ‘zero-tariff situation’
Just days after Trump launched his trade war, Musk envisions a transatlantic free-trade zone ‘at the end of the day.’
Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition
The outcome of a key vote on environmental laws in the Parliament this week could set the stage for the next five years.
EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.
Germany must leave its comfort zone
Germany can reinvent itself — with bold decisions, growth-oriented investments, and a concerted push for innovation by industry and government. What we don’t need? Cosmetic fixes and piecemeal thinking and regulation.
Why five judges could blow a hole in Labour’s economic plans
Banks would be able to afford a possible £30 billion bill if the Supreme Court finds them guilty of paying hidden commissions. But Britain’s economy may not.
Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels
Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking?
Meet the Czech Millennial Who’s Building a Utopia in the California Hayfields
Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.
Farage spies an opening as Labour angers small business
The government’s rivals are circling after tax hikes burned the bridges that Rachel Reeves had painstakingly built before the election.
UK finance watchdogs drop DEI drive amid Trump backlash
The PRA and FCA will no longer bring forward proposals to require City of London firms to set diversity targets.
Here’s Britain’s pitch to Donald Trump on a new tech pact
The U.K. hopes teaming up with the U.S. on advanced tech might help avoid the president’s tariff wrath.
How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.
Keir Starmer preps major UK deregulation plan
Announcement slated to take place before cash-strapped Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement later this month.
US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship’
Federal Communications Commission chair warns that the EU’s Digital Services Act threatens censorship that is “incompatible” with U.S. free speech.
Why connectivity matters to Europe’s tech sovereignty
From AI to edge cloud, the EU must become stronger in the global telecom value-chain
‘LONG LIVE THE KING’: Trump increasingly embraces monarchical imagery
The White House posted an image of Trump wearing a crown on Wednesday.
EU ready to negotiate on car tariffs with Trump, trade commissioner says
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said the bloc is “ready to discuss” reducing its 10 percent tariff as part of broader negotiations.
EU to force restaurants, fashion brands to slash their waste
The new rules mean clothing companies and manufacturers will have to pay a fee to cover the costs of collection and treatment of textile waste.
5 takeaways in the EU’s big agriculture (and food) vision
EU tries to make farming sexy again — and keep farmers from revolting.
EU pushes ‘buy European’ quotas in major plan to revive industry
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
Macron’s U-turn against EU green rules triggers internal revolt
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.